Rhythm Basics
EKG measurement
What is electrical activity of the heart?
This heart rate under 60 bpm is known as
What is sinus bradycardia?
A rhythm has one area firing rapidly in the atria
What is atrial flutter?
PAC stand for
What is Premature Atrial Contraction?
This rhythm shows a pause with no P or QRS waves
What is sinus arrest?
This node is known as the heart’s natural pacemaker
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
This is considered a fast heart rate over 100 bpm
What is sinus tachycardia?
A rhythm shows disorganized firing and no clear P waves
What is atrial fibrillation?
PVC stands for
What is Premature Ventricular Contraction?
This rhythm shows regular flutter waves and QRS
What is atrial flutter?
A normal resting heart rate
What is 60–100 beats per minute?
If the pause lasts more than 6 seconds
What is sinus arrest?
Afib is dangerous because
What is it increases the risk of stroke?
NEW: An ectopic beat is
A beat that originates outside the SA node
An Afib on a strip looks like
What is no P waves and irregular QRS spacing
P wave represents
What is atrial depolarization?
Pull up image
A treatment common for Afib
What is blood thinners?
The abnormal threshold for premature beats per minute
What is more than 6 per minute?
A single PAC might look like
What is an early, oddly shaped P wave before a normal QRS?
This part of the EKG represents ventricular repolarization
What is the T wave?
Pull up image
What is atrial flutter
This rhythm shows multiple flutter waves for each QRS
What is atrial flutter
Describe how a PVC looks like on an EKG
What is a wide, bizarre QRS complex?
You measure the PR interval on an EKG by
What is from the start of the P wave to the start of the Q wave