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what are the three cogs in the gas exchange diagram

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muscle, heart, and lungs

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what three things are most vital to PT EKG interpretation

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rate, rhythm, and ischemia

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what is standard resting myocardium resting membrane potential

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-90 mV

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describe a positive wave

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depolarization from the endocardium to the epicardium

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why use a 12 lead

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standardized, 3D view of the heart

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what is telemetry and why use it?

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4 chest leads and little box on the patient’s hip useful for remote monitoring and mobilization

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what is a holter monitor

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long term EKG that can be employed if a patient feels their own dysrhythmia

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Describe limb leads

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4 electrodes producing 6 views of the heart

I, II, III and aVR, aVL, and aVF

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describe chest leads

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6 electrodes for 6 views of the heart

V1-6

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what is the normal conduction pathway (8 steps)

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  1. SA node (pacemaker)
  2. intranodal branches and Bachman’s Bundle
  3. Atrium
  4. AV node
  5. Bundle of His
  6. R and L Bundle Branches
  7. Purkinje fibers
  8. Ventricles
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what allows the electrical wave of depolarization to go from the pacemaker cells through the myocardium?

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gap junctions

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If the R arm is the “cold” lead and the L arm is the “hot” lead…

  1. which way will the EKG deflect during a depolarization to the L arm
  2. which way will the EKG deflect during a depolarization to the R arm
  3. which way will the EKG deflect during a repolarization to the R arm
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  1. positive to positive = upward deflection
  2. positive to negative = downward deflection
  3. negative to negative = upward deflection
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what is going on here

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atrial depolarization

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what is going on here

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AV node delay - charge returns to isoelectric line b/c no electrical activity currently

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what is going on here

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septal depolarization: L bundle branch moves faster than R bundle branch

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what is going on here

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ventricular depolarization

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what is going on here

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the downspike begins as the vetricles complete their depolarization and the EKG returns to the isoelectric line

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what is going on here

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the ventricles have completed depolarization and the EKG has returned to the isoelectric line - no electrical activity of the heart

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what is going on here

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ventricular repolarization

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where is atrial repolarization on an EKG

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trick question, it’s masked by the QRS complex

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what will an EKG look like if the “hot” lead is on the right? (as in aVR?)

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everything will be the same, but inverted

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what is happening in NSR

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  1. HR = 60-100
  2. SA Node is in control
  3. rhythm is regular
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what is a normal PR interval? how does 1st degree AV block differ?

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< 0.2s or 1 large box; prolonged or delayed p wave

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what does this EKG indicate?

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ST segment depression of 1mm = myocardial ischemia

the greater the ischemia, the greater the depression

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what does this EKG indicate?
STEMI - acute myocardial infarction
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how much time elapses between these marks?
3 seconds
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what is the heart rate?
80 bpm
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what is the heart rate using the rule of 300s?
75 bpm
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when can you use the rule of 300s
only on rhymical EKGs
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the rule of 300s can also be used on an EKG ruler, but what is primary difference when using the EKG ruler
you need to look 3 cycles from the reference arrow
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what qualifies as bradycardia and tachycardia? in what populations do you see these rhythms as "normal"
* bradycardia - \<60 bpm - normal in athletes * tachycardia - \>100 bpm - normal in babies
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what is the HR? name the EKG
40 bpm - sinus bradycardia
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what is the HR? name the EKG
140 - sinus tachycardia
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what is the HR? name this rhythm
120 bpm - sinus tachycardia
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what's the inherent rate of... * the SA node * atria * AV node * ventricles
* 100 bpm * 75 bpm * 60 bpm * 30-40 bpm
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with dysrhythmia, how would you measure the heart rate MOST reliably very important
auscultation
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name this rhythm abnormality
L atrium PAC | (LA b/c T wave is inverted)
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name this rhythm abnormality
RA PAC
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what is this rhythm abnormality and how can you tell
PNC aka early AV node contraction "no P wave with a normal QRST"
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what is this rhythm abnormality and how can you tell
PVC b/c wide, wild, and bizzarre
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what is a compensatory pause?
a pause after a premature contraction in order to correct for the inadequate filling. The pulse after the premature contraction will feel weaker, but the second pulse will feel stronger
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how many premature contractions per minute do we contact the doctor?
6 per minute
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what is the difference between unifocal and bifocal/multifocal PVCs?
unifocal PVCs all look the same, bifocal two look the same, multifocal - PVCs look different - mutlifocal PVCs are usually worse
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what is the HR and how would you name it?
50 bpm normal sinus bradycardia with 2 unifocal PVCs
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what do you call this and would you exercise this patient?
bigeminy
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what is this rhythm
trigeminy (2 normal and 1 abnormal)
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what is this rhythm?
quadrigeminy (3 normal and 1 abnormal)
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what's the HR and what would you name this
80 bpm quadrigeminy PVC
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name this
couplet
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what do you call this and why
v-tach because more than 3 PVCs in a row
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T/F: all patients who are in v-tach feel it
false, some patients can be unaware that they are in v tach
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what is this? where is the ectopic site?
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT) - the ectopic site is in the RA because of the upward P wave
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what is the difference between PAT and Normal Sinus Tach
PAT jumps up to a higher heart rate immediately whereas normal sinus tach gradually builds up
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what is this and how can you tell
supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) - cant distinguish p vs t waves but the QRS is normal
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what is the HR for people in vtach?
150-250 bpm with \>3 PVCs in a row
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what is this?
v tach
57
what is this
atrial flutter - multiple p waves for every qrst
58
what is this
A-fib - wiggly line with irregularly spaced spikes
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what is the HR? How would you name it? where is the ectopic site?
90 bpm A-Fib with PVC couplet ectopic sites all over the atrium and one in the ventricle
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what is this and what is the usual HR for these patients? what would you do?
ventricular flutter - 250-350 bpm most of the time these patients are unconscious and you wont feel a pulse
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what is this
V Flutter
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what is this? what would you do?
V-Fib activate EAP and begin compressions
63
what is this?
V Fib
64
name this rhythm
quadrigeminy STEMI with PVC landing on t wave
65
what are the three escape beats
atrial, nodal, and ventricular
66
name this
Atrial Escape Beat
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name this... why?
nodal escape beat - b/c no p wave and QRST looks normal
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name this and why
ventricular escape beat - flat line followed by PVC
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how do you determine a 1st degree AV block?
PR interval greater than one large block (\> 0.2s )
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name this
1st degree AV block with ST depression
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what is this, how can you tell
second degree heart block multiple (2-3) P waves to cause a QRS
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what is this and how can you tell
3rd degree AV block b/c p waves dont match QRS
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where does an NSTEMI occur? STEMI?
NSTEMI = sub-endocardial STEMI = transmural

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