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WilliamWallace Adv DX chapt 10 ECG's

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What is an ECG   an indirect measurement of the electrical activity within the heart  
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What do ECG's not measure   pumping ability, abnormalities of cardiac structure, probability of MI  
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Chief complaint suggestive of ECG   chest pain, exert ional dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, pedal edema, fainting, palpations, nausea and indigestion in high risk pts  
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Past medical hx suggestive of ECG   hx of heart disease, hx of cardiac surgery  
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physical exam suggestive of ECG   unexplained tachycardia at rest, hypotension, <capillary refill, abnormal heart sounds, pedal edema, cool cyanotic extremities, abnormal heave or lift of pericardium, diaphoresis, JVD, abnormal sensorium, hepatojugular reflex, bilateral insp crackles  
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*SA Node   normally is pacemaker, has greatest automaticity, causes depolarization (60-100bpm)  
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*AV Node   normally acts as back up pacemaker (40-60 bpm)  
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electrical conduction system of the atria   SA node to the 3 internodal atrial conduction tracts leading to AV node and 1 intranodal conduction tract to left atrium (Bachman’s bundle)  
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Atrioventricular Junction   AV Node and bundle of His (.05 second delay)  
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electrical conduction of the ventricles   from bundle of his in AV junction to bundle branches (30-40 bpm) to purkinje network (30-40 bpm)  
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Systole   ventrical contraction  
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Diastole   ventrical relax  
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atrial kick   contraction of the atria (at latter end of systole) just before ventrical contraction-aids in ventrical filling and accounts for 10-20% of CO in healthy person  
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AV Node delay   .05 seconds, delay before passing into bundle of his, allows for complete filling of ventricals before contraction (also protects vents from fast rates)  
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automaticity   cells that have the ability to generate electrical activity spontaneously  
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pacemaker cells   cells w/high degree of automaticity that provide electrical power to heart  
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myocardial cells   contract in response to elec stimuli and pump blood  
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ectopic impulse   impulse originating outside the SA Node  
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SA Node is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system, what kinds of things can increase SA Node rate   (fight or flight) stress, anxiety, exercise, medication. CHF, hyperthyroidism  
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what can slow the SA node rate (or stop it)   vagal stimulation (parasympathetic), also drugs disease etc  
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coronary arteries   supply 02 and nutrients to heart, arise from descending aorta and branches to coronary vessels  
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Infarctions   blockage of one or more coronary vessels leading to regionalized tissue ischemia and tissue death  
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MI and ischemia cause what   dysrrhythmias and <CO  
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Hypoxia and ischemia of myocardium causes   <PaO2, <HB, <perfusion  
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how can sympathetic stimulus cause ischemia   >workload w/o concurrent blood flow (blocked coronary arteries)  
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what electrolyte imbalance cause dysrrhythmias   potassium, magnesium and calcium are most common  
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poor cardiac output and HR   to slow causes <output, HR to fast vents, not enough time to full so less blood pumping <CO  
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causes of dysrrhythmias   hypoxia, ischemia, sympathetic stimulation, drugs, electrolyte imbalance  
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acetycholine   neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic NS, aka cholinergic, <HR  
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norepinephrine   neurotransmitter of the sympathetic NS, aka adrenergic, >HR, >contractility  
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alpha and beta adrenergic receptor sites   alpha are in blood vessels through out body and B receptor are in heart and lung only  
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receptor site mnemonic ABCD   alpha constrict-beta dilate  
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heart receptor   alpha and B1  
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lung receptor   B2  
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blood vessel receptor   alpha and B2  
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*4 major characteristics of cardiac cells   automaticity, excitability/irritability, conductivity, contractility/rhythmical  
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action potential   electrical charge passing through cell and propagating to other cells (all in one fashion)  
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polarized   resting state  
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depolarization   muscle contraction(loss of negative charge)  
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re-polarization   return to resting state (negative charge returns)  
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*Pwave   (.11 seconds) depolarization of the atria, impulse spreads across atria and triggers atrial contractions  
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*QRS complex   (<.12) impulse spreads to ventricals, triggers ventrical contraction, (depolarization)  
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T-Wave   ventricals returning to resting state  
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*PRI   PR interval, .12-.20, measures time from onset of atrial contraction to onset of vent contraction, aka time for elec impulse to spread through and AV node (3-5 small squares)  
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short PRI indicates   progression of elec impulse is outside normal path  
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*long PRI indicates   delay in conduction or AV block  
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normal QRS   <.12  
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wide QRS indicates   originates in ventricular if supraventricular it has deviated from normal course  
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narrow QRS   normal, supraventricular  
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ST Segment   begins at end of QRS and ends at beginning of Twave, normally flat  
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*elevated or depressed ST segment   depressed ischemia, elevated MI  
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U-wave   follows Twave, may be seen or unseen, final phase of ventrical re-polarization  
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QT interval   from beginning of Q to end of T, should be ½ of R-R  
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long QT interval   >1/2 of R-R (if HR is <80bpm), hypokalemia, hypocacemia, side effect of meds like quinidine  
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R-prime   a QRS complex that has a second positive deflection, the first is the R, the second is R-prime  
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S-prime   second S wave in QRS  
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normal mean axis   between 0 and 90 degrees  
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Right axis deviation   right vent is enlarged  
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Left axis deviation   left vent is enlarged  
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S&S of dysrrhythmias   chest pain, dyspnea, fine crackles, palpations, pale cool skin, dizziness/syncope, sense of impending doom, low BP-<90systolic, <LOC  
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interpreting dysrrhythmias can be accomplished in 3 levels   1ventrical response (abnormal conduction), 2 categorize based on origin, 3 electro-physiology (pathway of conduction disturbance)  
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how is ventrical response determined   QRS complexes and pulse strength (to fast/slow, irritability, lethal, absent)  
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categories of origin are   atrial, junctional, ventricular  
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electrophysiology of dysrrhythmias   ectopic beat/rhythm, escape beats/rhythms, AV block, bundle branch block  
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*bradycardia rate   <60  
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*tachycardia rate   >100  
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irregular rhythms   may be random or in patterns, ectopic beat, escape beat, second degree AV block, atrial Fib, sinus dysrrhythmias  
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*evaluate Pwave   positive, round, <.10, <2.5 mm tall, all should look alike  
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*odd shaped Pwaves are indicative of   atrial enlargement  
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*more than one Pwave may indicative of   atrial flutter (Pwaves look alike), atrial fib (Pwaves don't look alike), 2nd or 3rd degree heart block  
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*evaluating PR interval   norm .12-.20 seconds, >.20 is possible heart block (delayed AV node)  
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*evaluating QRS   norm <.12, wide w/bundle branch block, ectopic beat in vent (PVC's), ventrical dysrrhythmias (vtach, idioventricular rhythm or premature ventricular complex), 3rd degree heart block  
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*evaluating ST segment   norm is isoelectric(flat), elevated is myocardial injury, depressed is ischemia  
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cases of right axis deviation   left vent infarction, rt vent hypertrophy, COPD, pulm emboli, normal in infants,  
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causes of left axis deviation   rt vent infarction, left vent hypertrophy, abdominal obesity, ascites, or ab tumor, pregnancy  
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*evaluating the Qwave   norm is <.04 and less than 1/3 amplitude of R, greater than 1/3 R is pathologic, indicative of new or old MI  
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*Right atrium enlargement is seen in pts   chronic pulm hypertension (as with COPD)  
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*Right atrium enlargement is diagnosed by   rt deviation of Pwave, tall Pwave or prominent or negative Pwave  
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*cor pulmonale (rt atrium enlargement) shifts axis how   to the right  
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*absolute bradycardia   <60 bpm w/no problems to pt (athlete)  
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*relative bradycardia   <60 bpm not tolerated well by pt, pts with compromised cardiac function may cause hypotension, syncope, <CO, CHF or shock  
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transient bradycardia may be caused by   >vagal tone from carotid massage, manipulation of tubes, suctioning, valsalva maneuver  
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long term bradycardia can be caused by   damage to SA node by MI  
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disease states that cause bradycardia   hypothyroidism, hypothermia, hyperkalemia, meds  
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*sinus tachycardia   100-150 BPM with SA node as pacemaker, most often caused by fever, pain, hypoxemia, hypovelemia, hypotension, sepsis, heart failure and suctioning  
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*respiratory meds that cause sinus tachycardia   methylxanthines (phosphodiesterase inhibitors) and B agonist  
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evaluating sinus dysrrhythmias   usually benign, everything is normal except rhythm, rhythm will be off (space between the R-R)  
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what is paroxysmal atrial tachycardia   160-240 bpm, ectopic foci in the atrium takes over as pacemaker, sudden onset and ending, may cause hypotension, CHF, or ischemic episode, or recent/pre existing MI  
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danger of PAT (paroxysmal atrial tachycardia)   >myocardial O2 demand but pump is ineffective because of rate, especially dangerous in pt with bad heart  
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Pt complaint with PAT   light headed, palpations, possible fainting  
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causes of PAT   stress, mitral valve disease, rheumatic heart disease, digitalis toxicity, alcohol, caffeine or nicotine  
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evaluating PAT   rate 160-240 bpm, rhythm normal, Pwave abnormalities-hidden in QRS or if before QRS it appears pointed, can combine with Twave, PRI is usually not measurable  
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*atrial flutter pattern on ECG strip is caused by   rapid firing of ectopic foci, sawtooth Pwave with normal QRS  
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*F-waves   flutter waves, caused by rapid contractions of atria upon stimulation by re-entry or accelerated automaticity  
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atrial flutter reduces CO how   reducing atrial kick  
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mural thrombi   thrombi that form along the atrial walls (stagnated blood) during atrial flutter, migration may cause emboli  
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atrial flutter usually resolves how   deteriorates to atrial Fib or spontaneously returns to normal  
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caused of atrial flutter   valvular heart disease, MI, hypertension, cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and pericarditis  
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evaluating atrial flutter   rate 180-400, rhythm is regular, Pwave is sawtooth can be 2:1, 3:1 etc, PRI not measurable (to many Pwave), QRS is normal <.12 sec  
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Atrial Fibrillation   quivering of the atrials caused by multiple ectopic beats, causes complete loss of atrial pumping ability and increased risk of mural thrombi and emboli  
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caused of A Fib   same as a-flutter plus hyperthyroidism, pulm diseases and congenital heart diseases  
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evaluating for A-Fib   rate can be as high as 400bpm, rhythm is irregular irregular, Pwave is chaotic and irregular, PRI is unmeasurable, QRS <.12  
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PVC   ectopic beat originating in ventrical, can occur in normal or diseased heart  
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common causes of PVC's   anxiety, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco and meds. Also seen in pts with HX of MI, heart disease, acidosis, electrolyte imbalance, CHF, and hypoxia  
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when are PVC's dangerous   multiple PVC's in less than 1 minute (indicates irritable vent area), couplets (2in a row), salvos (3 in a row), or R on T phenomenon  
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Salvos   3 PVC's in a row, also known as a run of Vtach  
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R on T phenomenon   PVC's occur during Twave of preceding beat, can cause PVC's to turn into Vtach (when it happens Vtach QRS wave looks more rounded)  
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evaluating for PVC's   rate is underlying, rhythm is regular, Pwave is not associated with PVC (others are normal), PRI not measurable (others are norm), QRS norm except with PVC>.12 abnormal look and premature, Twave is opposite direction of PVC (PVC up Twave down)  
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All PVC's are followed by what   compensatory pause (because they are premature)  
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Ventricular Tachycardia   run of 5 or more PVC's, looks like a series of wide QRS's w/no Pwave, tombstones or fireman hats  
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*what causes Vtach   hypoxic heart, as with severe myocardial ischemia  
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evaluating Vtach   rate 140-300 bpm, rhythm is regular, no Pwave with PVC, no PTI with PVC, wide QRS  
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Ventricular Fibrillation   chaotic unorganized ventrical activity, wavy irregular pattern, no QRS, no rate, rhythm, Pwave or PRI  
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Asystole   cardiac standstill-flatline-no pulse, dead  
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PEA   pulseless electrical activity, rare and usually follows an event like tension pneumo, cardiac trauma, severe electrolyte imbalance or acid-base disturbance  
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PEA rhythm   any rhythm that does not produce a pulse except Vtach, Vfib and asystole  
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most common AV Heart block causes   meds like digitalis, damage from MI  
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1st degree AV heart block   (mildest) prolonged PRI >.20 second delay at AV node  
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1st degree AV heart block causes   meds (digitalis), >vagal tone, hyperkalemia, myocarditis, and degenerative disease  
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evaluating for 1st degree heart block   rate normal, rhythm regular, Pwave normal, PRI prolonged (>.20), QRS norm at <.12  
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Second degree AV Block Type 1, aka Mobitz 1 aka Wenkebach   (intermediate block) PRI gets long each beat until QRS is dropped, same causes as type 1  
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2nd degree AV Block type 2 aka Mobitz type 2   rare and serious, many Pwaves with out QRS, PRI can be normal or prolonged, but is always constant  
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evaluating 2nd degree mobitz 2   rate varies but ventrical is always less than atrial, rhythm is regular regular or regular irregular, Pwave looks normal but no QRS follows some.PRI is norm or long but all look alike, QRS <.12  
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causes of 2nd degree heart block type 2   damaged bundle branch fallowing an MI or degenerative disease  
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3rd degree block   most extreme and dangerous heart block. Conduction problem is in bundle of his (narrow QRS) or in bundled branches (wide QRS), complete block, no conduction atria and ventricals  
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causes of 3rd degree heart blocks   inferior MI, increased vagal tone, myocarditis, digitalis toxicity, may be permanent condition following MI or degenerative disease  
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evaluating 3rd degree heart block   rate <60, rhythm is regular, Pwave is normal but not always followed by QRS, PRI varies many with no relationship to QRS, QRS is usually wide but can also be normal  
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idoventricular rhythm   normal pacemaker is not setting pace, trials norm but ventrical wave is irritable ectopic beat, looks like slow wide bizarre QRS, with brady, leads to rapid heart failure, (looks like row of slow moving PVC's)  
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accelerated idoventricular rhythm   variation of idoventricular but rate is 60-100  
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evaluating idioventricular rhythm   rate 30-40, rhythm is regular, Pwave is absent, PRI none, QRS >.12  
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Junctional rhythm   area of AV junction assumes pacemaker  
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causes of junctional rhythm   AV node damage, electrolyte disturbance, digitalis toxicity, heart failure, valve disease, rheumatic fever  
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evaluating junctional rhythm   rate 40-60, accelerated 60-100, junctional tachycardia >100, rhythm is reg, Pwave is absent, inverted or short, can be befor or after QRS, PRI if present is short, QRS <.12  
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Pwave following QRS is what   junctional rhythm, shows retrograde conduction (up), and will be inverted (looks like ST segment is dipped)  
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If Pwave appears befor QRS in junctional rythm   Pwave is not responsible for QRS if PRI is less than .12  
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deviation of the ST segment up or down suggests what   abnormal myocardial perfussion and oxygenation (due to hyperkalemia), cardiac ischemia but no perminant damage  
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COPD causes what kind of axis deviation   hyperinflation rotates heart & causes R axis deviation.  
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Cor pulmonale (R vent enlargement) causes what kind of deviation   R axis deviation  
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COPD dysrhythmias   Tachycardia, Multifocal atrial tachycardia, ventricle ectopic beats are most common (from hypoxemia & meds) & worsen at night due to hypoxemia.  
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Calculating EKG HR   Between R-R, add lg boxes at .20 each and sm boxes at .04 then divide into 60. 2lg + 3sm is 60/.2+.2+.04+.04+.04 equals 60/.52 is a HR of 115  
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Prolonged QRS .12-.10 causes   R or L bundle branch block, IVCD or L anterior or posterior fascicular block.  
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QRS >.12   Complete RBBB or LBBB (3rd degree block), IVCD, or PVC’S (v-tach & pacemakers)  
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IVCD   intraventricular conduction delay.  
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Sick sinus syndrome   disturbance of SA node causing marked variable in rhythm – cycles of brady and tachy.  
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Atrial tachy   Series of 3 or more PAC’s (includes PAT-paroxysmal atrial tach)  
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Atrial flutter rate according to Karol’s handout   250-350  
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A Fib   Uncoordinated atrial depolarization’s  
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Junctional escape Rhythms   Inverted or no p-wave, AV node rhythm of 40-60  
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AV block   Conduction block w/in AV node (sometimes bundle of his)  
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1st degree block   PRI >.20, caused by increased vagal tone, digitalis, beta- blockers, calcium channel blockers or ischemia damage.  
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2nd degree AV block   slow conduction at AV node so some don’t get through. Ventricle rhythm is < atrial rhythm.  
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2nd degree Type 1 (wenkebach)   AV node block. PRI it elongates then drops QRS – most often seen in sleeping pt with high vagal tone (rarely is pacing indicated)  
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3rd degree   complete block, but escape rhythms cause QRS but they originate in AV node, bundle of his or vent region. No synchrony between Pwaves & QRS atrial rhythm can be normal, but vent will be 30-40  
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SVT most often caused by   reentry currents in atria or from vent to atria. Rate 140-250  
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VPB (Ventricular premature beats)   Wide QRS, caused by eptopic foci in ventricle.  
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V Tach   Caused by aberrant vent automatically or intra-ventricular reentry, can be sustained or paroxysmal (short run) wide QRS 100-200 bpm.  
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V Flutter   vent depolarizes >200/min  
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V Fib   Uncoordinated vent depolarization’s  
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The 3 types of heart cells are   pacemaker (automaticity), conducting (conduct electricity), and myocardial cells ( contract in response to electricity)  
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where is the greatest degree of of automaticity   SA node-thus the pacemaker  
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what is the back up pacemaker   AV junction  
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blocked coronary artery causes what   ischemia and infarction leads to dysrrhythmias and <QT  
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what does the QRS reflect on ECG   electrical activity of the ventricals  
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during depolarization what happens in the myocardial cells   K- moves out and NA+ and CA+ moves in  
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during re-polarization what happens in the myocardial cells   K- moves back inside and NA+ and CA+ move to the outside  
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isoelectric   flat (no positive of negative charge)  
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normal ECG has how many leads   12, 6 limb (vertical plane) and 6 chest (horizontal plane)  
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what are the 6 limb leads   I, II, III, aVR, aVL, aVF  
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bipolar leads   leads I, II, and III, voltage is measured as a difference in between two electrodes  
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augmented leads   leads aVR, aVL, aVF are augmented by the machine because they are unipolar  
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frontal plane   vertical plane of the limb leads, measures up-down, right-left etc.  
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what are the chest leads   V1-V6  
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where are V1 and V2 located   4th intercostal space V1 on the left and V2 on the right  
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where is V6 located   5th intercostal in the midaxillary line (mid axillary would be if you cut body in half from top down, so mid axillary is under armpit) V3, V4 and V5 are located in between V2 and V6  
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depressed ST   ischemia  
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elevated ST   infarction, greater the height-greater the damage  
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elevated T   ischemia (usually seen with depressed ST  
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significant increase in Q wave (.04) is indicative of what   infarction  
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ECG's are useful for assessing what   impact of lung disease on heart, severity of infarction, heart rhythm, never pick pumping ability or QT  
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what clinical findings suggest the need for ECG's   orthopnea and syncope  
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what is the normal intrinsic rate of primary pacemaker   60-100  
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what is the normal intrinsic rate of secondary pacemaker   60-80  
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what does P wave represent   atrial depolarization  
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what does QRS represent   ventrical depolarization  
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what does T wave represent   ventrical re-polarization  
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normal PR interval   .20  
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normal QRS   <.12  
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QRS is equally spaced with 3 large boxes between, whats the rate   100 (300/3 is 100)  
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QRS is equally spaced with 4 large boxes between, whats the rate   75 (300/4 is 75)  
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prolonged PR interval   AV block  
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acute infarction looks like what on ECG   elevated ST segment  
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difference between fibrillate and flutter   flutter you can count and fibrillation is a quiver-chaotic, Ventrical fib and flutter originate low in the heart, so no QRS as with atrial fib and flutter (they have a QRS)  
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must know ID these strips and how to treat including meds   brady, sinus tach, PVC, fine and course VFib, asystol, depressed ST and elevated ST  
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1 small box on strip   .04 seconds  
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1 large box on strip   .20 seconds  
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calculating bpm   add the large boxes between R waves and devide into 300 so 300/3 is 100 bpm  
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