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14. Clinical IV - Conducting System and the ECG Flashcards

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PHASES in CARDIAC MYOCYTE (NON-PACEMAKER) ACTION POTENTIAL

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4 - FLAT, STABLE RESTING POTENTIAL at -90 mv

0 - DEPOLARISATION due to Na+ INFLUX

1 - INITIAL REPOLARISATION as K+ channels open

2 - PLATEAU as Ca2+ channels open

3 - Rapid REPOLARISATION due to K+ efflux (ca2+ channels close)

4 - resting potential - K+ efflux

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in ECG what does QT INTERVAL represent

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LENGTH of VENTRICULAR DEPOLARISATION & REPOLARISATION

  • relates to HEART RATE
    slower heart rate -> longer QT interval
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PHASE 0 - rapid DEPOLARISATION due to Na+ INFLUX, of CARDIAC MYOCYTES ACTION POTENTIALS is represented by which part on an ECG

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QR INTERVAL

  • rapid rising slope
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RS INTERVAL (down slope) on ECG represents which PHASE of the CARDIAC MYOCYTE ACTION POTENTIAL

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INITIAL REPOLARISATION

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PHASE 2 PLATEAU is represented by which part on ECG

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ST INTERPHASE

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T WAVE REPRESENTS which PHASE of CARDIAC MYOCYTE ACTION POTENTIAL

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PHASE 3 REPOLARISATION (K+ efflux)

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PR SEGMENT on ECG represents…

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DELAY at AV NODE

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what does ABSOLUTE REFRACTORY PERIOD mean

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CANNOT GENERATE NEW ACTION POTENTIAL in this period

  • before Repolarisation phase 3
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RELATIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD is when a stronger than before stimulus may generate a new action potential. what part of the ECG does it COINCIDE with

(stimulation here may cause life threatening arrhythmias)

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T WAVE APEX

  • during REPOLARISATION
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CONDUCTION starts where (via PURKINJE FIBRES) and goes in what DIRECTION of heart layers

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in ENDOCARDIUM

and spreads outwards TOWARDS EPICARDIUM

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12 LEAD ECG uses how many ELECTRODES

(all 12 leads are Bipolar)

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10 ELECTRODES

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in an ECG RECORDING a 1 MM SQUARE corresponds to how much VOLTAGE and how much TIME if the PAPER SPEED is 50 mm/s

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0.1 mV

0.02 seconds

(large 5 mm square is 0.5 mV and 0.1 seconds)

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what are the 2 ANATOMICAL PLANES used for ECG LEADS

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FRONTAL PLANE & HORIZONTAL PLANE

detecting electrical vectors travelling in frontal / horizontal plane

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CHEST LEADS are placed in which PLANE

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HORIZONTAL PLANE

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what are the 2 ELECTRODES used in an ECG

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EXPLORING ELECTRODE : + POSITIVE deflection/wave (upwards above baseline)
the electrical vector is directed TOWARDS it

REFERENCE ELECTRODE: - NEGATIVE deflection (downwards below baseline)
electrical vector is directed AWAY from Exploring Electrode

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which ELECTRODE produces a POSITIVE WAVE

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EXPLORING as the electrical vector is directed TOWARDS it

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AVF LEAD is at what ANGLE of ELECTRICAL AXIS

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90 DEGREES

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  • AVR LEAD is at what ANGLE of ELECTRICAL AXIS

(recommended that avR lead is inverted to -avR as this fills a gap in the coordinate system and thus facilitates interpretation of the ECG)

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30 DEGREES

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AVL LEAD is at what ANGLE of ELECTICAL AXIS

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-30 DEGREES

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there are 6 ELECTRODES and 6 LEADS across the CHEST WALL (horizontal plane).

what do V1 and V2 OBSERVE

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VENTRICULAR SEPTUM (SEPTAL LEADS) normally

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what do V3 and V4 across the chest wall observe

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ANTERIOR WALL of LEFT VENTRICLE

(ANTERIOR LEADS)

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what do V5 and V6 across the chest wall observe

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LATERAL WALL of LEFT VENTRICLE

(LATERAL LEADS)

23
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in ECG if the 1ST WAVE is NEGATIVE (below baseline) what wave is it

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what does it mean in an ECG if the 1ST WAVE is POSITIVE (above baseline)

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all POSITIVE WAVES in an ECG are which wave
R WAVE
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any NEGATIVE WAVE AFTER a POSITIVE (R) WAVE is what wave
S WAVE
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How do we represent LARGE and SMALL WAVES in ECG
LARGE - CAPITAL LETTERS SMALL - lower case
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in ECG what is the 1ST DEPOLARISATION
the ATRIA
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in ECG what is the 2ND DEPOLARISATION of
INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM (via purkinje fibres) - creates small + R wave in V1 and small - Q wave in V5
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in ECG what is the 3RD DEPOLARISATION of
VENTRICULAR FREE WALL - large + R wave in V5 (towards it) - large - Q wave in V1
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in ECG what is the 4TH DEPOLARISATION of
BASAL PART of VENTRICLES - small - S wave in V5 (heading away from v5) (V1 does not detect this vector)
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what comes after the 4th DEPOLARISATION in ECG
REPOLARISATION
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T WAVE is CONCORDANT / in the SAME DIRECTION as the QRS WAVE why is this
(depolarisation is detected from endocardium to epicardium) - the duration of the ACTION POTENTIAL is SHORTER in EPICARDIAL CELLS therefore REPOLARISATION starts in EPICARDIUM towards endocardium therefore REPOLARISE EARLIER the direction of the vectors during depolarisation and repolarisation are opposite but so is the flux of ions therefore there is NO NET DIFFERENCE in the DIRECTION of the electrical vector
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what is the NORMAL ELECTRICAL AXIS range in ECG (reflects the average direction of ventricular depolarisation during ventricular contraction)
from -30 DEGREES to 90 DEGREES (to the left and downwards)
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what is it called if ELECTRICAL AXIS is MORE POSITIVE than 90 DEGREES
RIGHT AXIS DEVIATION
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when does ELECTRICAL AXIS become LEFT AXIS DEVIATION
if MORE NEGATIVE than -30 DEGREES
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SINOATRIAL NODE is SUPPLIED by which ARTERY
RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (in 60% of people) in 40% of people from Left Circumflex Arterty
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ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE is SUPPLIED by which ARTERY
RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY (90% people) (left circumflex in 10% people)
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RIGHT and LEFT BUNDLE BRANCHES are SUPPLIED by which ARTERY
LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (LAD) may have collaterals from right coronary artery and left circumflex
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BUNDLE of HIS is SUPPLIED by which ARTERY
mainly from RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY but contributions from septal branches of Left Anterior Descending
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POSTERIOR FASCICLE activates the inferior and posterior wall what is it SUPPLIED by
PROXIMALLY by RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY and occasionally septal branches of Left Anterior Descending DISTALLY by ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR SEPTAL BRANCHES
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ANTERIOR FASCICLE activates the anterior wall what is it SUPPLIED by
SEPTAL BRANCHES of LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING (very sensitive to ischaemia)
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RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY detected by which LEADS
II, III and AVF V1, V3R - V6R
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LEFT CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY observed by which LEADS
I, AVL, -AVR V4 - V9
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LEADS that observe INTERVENTRICULAR SEPTUM
V1 & V2
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LEADS that observe INFERIOR WALL
II, III, AVF
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LEADS that observe ANTERIOR WALL
V3 & V4
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LEADS that observe ANTEROLATERAL WALL
V5 & V6
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LEADS that observe LATERAL WALL
I, AVL, -AVR
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why are the P and T WAVES SMOOTH but the QRS complex have SHARP SPIKES
- P and T WAVES generated by LOW FREQUENCY SIGNALS - QRS complex has much HIGHER FREQUENCY SIGNALS

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