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| A heart rate of 150 BPM or greater? |
MULTIFOCAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:59:47 GMT |
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| Multifocal ventricular tachycardia? |
*RATE >150 BPM
*IRREGULAR RHYTHM
*NO P WAVES
*QRS COMPLEX IS WIDE
*REQUIRES IMMEDIATE MEDICAL INTERVENTION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:59:47 GMT |
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| Ventricular fibrillation? |
*NO REGULAR RATE OR RHYTHM
*EMERGENCY
*REQUIRED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL INTERVENTION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:47:30 GMT |
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| What are common causes of ventricular tachycardia? |
*POST MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
*RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
*CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
*CARDIOMYOPATHY |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:47:30 GMT |
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| Ventricular tachycardia? |
*RATE USUALLY >100 BPM
*RHYTHM USUALLY REGULAR
*NO P WAVE OR IT APPEARS AFTER QRS COMPLEX WITH RETROGRADE CONDUCTION
*REQUIRED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:47:30 GMT |
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True/False
Ventricular tachycardia required immediate medical attention? |
TRUE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:47:30 GMT |
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| What is the heart rate of someone with ventricular tachycardia? |
>100 BPM |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:44:11 GMT |
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| PAC? |
PREMATURE ATRIAL CONTRACTIONS |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:44:11 GMT |
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| What are common causes of supraventricular tachycardia? |
*MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE
*COR PULMONALE
(DIGITALIS TOXICITY
*RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:44:11 GMT |
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| Supraventricular tachycardia? |
*RATE VARIES BETWEEN 160 TO 250 BPM
*REGULAR RHYTHM
*ORIGINATE FROM A LOCATION ABOVE THE AV NODE
*WILL START AND STOP WITHOUT CAUSE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:44:11 GMT |
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| Supraventricular tachycardia heart rate? |
160-250 BPM |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:07:39 GMT |
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| What are common causes of atrial fibrillation? |
*HYPERTENSION
*CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
*CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
*RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
*COR PULMONALE
*PERICARDITIS
*ILLEGAL DRUG USE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:07:39 GMT |
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| Atrial fibrillation (A. fib) |
*IRREGULAR ATRIAL RHYTHM
*NO RATE
*NO P WAVES
*"F" WAVES ABSENT
*QUIVERS NOTED
*VENTRICULAR RHYTHM VARIES |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:07:39 GMT |
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| ST segment elevation? |
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 05:07:39 GMT |
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| Q wave? |
PREVIOUS MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:59:47 GMT |
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| Elevated QRS? |
HYPERTROPHY OF THE MYOCARDIUM |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:59:47 GMT |
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| Depressed QRS? |
HEART FAILURE, ISCHEMIA, PERICARDIAL EFFUSION, OBESITY, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:59:47 GMT |
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| T wave? |
VENTRICULAR DEPOLARIZATION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:59:47 GMT |
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| Useful in assessing myocardial ischemia? |
ST SEGMENT |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:48:10 GMT |
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| ST segment? |
DELAY BEFORE REPOLARIZATION OF THE VENTRICLES; USEFUL IN ASSESSING MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:48:10 GMT |
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| What is the normal time for the QT interval? |
.32 TO .40 SECONDS |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:48:10 GMT |
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| QT interval? |
ELECTRICAL SYSTOLE THAT IS MEASURED BY THE TIME ELAPSED FORM THE START OF THE Q WAVE TO THE END OF THE T WAVE. TIME IS NORMALLY .32 TO .40 SECONDS |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:48:10 GMT |
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| QRS complex? |
VENTRICULAR DEPOLARIZATION AND ATRIAL REPOLARIZATION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:41:35 GMT |
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| What is the normal time between atrial and ventricular depolarization? |
.12 TO .2 SECONDS |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:41:35 GMT |
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| PR interval? |
TIME REQUIRED FOR CONDUCTION FROM THE SA NODE TO AV NODE. THE TIME BETWEEN ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR DEPOLARIZATION. THIS IS NORMALLY .12 TO .2 SECONDS |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:41:35 GMT |
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| P wave? |
ATRIAL DEPOLARIZATION |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:41:35 GMT |
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| V4 placement? |
MIDAXILLARY LINE IN THE 5TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:38:29 GMT |
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| V5 placement? |
HALFWAY BETWEEN V4 AND V6 |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:38:29 GMT |
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| V4 placement? |
MIDCLAVICULAR LINE IN THE 5TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:38:29 GMT |
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| V3 placement? |
HALF WAY BETWEEN V2 AND V4 |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:38:29 GMT |
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| V2 placement? |
LEFT OF STERNUM, 4TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:35:55 GMT |
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| V1 placement? |
RIGHT OF STERNUM, 4TH INTERCOSTAL SPACE |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:35:55 GMT |
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| Which leads are bipolar? |
*I
*II
*III
(FORM A TRIANGLE CONNECTING THE RIGHT ARM, LEFT ARM, AND LEFT FOOT; THE HEART SHOULD BE AT THE CENTER OF THE TRIANGLE) |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:35:55 GMT |
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| Unipolar augmented leads? |
*aVR
*aVL
*aVF |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:35:55 GMT |
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| What are the names of the 6 precordial leads |
*V1
*V2
*V3
*V4
*V5
*V6 |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:03:06 GMT |
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| Name the 6 limb leads |
*I
*II
*III
*aVR
*aVL
*aVF |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:03:06 GMT |
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| How many limb leads are there? |
6 |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:03:06 GMT |
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| Measures the electrical activity of the heart? |
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
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MichaelMorano Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:03:06 GMT |
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