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WSCC MEDSURG 2 EXAM 1 (CARDIAC RHYTMS ONLY)

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3 signalleavesatrias enterstheventriclesviatheAVnode
4 signalentersbundleofHis
5 spreadsthroughbundlebranches purkinjefibersinventriclewallsCONTRATIONOCCURS ventricularsystole
6 signalpassesoutofventricles ventricularwallsrelaxventriculardiastole
7 ventricularrepolarization HOWTOANALYZE
1 determine HR R R
2 determineregular vs irregular
P WAVE impulseoriginatedinSAnode 3 Pwave measurePRinterval
abnormal PmeansactionimpulseoriginatedoutsideSAnode 4 measureQRScomplex
5 nametherhythm
PR INTERVAL impulseprogressednormallythroughthesystemtotheventricles
abnormallylongPRindicatesdelayofprogressionofimpulsethroughAVnodebundleofHis


QRSif duration
COMPLEX impulse progressednormally depolarizationof R Lventriclehasoccurred
isabnormallylargerthanimpulsecamefromsomewhereelsein

ST SEGMENTindicatesthatnormalrepolarization of R L ventricleshasoccured
DEPRESSION representsmyocardialischemia
ELEVATION representscardiacmuscleinjuryornecrosis if R R 40.8 regular
irregular
T WAVE indicatesnormalrepolarization
abnormal T wavemeansabnormalventricularrepolarization

U WAVE usuallynotvisablebuttypicallyfollowsT wave
mayindicatehypokalemia
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PHYSIOLOGICAL AFFECTS OF

TACHYCARDIA BRADYCARDIA
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ATRIAL RHYTHMS
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ON ATROPINE SULFATE
NURSING INTERVENTIONS treatssignificantbradycardiaasomerablocks a
checkforunderlyingcause if symptomatic bradycardia
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