CHARACTERISTICS
PRI GREATER THAN .20 SECONDS.
WHAT IS 1ST DEGREE AVB?
LONG PRI GREATER THAN .20 SECONDS, AND CONSTANT, WITH UNDERLYING RHYTHM.
WHAT IS 1ST DEGREE AVB?
MOST USUAL FORM OF HEART BLOCK
WHAT IS FIRST DEGREE AB BLOCK?
FIRING RATE 60-100 BPM
WHAT IS SA NODE?
NO WAVEFORMS
WHAT IS ASYSTOLE?
LITTLE BOY LATE FOR SCHOOL.
WHAT IS 2ND DEGREE AV BLOCK, TYPE 1?
PROGRESSIVELY LENGTHENING PRI
WHAT IS 2ND DEGREE AV BLOCK TYPE 1?
MAY OCCUR IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE HISTORY OF HEART DISEASE, AND SOMETIMES YOUNG ATHLETES
WHAT IS 1ST DEGREE HEART BLOCK?
INTRINSIC RATE OF 20-40
WHAT IS PURKINJE NETWORK?
RHYTHMS THAT ORIGINATE IN THE SA NODE
WHAT IS SINUS RHYTHMS?
HOW MANY PHONE CALLS TO GET GOSSIP.
WHAT IS 2ND DEGREE AV BLOCK, TYPE 2?
CONSTANT PRI
WHAT IS 2ND DEGREE HEART BLOCK TYPE 2?
REFERRED TO AS WENCKEBACH
WHAT IS 2ND DEGREE AV BLOCK TYPE 1?
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION SYSTEM OF THE HEART PATHWAY
WHAT IS SA NODE, INTERNODAL PATHWAYS, AV JUNCTION, AV NODE, L AND R BUNDLES BRANCHES, PURKINJE NETWORK?
A SINGLE ELECTRICAL IMPULSE THAT ORIGINATES OUTSIDE THE SA NODE IN THE ATRIA.
WHAT IS PREMATURE ATRIAL CONTRACTIONS?
MARCHED OUT P WAVES.
WHAT IS COMPLETE HEART BLOCK?
0.12-0.20
WHAT IS NORMAL PRI?
A RISK OF PROGRESSION TO 3RD DEGREE AV BLOCK.
WHAT IS 2ND DEGREE AV BLOCK TYPE 2?
SA NODE LOCATION
WHAT IS THE RIGHT ATRIUM?
ALWAYS HAS P WAVES
WHAT IS JUNCTIONAL RHYTHMS?
20-40 HEART RATE, NO CONSTANT PRI, P WAVES, AND R WAVES ARE REGULAR.
WHAT IS COMPLETE HEART BLOCK?
NO CONSTANT PRI
WHAT IS 3RD DEGREE HEART BLOCK?
THE MOST SERIOUS TYPE OF AV BLOCK
WHAT IS 3RD DEGREE AV BLOCK?
INTRINSIC RATE OF 40-60
SAW TOOTH WAVE
WHAT IS ATRIAL FLUTTER?