Cardiac Dysrhythmias Advanced Questions with
Correct Answers 2025
1. WhatUisUtheUpacemakerUofUtheUheartUnormally? CorrectUans -
U SAUNode.UWhereUdoesUtheUSAUnodeUoriginate? CorrectUans -
U UpperUrightUatrium.UWhatUisUtheUpathwayUofUconductionUinUtheUheart?
CorrectUans -U SAUnode
➔ atriaU->UAVUnodeU->UbundleUofUhisU->UbundleUbranchesU-
>UpurkinjeUfibersU->Uventricles.
2. WhatUdoesUstimulationUofUtheUvagusUnerveUcause? CorrectUans -
UDecreasedUfiringUofUtheUSAUnodeUandUslowedUimpulseUconductionUofUtheUAVU
node.
3. WhatUdoesUstimulationUofUtheUsympatheticUnervesUcause?U U CorrectUansU -
UIncreased UfiringUofUtheUSAUnodeUandUincreasedUimpulseUthroughUtheUAVUnode, Ua
ndUcardiacUcontractility.
4. WhatUdoesUtheUPUwaveUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U TimeUforUtheUpassageUofUtheUelectricalUimpulseUthroughUtheUatriumUcausingUatri
alUdepolarizationU(contraction).
5. WhatUisUtheUnormalUPUwaveUduration?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U 0.06U-U0.12.
6. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUofUaUPUwave? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUinUconductionUwithinUtheUatria.
7. WhatUdoesUtheUPRUintervalUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U TheUmeasureUfromUtheUbeginningUofUtheUPUwaveUtoUtheUbeginningUofUtheUQRSUco
mplex,UrepresentsUtimeUtakenUforUimpulseUtoUspreadUthroughUtheUatria,UAVUnode,Ua
ndUbundleUofUhis,UtheUbundleUbranchesUandUpurkinjeUfibers,UtoUaUpointUofUimmediat
elyUprecedingUventricularUcontraction.
8. WhatUisUtheUnormalUPRUinterval?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U 0.12U-U0.20.
9. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUwithUPRUinterval? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUinUconductionUusuallyUinUtheUAVUnode,UbundleUofUhis,UorUbundleU
branchesUbutUcanUbeUatriaUasUwell.
10. WhatUdoesUtheUQRSUintervalUrepresent?U U CorrectUansU -
UMeasureUfrom UbeginningUtoUendUofUQRSUcomplex,UrepresentUtimeUtakenUforUd
epolarizationU(contraction)UofUbothUventriclesU(systole).
11. WhatUisUtheUnormalUQRSUinterval?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U <0.12.
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, 12. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUwithUtheUQRSUinterval? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUinUconductionUinUtheUbundleUbranchesUorUinUtheUventricles.
13. WhatUdoesUtheUSTUSegmentUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U MeasureUfromUtheUSUwaveUofUtheUQRSUcomplexUtoUtheUbeginningUofUtheUTUwave; U
representsUtimeUbetweenUventricularUdepolarizationUandUrepolarizationU(Diastole);
UshouldUbeUisoelectricU(flat).
14. WhatUisUtheUnormalUSTUsegment? CorrectUans -U 0.12.
15. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUwithUtheUSTUsegment? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUusuallyUcausedUbyUischemia,UinjuryUorUinfarction.
16. WhatUdoesUtheUTUwaveUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U RepresentsUtimeUforUventricularUrepolarization,UshouldUbeUupright.
17. WhatUisUtheUnormalUTUwave? CorrectUans -U 0.16.
18. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUforUaUTUwave?U U CorrectUansU -
UDisturbanceUusuallyUcausedUbyUelectrolyteUdisturbances; UischemiaUorUi
nfarction.
19. WhatUdoesUtheUQTUintervalUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U Measured UfromUbeginningUofUtheUQRSUtoUendUofUtheUTUwave,UrepresentsUtimeUt
akenUforUentireUelectricalUdepolarizationUandUrepolarizationUofUtheUventricles.
20. WhatUisUtheUnormalUQTUinterval?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U 0.34U-U0.43.
21. WhatUisUtheUpossibleUvariationUcauseUforUaUQTUinterval? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUusuallyUaffectedUrepolarizationUmoreUthanUdepolarizationUandUca
useUbyUdrugs,UelectrolyteUimbalances,UandUchangeUinUhr.
22. WhatUisUtheUnormalUfiringUofUtheUSAUNode? CorrectUans -U 60U-
U100Utimes/min.
23. WhatUisUtheUnormalUfiringUofUtheUAVUNode? CorrectUans -U 40U-
U60Utimes/min.
24. WhatUisUtheUnormalUfiringUofUtheUBundleUofUHIS/PurkinjeUFibers?
CorrectU
ans -U 20U-
U40Utimes/min.
25. WhatUareUtheUcharacteristicsUofUNormalUSinusURhythm? CorrectUans -
U60U-U100Ubpm,Uregular, UnormalUPUwave/PR UandUQRS.
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Correct Answers 2025
1. WhatUisUtheUpacemakerUofUtheUheartUnormally? CorrectUans -
U SAUNode.UWhereUdoesUtheUSAUnodeUoriginate? CorrectUans -
U UpperUrightUatrium.UWhatUisUtheUpathwayUofUconductionUinUtheUheart?
CorrectUans -U SAUnode
➔ atriaU->UAVUnodeU->UbundleUofUhisU->UbundleUbranchesU-
>UpurkinjeUfibersU->Uventricles.
2. WhatUdoesUstimulationUofUtheUvagusUnerveUcause? CorrectUans -
UDecreasedUfiringUofUtheUSAUnodeUandUslowedUimpulseUconductionUofUtheUAVU
node.
3. WhatUdoesUstimulationUofUtheUsympatheticUnervesUcause?U U CorrectUansU -
UIncreased UfiringUofUtheUSAUnodeUandUincreasedUimpulseUthroughUtheUAVUnode, Ua
ndUcardiacUcontractility.
4. WhatUdoesUtheUPUwaveUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U TimeUforUtheUpassageUofUtheUelectricalUimpulseUthroughUtheUatriumUcausingUatri
alUdepolarizationU(contraction).
5. WhatUisUtheUnormalUPUwaveUduration?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U 0.06U-U0.12.
6. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUofUaUPUwave? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUinUconductionUwithinUtheUatria.
7. WhatUdoesUtheUPRUintervalUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U TheUmeasureUfromUtheUbeginningUofUtheUPUwaveUtoUtheUbeginningUofUtheUQRSUco
mplex,UrepresentsUtimeUtakenUforUimpulseUtoUspreadUthroughUtheUatria,UAVUnode,Ua
ndUbundleUofUhis,UtheUbundleUbranchesUandUpurkinjeUfibers,UtoUaUpointUofUimmediat
elyUprecedingUventricularUcontraction.
8. WhatUisUtheUnormalUPRUinterval?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U 0.12U-U0.20.
9. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUwithUPRUinterval? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUinUconductionUusuallyUinUtheUAVUnode,UbundleUofUhis,UorUbundleU
branchesUbutUcanUbeUatriaUasUwell.
10. WhatUdoesUtheUQRSUintervalUrepresent?U U CorrectUansU -
UMeasureUfrom UbeginningUtoUendUofUQRSUcomplex,UrepresentUtimeUtakenUforUd
epolarizationU(contraction)UofUbothUventriclesU(systole).
11. WhatUisUtheUnormalUQRSUinterval?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U <0.12.
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, 12. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUwithUtheUQRSUinterval? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUinUconductionUinUtheUbundleUbranchesUorUinUtheUventricles.
13. WhatUdoesUtheUSTUSegmentUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U MeasureUfromUtheUSUwaveUofUtheUQRSUcomplexUtoUtheUbeginningUofUtheUTUwave; U
representsUtimeUbetweenUventricularUdepolarizationUandUrepolarizationU(Diastole);
UshouldUbeUisoelectricU(flat).
14. WhatUisUtheUnormalUSTUsegment? CorrectUans -U 0.12.
15. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUwithUtheUSTUsegment? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUusuallyUcausedUbyUischemia,UinjuryUorUinfarction.
16. WhatUdoesUtheUTUwaveUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U RepresentsUtimeUforUventricularUrepolarization,UshouldUbeUupright.
17. WhatUisUtheUnormalUTUwave? CorrectUans -U 0.16.
18. WhatUisUaUpossibleUvariationUcauseUforUaUTUwave?U U CorrectUansU -
UDisturbanceUusuallyUcausedUbyUelectrolyteUdisturbances; UischemiaUorUi
nfarction.
19. WhatUdoesUtheUQTUintervalUrepresent? CorrectUans -
U Measured UfromUbeginningUofUtheUQRSUtoUendUofUtheUTUwave,UrepresentsUtimeUt
akenUforUentireUelectricalUdepolarizationUandUrepolarizationUofUtheUventricles.
20. WhatUisUtheUnormalUQTUinterval?U U U U CorrectUansU U -U 0.34U-U0.43.
21. WhatUisUtheUpossibleUvariationUcauseUforUaUQTUinterval? CorrectUans -
UDisturbanceUusuallyUaffectedUrepolarizationUmoreUthanUdepolarizationUandUca
useUbyUdrugs,UelectrolyteUimbalances,UandUchangeUinUhr.
22. WhatUisUtheUnormalUfiringUofUtheUSAUNode? CorrectUans -U 60U-
U100Utimes/min.
23. WhatUisUtheUnormalUfiringUofUtheUAVUNode? CorrectUans -U 40U-
U60Utimes/min.
24. WhatUisUtheUnormalUfiringUofUtheUBundleUofUHIS/PurkinjeUFibers?
CorrectU
ans -U 20U-
U40Utimes/min.
25. WhatUareUtheUcharacteristicsUofUNormalUSinusURhythm? CorrectUans -
U60U-U100Ubpm,Uregular, UnormalUPUwave/PR UandUQRS.
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