Anatomy/Physiology
Name the 4 chambers of the heart.
What is the left ventricle, right ventricle, left atrium and right atrium?
True or False: Obesity is a risk factor for Arrhythmia.
What is true?
True or False: If you quit smoking, that is a type of prevention.
What is true?
What is tachycardia and bradycardia?
The fibers that extend throughout the rest of the heart.
What are Purkinje fibers?
The function of AV valves.
What is the prevention of backward flow of blood?
Avoid excessive amounts of _______ and ________.
What are alcohol and caffeine?
Prevention: Limited _____ and alcohol.
What is caffeine?
A feeling of _____ in the chest.
What is fluttering?
Ventricular repolarization begins here.
What is the apex/ T wave?
What is the SA node?
To avoid arrhythmia, you should maintain...
What is a healthy weight?
Name the 3 medications that are anti-arrhythmia drugs.
What are calcium channel blocker, anti-arrhythmia and beta blockers?
This may change may occur in the realm of respiration.
What is shortness of breath?
P wave is the indication of...
What is atrial depolarization/ action potential?
Blood only flows when there is a difference in _____ across valves.
What is pressure?
Diet to avoid complications associated with atrial fibrillation.
What is a heart-healthy diet, low in salt, saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol?
Definition of radiofrequency ablation.
What is a procedure to reduce pain by radio waves acting on nerve tissue?
Rapid Ectopic Activity may be attributed to the imbalance of ______ _______ & ______
What is cellular repolarization & depolarization?
Place in the heart where the P-Q segment occurs.
What is the AV node?
Name the steps of the Conductive Pathway.
Name any three risk factors.
What is...
History of high blood pressure
Increased age
Previous stroke or transient ischemic attack(link opens in new window) (TIA)
Diabetes
Heart disease
Family history
Obesity
Smoking?
What is cardioversion?
Re-entry Circuits forces excitation wave into tissue that is still _______.
What is refracting?
This occurs at the QRS complex.