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NPTE

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Generally benign, but may progress to atrial flutter, tachycardia or fibrillation   Premature atrial contractions (PAC)  
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Saw-tooth P waves, indicating valvular disease, acute MI, COPD, and PE   Atrial flutter  
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irregular undulations of ECG without discrete P waves. Occurs in healthy hearts and in patients with CAD, hypertension, and valvular disease   A fib  
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consistent,long PR interval due to medications that suppress AV conduction   1st degree atrioventricular block  
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progressive prolongation of P-R interval generally benign   2nd degree atrioventricular block (Mobitz1)  
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consecutive P-R intervals are the same follwed by nondonduction impulses.   2nd degree atrioventricular block (Mobitz2)More serious condition  
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all impulses are blocked at the AV node. Medical emergency requiring a pacemaker   3rd degree atrioventricular block  
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common causes include anxiety, caffeine, stress, smoking, and heart disease   Premature ventricular complex PVC  
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P waves are absent and QRS complexes are wide and aberrant in apperance   v-tach  
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ventricles do not beat, quiver asynchronously   v-fib  
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ventricular standstill with no rhythm. straight line   ventricular asystole  
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sign of subendocardial ischemia, can also be due to digitalis toxicity or hypokalemia   ST segment depression  
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earliest sign of acute transmural infarction   ST segment elevation  
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A characteristic marker of infarction   Q wave  
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occurs hours or days after an MI or CVA   T wave inversion  
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