Anatomically Correct
Another name for the bispid valve and its location.
What is the mitral valve on the left side?
You see regularly spaced P-waves, but nothing else.
P-wave asystole.
Normal conduction originates in this heart chamber.
What is the right atrium?
Inflamation of the heart's innermost layer and valves.
What is endocarditis?
We carry these drugs to treat ventricular disrhythmias.
What are amiodarone, lidocaine (and mag sulfate for Torsades)?
Collectively, the aortic and pulmonary valves.
What are the semilunar valves?
You see regularly spaced QRS complexes, but detect no pulse.
What is pulseless electrical activity (PEA)?
When the pacemaker is in the ventricals, the typical rate is this.
What is 20-40 bpm?
Atherosclerosis affecting the coronary arteries.
What is coronary artery disease?
We carry this drug to treat symptomatic bradycardia.
What is atropine?
These prevent prolapse of the AV valves - semilunar valves don't have them.
What are the tendonous chords (chordae tendineae)?
You see consistently inverted P-waves before QRS.
This structure provides a beneficial delay between atrial and ventricular beats.
What is the AV node?
What is 120ms?
What is adenosine?
These are the three main coronary arteries.
What are the Left Anterior Descending (LAD), Left Circumflex (LCx), and Right Coronary Artery (RCA)?
You see a QRS of 200ms and a rate of 200 bpm, all QRS complexes have a single lobe.
What is (monomorphic) ventricular tachycardia (V-tach).
The normal conduction path begins with this and ends with these.
What are the Sinoatrial (SA) node and Purkinje fibers?
In this life-threatning condition, the patient's EKG shows two dissociated rhythms - one is atrial, one is ventricular.
What is a third degree (complete) AV block?
This electrical treatment can be used to correct SVT.
What is synchronized cardioversion?
These sound alike words are the inner lining, main muscle wall, and surrounding sack of the heart.
What are endocardium, myocardium, and epicardium?
You see narrow QRS complexes irregularly spaced at 150-200 bpm - no discernible P/T waves.
What is afib (RVR)?
This conduction structure is between the AV node and the right and left bundle branches.
What is the Bundle of His (or AV Bundle)?
Dead tissue from prior MIs is associated with this EKG characteristic?
What are deep Q-waves?
Give this drug in nearly all cases of acute cardiac syndrome.
What is aspirin?