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BASIC DYSRHYTHMIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.pdf, Exams of Nursing

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BASIC DYSRHYTHMIA-RELIAS QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
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eatsrhperrhminute
SinusrhArrhythmiarh-rhanswersAppearancerhisrhALMOSTrhNORMAL:
Respiratoryrh-rhCirculatoryrhinteraction
RaterhINCREASESrhwithrhINSPIRATIONrh(IN=IN)
SinusrhBradycardiarh-rhanswers<60
normalrhsinusrhrhythm
SinusrhTachycardiarh-rhanswers>100rh(100-150)
normalrhsinusrhrhythm
PrematurerhAtrialrhContractionrh(PAC)rh-rhanswersHeartrhRate:rhDependsrhonrhunderlyingrhrhythm
Regularity:rhInterruptsrhtherhregularityrhofrhunderlyingrhrhythm
P-Wave:rhcanrhberhflattened,rhnotched,rhorrhunusual.rhMayrhberhhiddenrhwithinrhtherhTrhwave
PRI:rhmeasuresrhbetweenrh.12-
.20rhsecondsrhandrhcanrhberhprolonged;rhcanrhberhdifferentrhfromrhotherrhcomplexes
QRS:rh<.12rhseconds
SinusrhArrest/Pauserh-rhanswers-rhSArhnoderhdoesn'trhfire
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SOLUTIONS

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  • rhKEY:rhwillrhberhregularrh(consistent)
  • rhAVrhjunctionrhproducesrharhrapidrhsequencerhofrhQRS-Trhcycles
  • rhp-waverhoftenrhinverted/buried/followrhQRS PrematurerhJunctionalrhContractionrh-rhanswersInvertedrhprhwaverhorrhhiddenrhprhwave PRI<0.12rhorrhnone NormalrhQRS SupraventricularrhTachycardiarh(SVT)rh- rhanswersanrhabnormalrhheartrhrhythmrharisingrhfromrhaberrantrhelectricalrhactivityr hinrhtherhheart;rhoriginate srhatrhorrhaboverhtherhAVrhnode

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  • rhnorhPrhwavesrh(fromrhventrhfoci)
  • rhWiderhQRS (serious,rhdeathrhlikerhrhythm)
  • rhcalledrh"dyingrhheart"rhrhythm...occasionalrhventricrhbeatrhb4rhdeathrh(asystole) AcceleratedrhIdioventricularrhRhythmrh-rhanswersRate:rh 50 rh-rh 100 rhusuallyrh(usuallyrhslow)rh Prhwave:rhObscuredrhbyrhventricularrhwavesrh(occurrhduringrhventricularrhcontraction)rh- rhSArhnoderhslowerrhthanrhfasterrhventricularrhpacingrhthanrhshouldrhbe QRS:rhWiderhQRS Conduction:rhVentricularrhonly Rhythm:rhRegular
  • rhbenignrhrhythmrhthatrhisrhsometimesrhseenrhduringrhacuterhMIrhorrhearlyrhafterrhreperfusion.rh- rhRarelyrhsustained,rhdoesrhnotrhprogressrhtorhvfib,rhrarelyrhrequiresrhtreatment asystolerh-rhanswersabsencerhofrhcontractionsrhofrhtherhheart Failurerhtorhcapturerh(pacemaker)rh-rhanswers failurerhtorhsenserh(pacemaker)rh-rhanswers Atrialrhpacedrhrhythmrh-rhanswersspikerhbeforerhPrhwave

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