Heart and related anatomy
What is the nerve that is most closely related to the heart rate?
Vagus Nerve
What song are the lyrics "Un-break my heart" most famously from?
Un-break my heart- Toni Braxton
A "Jeopardy! Masters" episode featured a category called "At The Hospital," which included a question about a flat line on an EKG indicating the heart has stopped pumping, identified as ______.
Asystole
Why does EAR happen?
Your sinus node gets weaker or suppressed making your atrium the strongest pacemaker therefore taking over. Common factors include stress, anxiety, lack of sleep, caffeine, alcohol, smoking, dehydration, and hormonal changes.
Can 3rd degree AV Block have NCPACs in it?
Yes it can, and even more!
What part of the heart directs blood to the abdomen, pelvis, and legs?
The Aorta
What song are the lyrics "I believe that the heart does go on" most famously from?
My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
During an angioplasty, a cardiologist may insert one of these small mesh tubes to keep a narrowed artery open
A stent
Why does Sinus Arrhythmia happen?
Generally, it's change due to breathing, but can also be caused by high vagal tone, heart disease or damage to the SA node, medications, electrolyte imbalances, or structural changes.
Can a scan be 100% AF with probable block, and how can we tell this from paced?
Yes and because AF with probable block can go lower than pacing should go even causing pauses.
What is the single most important chamber of the heart?
What song are the lyrics "I played with your heart" most famously from?
Oops!…I Did It Again- Britney Spears
A 2015 Final Jeopardy! clue in the "Flowers" category asked for a plant whose name refers to a bleeding organ; the correct response was ________
bleeding heart flower
Why does Atrial Fibrillation happen?
Changes with the heart's structure are the most common cause of atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Heart surgery or stress due to surgery or sickness also may cause AFib. Some people who have atrial fibrillation have no known heart disease or heart damage.
Can you have AVNRT and AVRT in the same scan, and what do you do if you suspect it?
Yes but it's very rare, this would be something you reach out to your trainer/manager to confirm after sending an EAT ticket.
What artery in the heart can cause a widow maker heart attack?
Left Anterior Descending artery (LAD)
What song are the lyrics "I've got your heart in my sights" most famously from?
Don't Go Breaking My Heart- Kiki Dee, Elton John
If symptoms are thirst & breath that smells like fruit, the differential diagnosis should include DKA, diabetic this indicates?
Ketoacidosis
Why does 2nd degree type 2 happen?
There is a block occurring in bundle of his or below in the ventricles. Typically, due to a temporary trifascicular block and or a structural issue affecting the bundle of HIS.
What is isorhythmic AV dissociation?
Where the atrial rate and JR, AIVR, IVR rates are close enough to where they are disconnected but can look related.
The left bundle branch has two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Fascicles
What song are the lyrics "Can you hear the silence?" most famously from?
Can You Feel My Heart- Bring Me the Horizon
What is a famous heart related problem that Jeopardy! the show inaccurately represented?
POTS or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome as "Grinch Syndrome".
What is the complex version of how sinus happens?
HCN channels or "funny channels" get enough sodium on the outside of the sinus nodal cells and act as a "kick start" then the calcium channels which drive the SA node continue the conduction. Then this process is rapidly reversed through potassium channels opening and rushing potassium into the SA nodal cells returning it to a "polarized" state.
Can PJCs be interpolated and how can that happen?
Yes, and it happens when the junctional beat doesn't make it into the atrium thus the atrium doesn't know anything early happened.