Cardiac

Question 1

If question says QRS depolarization, what is it? Ventricular or atrial?

Answer 1

Ventricular

Question 2

If they say anything about p-wave..what’s it about?

Answer 2

Atrial

NB- except when they say LACK of p-wave

Question 3

When question says lack of QRS, what’s going on?

Answer 3

Asystole

Question 4

When you see the word saw-tooth, what are they talking about?

Answer 4

Flutter

Question 5

When you see word ‘chaotic’ what are they describing?

Answer 5

Fibrillation

Question 6

When they say word ‘bizarre’ always refers to:

Answer 6

Tachycardia

Question 7

So when they say ‘periodic wide bizzare QRS’ what are they referring to?

Answer 7

QRS=ventricular

bizzare=tachycardia

Question 8

What are the two most lethal arrhythmias?

Answer 8

• asystole

- ventricular fibrillation

Question 9

What arrhythmia did potentially life threatening?

Answer 9

Ventricular tachycardia (still has cardiac output)

Question 10

Central venous pressure: normal range, indication

Answer 10

Normal range: 2-8mmHg
Under 2 is dehydration
Over 8 is fluid volume overload