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100
A resting adult heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute is known as:
What is tachycardia?
100
which structure are the four openings for the pulmonary arteries located....
What is the left atrium?
100
The electrical conduction system of the heart is dependent upon the function of....
What is both the sinoatrial node (SA node) and the atrioventricular node (AV node)?
100
Stage 2 hypertension in adults is defined as...
What is systolic blood pressure of at least 140 or diastolic at least 90 mm Hg?
100
Structure is adjacent to the pulmonary valve...
What is The right ventricle?
200
The S1 heart sound is associated with....
What is The closing of the tricuspid and mitral valves?
200
Known as the heartstrings, which structures hold the valves closed and prevent blood from flowing back into the atria when the ventricles contract....
What is The chordae tendineae?
200
The cardiac output for a patient with a heart rate of 64 beats per min and a stroke volume of 82 mL per beat...
What is 5.248 L/min?
200
The cellular bridge between the cardiomyocytes and the pacemaker cells is called the....
What is intercalated discs?
200
A transpulmonary gradient of __________ is suggestive of pulmonary hypertension, which may cause damage to the heart if untreated
What is ≥ 12 mm Hg?
300
The blood flowing into the ventricles in preparation for the next cardiac cycle is known as...
What is preload?
300
The normal cardiac index range for a healthy adult...
What is 2.7 to 4.3 liters/min/m² ?
300
A cardiac index value of less than 1.8 may be associated with inadequate blood flow from the heart and is considered a life-threatening emergency....
What is cardiogenic shock?
300
Coronary artery supplies blood to the right ventricle, the right atrium, and the SA (sinoatrial) and AV (atrioventricular) nodes....
What is right coronary artery (RCA)?
300
Interpret this EKG?
What is normal sinus ?
400
The horizontal axis of the ECG illustrates __________ and the vertical axis illustrates __________.
What is " time; amplitude "?
400
Heartbeats that originate in or near the AV node are known as:
What is " junctional beats" ?
400
Which rhythm, in which there are no synchronized contractions of the ventricles and the cardiac output drops significantly, is considered the most dangerous cardiac rhythm...
What is " Ventricular fibrillation"?
400
The ST segment represent...
What is " The time from ventricular depolarization to the beginning of repolarization" ?
400
ECG measurement taken from the perspective of the right arm (RA) to the left leg (LL) is called...
What is " the axis of lead II" ?
500
ECG wave demonstrates atrial depolarization...
What is "P wave" ?
500
Wave represents ventricular repolarization...
What is " T wave" ?
500
Wave represents ventricular depolarization...
What is " QRS wave" ?
500
An ECG strip that is used for documentation in the medical chart should be ______ in length...
What is " 6 seconds" ?
500
The electrocardiogram measures the movement of the electrical impulses through the heart. It reports as voltage plotted over time on a paper printout or a screen... True or False.
What is " True" ?
600
The type of arrhythmia which shows irregular heartbeats and originate in or near the AV node?
Recall, this type of arrhythmia occurs when the AV node takes over as the primary pacemaker on the heart
What is " Junctional arrhythmia" ?
600
Define sinus bradycardia...
What is "Heart rate below 60 beats per minute" ?
600
Define sinus tachycardia...
What is " Heart rate above more than 100 beats per minute" ?
600
Define atrial premature complexes (APCs)...
What is " Occurs when electrical impluses in the atria override the activity of the SA node and send impulses to the ventricles" ?
600
Define atrial flutter...
What is " Atrial rate of 250-350/min. Ventrical rate normal. Sawtooth pattern. Multiple P waves noted" ?
699
Define premature ventricular contraction (PVC)...
What is " The most common ventricular arrhythmia"?
699
Define ventricular tachycardia...
What is " Three or more PVC's in a row is considered a ventricular rhythm. PVC's that occur at a rate of 100 to 250 bpm" ?
699
Define ventricular flutter...
What is " this ECG rhythm will not show P waves or a PR intrval and will show irregular QRS complexes. Series of smooth sine waves, rate 250 - 350/min"?
699
Define asystole...
What is " This is represented by a flat line on the EKG" ?