EKG strips
Strip 1
What is asystole?
Irregularly irregular rhythm with no visible P waves
What is Atrial fibrillation?
What is the QRS complex?
The simplest way to fix a dysrhythmia.
What is eliminating the cause?
A beat originating in the SA node that is delivered early.
What is a PAC?
Strip 2
What is Sinus Bradycardia
Absence of electrical activity
What is asystole
Signifies atrial depolarization
Labs we anticipate the physician will order for new dysrhythmia.
What are electrolytes (BMP/CMP) and cardiac enzymes (troponins)?
The amount of blood remaining in the ventricle at the end of diastole.
What is preload?
Strip 3
What is Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)?
SA node fires consistently at 45 BPM
What is sinus bradycardia
A reading of the electrical activity of the heart.
What is an Electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG).
How we treat unstable sinus bradycardia.
What is Pacing? (transcutaneous or pacemaker insertion)
Heart rate x stroke volume
What is cardiac output?
Strip 4
What is ventricular tachycardia (vtach)?
What is ventricular fibrillation (vfib)?
The time signified by a large box on EKG paper.
What is 0.2 seconds?
What we assess to determine if our patient with dysrhythmia is stable vs. unstable.
What is blood pressure?
Potential causes of Sinus Tachycardia (ST) (at least 3).
What are Fever, Anemia, Hypovolemia, hypotension, PE, MI?
Strip 5
What is Atrial Fibrillation (Afib)?
3 or more sequential wide QRS complexes at a rate greater than 100 BPM.
What is ventricular tachycardia (vtach)?
Normal length is 0.12 to 0.2 seconds.
What is the PR interval?
The 3 main patient education points.
What is immediately report chest pain, take medications as prescribed, and signs of complications?
Clinical manifestations of dysrhythmias (5).
What are palpitations, hypotension, diaphoresis, shortness of breath, and syncope.