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Definition of conduction block

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any obstruction or delay of the flow of electricity along the normal pathway

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3 types of blocks:

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sinus node block
AV block
bundle branch block

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What does the EKG look like in a sinus node block

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looks like a pause in the normal cardiac cycle

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AV block occurs between

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sinus node and purkinje fibers (includes AV node and His bundle)

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what is a fasicular block/hemiblock?

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only part of one of the bundle branches are blocked

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First degree AV Block is what

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prolonged delay in conduction at AV node or His bundle

-prolonged PR interval

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Diagnosis of first degree AV block is

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PR interval longer than .2s (1 big square)

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Second degree AV block

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not every atrial impulse can pass through the AV node
-more P waves than QRS
2 types:
Mobitz type I
Mobitz type II
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EKG of Mobitz type 1 block looks like

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progressive lengthening of PR interval and then a dropped beat
starts again

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Grouped beating seen in

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2nd degree AV blocks

-Mobitz 1 & 2

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Mobitz 2 usually due to block

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below the AV node in the His bundle

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EKG of Mobitz 2 looks like

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two or more normal beats with normal PR interval and then a dropped beat

  • no progressive lengthening
  • ratio of p waves to QRS is constantly varying
  • QRS may be wide due to LV conduction delay
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What ratio makes it impossible to tell Mobitz 1 from Mobitz 2?

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2:1
Pwave:QRS

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General treatment for Mobitz1

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Generally no treatment needed

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General treatment for Mobitz 2

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could progress to third degree heart block

may require pacemaker

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Third degree AV block also known as

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complete heart block

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Response of heart for third degree AV block

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idioventricular escape beat

AV dissociation occurs

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EKG of Third degree AV block looks like

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regular intervals of P waves and QRS but they do not correlate
QRS wide= ventricular origin
QRS narrow = being paced from AV junction
Atrial rate is always faster then the ventricular rate

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PR waves of third degree AV block are

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completely variable

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What are stokes-adams attacks?

Treatment?

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no ventricular escape rhythms with 3rd degree AV block
4 or more seconds without ventricular activity
-syncope or near syncope
Require pacemaker

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A ventricular escape beat occurs after_____ and is _____ premature

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after a long pause

never premature

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Causes of third degree AV blocks:

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Degeneration of conduction system (#1 cause)
Acute MI
-emergent pacemaker almost always required

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Definition of bundle branch block

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conduction clock in either the left or right bundle branches

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RBBB has what in leads V1 and V2

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R’ in QRS
QRS= RSR’ (like rabbit ears)
QRS>.12 seconds

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Dx of bundle branch block is done by looking at
width and configuration of QRS complex
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What causes the wide negative S wave deflection in the left chest leads during RBBB
rightward spread of the delayed slowed RV depolarization
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LBBB shows QRS changes in leads
over LV: I, aVL, V5, V6 -already have tall r waves -now see prolongation and sometimes a notch
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During LBBB broad deep s waves are seen in
over RV: V1 and V2
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Wide QS in lead V1 and wide R wave in lead V6 with slight notching at peak is diagnostic of
LBBB
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Lead V1 has wider RSR' and lead V6 has QRS is diagnostic of
RBBB
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Inverted T waves with slight ST depression in right precordial leads with wide QRS is diagnostic of
RBBB
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Inverted T waves with ST depression in left lateral leads with wide QRS is diagnostic of
LBBB
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RBBB can be seen in diseases of:
diseases of conduction system | otherwise normal hearts
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LBBB can be seen in
Rarely in healthy hearts | Reflects heart disease
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What is the critical rate?
Bundle branch blocks may occur at a particular heart rate | -slow rates the ventricles conduct normally, but above a certain rate the BBB develops
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The critical rate is directly related to_______ | If the rate is very rapid_____
the time it takes a bundle branch to repolarize | If HR is so rapid the branch can't repolarize, there will be a temporary block to conduction
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RBBB precludes the dx of
Right ventricular hypertrophy | -R waves are distorted
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LBBB precludes the dx of
Left ventricular hypertrophy | -R waves are distorted
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Hemiblocks refers to
block of just one of the fascicles of the left bundle branch - septal - left anterior - posterior
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Major effect that Hemiblocks have on EKG is
axis deviation
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Left anterior hemiblock leads to __________ deviation
Left axis deviation between -30 and -90 -Normal QRS duration, no ST segment or T wave changes -No other cause of deviation present
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Left posterior hemiblock leads to ________ deviation
Right axis deviation between +90 and 180 -Normal QRS duration, no ST segment or T wave changes -No other cause of deviation present
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left posterior hemiblock occurs in _____
diseased hearts
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A bifascicular block is
RBBB + hemiblock (left anterior or left posterior) | -only one fascicle supplying current to both ventricles
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RBBB + left anterior hemiblock EKG would show
QRS wider than .12sec , RSR' in V1 & V2 | + Left axis deviation
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RBBB +left posterior hemiblock EKG would show
QRS wider than .12sec , RSR' in V1 & V2 | + Right axis deviation
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RSR' in V1 but QRS duration is between 0.10 and 0.12 seconds is called
Incomplete bundle branch block
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QRS widening >.10 seconds without the usual criteria for either bundle branch blocks or bifascicular block are called
nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay
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Popular type of pacemaker that fires when patients own intrinsic heart rate falls below threshold:
Demand pacemaker
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Dual chamber pacemakers are also called
AV sequential pacemakers
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3rd degree heart block with origin near the AV node, what kind of pacemaker would be used?
ventricular or AV sequential pacemaker
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With ventricular pacemaker EKG will show
following spike will be wide and bizarre like a PVC - LBBB pattern - retrograde p wave may be seen
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An atrial pacemaker EKG will show
spike followed by p wave and normal QRS
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A sequential pacemaker EKG will show
two spikes, one before the p wave and one before the QRS
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy is for pts with
heart failure associated with wide QRS and LV dysfunction

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