Pathophysiology/Effects on Organ Systems
This disorder has an extra pathway called this
What is the bundle of kent?
This symptom can lead to sudden loss of consciousness during episodes of tachycardia.
What is syncope?
This gene mutation was found in a small number of people that had this disorder
What is PRKAG2?
This should immediately be used to restart the heart if other treatment measures don’t seem to stop the heart (hint: it’s a nucleoside)
What is adenosine?
This pathway affects these two chambers
What is the Atrial and Ventricular Chambers?
Due to rapid heart rate this additional organ is affected
What is the brain?
This common symptom is often felt as a racing or irregular heartbeat.
What is palpatation?
This ECG finding shows a shortened PR interval and slurred QRS complex.
What is a delta wave?
This 10th spinal nerve, ____, when stimulated can help to get heart rate back under control
What is vagus nerve?
This is a procedure when a catheter can be inserted through the bladder to relieve blockage in the heart
What is Cardiac Ablation?
There's an extra pathway for signals to travel between these regions of the heart
What is the upper & lower chambers?
The length of an episode with this disorder
What is a few seconds to several hours?
This monitor can take an ECG over 24 hours to diagnose this disorder
What is a holter monitor?
This procedure is the cure for this disorder
What is catheter ablation?
The clinical name for when the heart muscle is enlarged at birth
What is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?
The ___ is bypassed, which is the electric conduction pathway of the heart
What is AV node?
Most common symptom present
What is rapid heart rate?
This is an ultrasound that is used to test the function of the heart
What is an echocardiogram?
This is what you should avoid in your diet to prevent an episode
What are caffeinated beverages?
A disease that is present at birth
What is congenital?
This type of conduction is abnormal
What is abnormal electrical conduction?
The age range which symptoms most often appear
What is 11 to 50?
This is what this disorder is commonly misdiagnosed with
What is ichaeimic heart disease?
This disease is characterized by abnormally fast heart beats
What is Tachyarrhythmia?
This disease was founded at what college located in Durham
What is Duke?