When the ventricles are relaxed and not in contraction
What is diastole?
100
Regular rhythm with a rate of 150-250 bpm. The rhythm is made of a run of PVC. P and PR Interval cannot be determined. The QRS is wild, bizarre and greater than or equal to 0.12 seconds.
What is ventricular tachycardia?
100
The patient's rhythm when you see sinus rhythm and then occasional early beats that have a normal QRS and a p wave in front of them?
What is SR with Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC)?
200
The valve that separates the left atrium and the left ventricle
What is the mitral valve?
200
chest pain
What is angina?
200
When the ventricles stop for a prolonged period, there are no waveforms/complexes seen on the monitor. Shocks from the defibrillator will have no effect so CPR must be started immediately
What is asystole?
200
This rhythm is characterized by progressive lengthening of the PR interval until a beat is dropped and then the pattern repeats?
What is Wenckebach?
300
Located in the right atrium, this is considered the pacemaker of the heart
What is sinoatrial (SA) node?
300
Device used for patient's whose heart rate is too slow or has a heart block. It ensures HR does not go lower than the set rate
What is a pacemaker?
300
Rhythm noted, but no pulse
What is PEA?
300
When you see inappropriately placed pacemaker spikes within the patient's own (intrinsic) heart beats
What is failure to sense?
400
Chambers that receive blood returning from your body through your veins
What is the atria?
400
Found in the lower part of the atrium. This delays SA node impulse momentarily. If SA node fails the ____ node is the back up pacemaker and generates a HR of 40-60
What is the atrio-ventricular (AV) node?
400
The lower chambers of the heart tend to flutter or quiver rather than beat, causing the heart to pump little or no blood
What is ventricular fibrillation?
400
A rhythm with no p waves and a rate > 100
What is junctional tachycardia?
500
The artery that supplies blood to the right atria, right ventricle, and 1/3 of the intra-ventricular septum
What is the right coronary artery (RCA)?
500
the amount of blood that is pumped or ejected from the left ventricle of the heart each beat.
What is stroke volume?
500
P waves and QRS complexes present, but not correlating with each other
What is third degree block?
500
This atrial dysrhythmia is irregular and can have many or no P waves. The QRS complexes occur at irregular intervals. If it is a new dysrhythmia for the patient, the major concern is the formation of blood clots that can cause an MI, stroke or pulmonary embolus