Telemetry Exam with Questions & 100% correct answers| Verified

Telemetry Exam with Questions &
100% correct answers| Verified
SVT what is the heart doing - ✔✔-SA node not in
control -one cell is firing rapidly
-rate determined by AV node response



SVT causes - ✔✔-infection/fever

-hypovolemia

-hypoxia

-ischemia

-drug toxicity



SVT treatment - ✔✔-adenosine

-medication: BB, CCB

-treat cause: infection, fever, hypovolemia, etc



SVT - ✔✔



Junctional Rhythm - ✔✔



Junctional Rhythm what is the heart doing - ✔✔-AV node is in
control -rate 40-60 BPM
-inverted or no P wave

-walks out

, junctional rhythm - ✔✔-MI

-Heart failure

-medications: CCB, BB, digoxin



treatment for junctional rhythm - ✔✔treat cause

atropine

external pacemaker



accelerated junctional rhythm - ✔✔



Accelerated Junctional Rhythm - ✔✔-rate greater than 60
bpm -no p wave
-AV node is in control

-walks out



treatment - ✔✔treat cause

external pacemaker



First degree heart block - ✔✔



first degree heart block - ✔✔Slow electrical conduction through the atria (SA node to AV node)

PR interval will be greater than 0.20!

QRS and QT intervals normal

Rate can be slow or normal



symptoms/treatment of first degree heart block - ✔✔usually don't have symptoms and don't
treat, just monitor