Atrial Arrhythmias
This arrhythmia presents with no P wave and irregular R-R intervals
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
In this rhythm, the ventricles quiver and cannot contract to pump the blood out of the ventricles
What is Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Fib)?
A backwards impulse is known as
What is Retrograde?
Pacemaker current is measured in
What is milliamps (mA)?
Keeps emergency supplies and medications located in one place and moveable on location as needed
What is a Crash Cart?
Cardioversion is used to get this rhythm back into a normal sinus rhythm
What is Atrial Flutter?
What is Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA)?
R-R intervals are regular and the rhythm rate is 40–60 beats per minute
What is a Junctional Rhythm?
Generates a continuous current at a preset rate
What is Asynchronous Pacemaker?
A cardiac compromise that can cause the heart’s intrinsic rhythm to become irregular or absent
What is Electrical Malfunctions?
In this atrial arrhythmia, repeated depolarization takes place in the atria, causing the heart to contract in a disorganized, chaotic manner
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
Originating in the ventricles, producing a rhythm of 20–40 beats per minute
What is Idioventricular Rhythm?
Typical rhythm rate is 60–100 beats per minute
What is Accelerated Junctional Rhythm?
Three main components for a synchronous pacemaker
What is pulse generator, a flexible lead and one or two electrodes?
A lead that faces an affected surface of an injured wall
What is a Reflective Lead?
Persons diagnosed with heart disease, which atrial arrhythmia can lead to more serious arrhythmias such as atrial flutter or atrial fibrillation
What is PAC-Premature Atrial Complex?
Chaotic waveforms with no regularity, no QRS complexes, no distinguishable P wave
What is Ventricular Fibrillation?
Occurs when there is one or more ectopic beats originating in ventricles
What is Premature Ventricular Complex (PJC)?
No visible atrial spikes and the spikes are viewable prior to each QRS complex
What is Ventricular-Paced Rhythm?
Waveforms with changing polarity
What is Polymorphic?
In this arrhythmia, the P wave can present as being flattened or hidden behind the T wave
What is Atrial Tachycardia?
Considered a very unstable rhythm that is usually a precursor to ventricular fibrillation or sudden cardiac death
What is Ventricular Tachycardia?
This rhythm can be life threatening to patients who have had a recent MI or other cardiovascular event
What is Junctional Tachycardia?
Malfunction identified on an EKG when no pacemaker spikes are visible
What is Failure to Pace?
Delivers two levels of electrical stimulation and control life threatening arrhythmias
What is an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)?