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Chapter 4- interpretation Review

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What are the 5 characteristics that make up each cardiac arrhythmia?   Rate, Rhythm, P-wave, QRS Complex, PRI  
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What is the first question you should ask yourself when analyzing ECG strips?   Is there a P, Q, R, S, T on every beat?  
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YES, there is a P, Q, R, S, T on every beat! Now what group of arrhythmia's hold the answer?   Sinus group  
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NOPE, there isn't a P, Q, R, S, T on every beat! What should you do?   find out what is wrong  
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If the SA node fails to fire temporarily, which arrhythmia do you have?   Sinus Arrest  
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What is affected on the ECG tracing w/ an Atrial Arrhythmia?   The P-Wave  
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What may a P-Wave look like w/ an Atrial Arrhythmia?   Premature, abnormal shaped, hidden  
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What does the P-wave look like in Atrial Flutter?   Saw-toothed  
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What is affected on the ECG tracing w/ a Junctional Arrhythmia?   P-wave  
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What does a P-wave look like on a Junctional Arrhythmia?   Inverted before, during or after the QRS complex  
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What does the F wave in A-Fib stand for?   Fibrillation  
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If there is a premature beat every other beat, what is this called?   Bigeminy  
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What remained the same in all sinus, atrial an junctional arrhythmias?   QRS Complex (<.12)  
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If the SA node fails to pace the heart, the AV node takes over. What arrhythmia is this?   Junctional escape  
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What is the rate when the AV node takes over?   40-60bpm  
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If your QRS complex is wide and bizarre- what is it called?   PVC  
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If you have 3 PVC's together it is called?   triplet  
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What is the PRI for all Ventricular Arrhythmia's   N/A  
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If you have no distinguishable waves, what are you looking at?   V-fib  
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If you have a semi to full flat line, what are you looking at?   asystole  
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