UCLA EMT (Cardiology) Exam
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Tachycardia - ✔✔Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)
Bradycardia - ✔✔slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
Hypertension - ✔✔High blood pressure, higher than 140/90
Hypotension - ✔✔low blood pressure 90/60
Diastole - ✔✔Relaxation of the heart
Systole - ✔✔Contraction of the heart
atrial fibrillation - ✔✔rapid, random, ineffective contractions of the atrium
Ischemia - ✔✔- Lack of oxygen
- Temporary state
- Anaerobic
infarction - ✔✔- sudden blockage of artery
- death to tissue
SA node - ✔✔inherent rate of 60-100 beats/min
-upper part of the right atrium
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, AV node - ✔✔inherent rate of 40-60 beats/min
-bridge of special electrical tissue
Purkinje fibers - ✔✔inherent rate of 20 to 40 beats/min
chest compressions - ✔✔- 100-120 chest compressions
- 2 inches depth
Ventilation - ✔✔30/2 compression to ventilation rate
Child/Infant CPR - ✔✔10 sec pulse check
Compression 100/min (1= 30:2) (2=15:2)
Depth 1/3 AP Diameter 1.5-2in or 4-5cm
Head tilt Chin Lift
Advance airway 1 breath every 6-8 sec
Shock? -- Yes! Cont CPR Immediately
Rescue breathing - ✔✔adult- 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
child/infant- 1 breath every 3-5 seconds
cardiogenic shock - ✔✔-poor perfusion
-lacking of CHF history
-heart muscle dies and the heart can't beat, then the patient will be in shock
coronary artery disease - ✔✔Plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries
-hypertension
-diabetes
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Tachycardia - ✔✔Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)
Bradycardia - ✔✔slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm)
Hypertension - ✔✔High blood pressure, higher than 140/90
Hypotension - ✔✔low blood pressure 90/60
Diastole - ✔✔Relaxation of the heart
Systole - ✔✔Contraction of the heart
atrial fibrillation - ✔✔rapid, random, ineffective contractions of the atrium
Ischemia - ✔✔- Lack of oxygen
- Temporary state
- Anaerobic
infarction - ✔✔- sudden blockage of artery
- death to tissue
SA node - ✔✔inherent rate of 60-100 beats/min
-upper part of the right atrium
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, AV node - ✔✔inherent rate of 40-60 beats/min
-bridge of special electrical tissue
Purkinje fibers - ✔✔inherent rate of 20 to 40 beats/min
chest compressions - ✔✔- 100-120 chest compressions
- 2 inches depth
Ventilation - ✔✔30/2 compression to ventilation rate
Child/Infant CPR - ✔✔10 sec pulse check
Compression 100/min (1= 30:2) (2=15:2)
Depth 1/3 AP Diameter 1.5-2in or 4-5cm
Head tilt Chin Lift
Advance airway 1 breath every 6-8 sec
Shock? -- Yes! Cont CPR Immediately
Rescue breathing - ✔✔adult- 1 breath every 5-6 seconds
child/infant- 1 breath every 3-5 seconds
cardiogenic shock - ✔✔-poor perfusion
-lacking of CHF history
-heart muscle dies and the heart can't beat, then the patient will be in shock
coronary artery disease - ✔✔Plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries
-hypertension
-diabetes
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