UAB Telemetry Basic Dysrhythmia Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2025 Version

UAB Telemetry Basic Dysrhythmia Exam | 100%
Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2025 Version




Absolute Refractory Period -
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answerThe period of time when the cardiac cells have not completed repola
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rization and cannot contract again; this period is measured from the beginni
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ng of the QRS complex through approximately the first half of the T wave
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Artifact - answerInterference or static seen on the monitor
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answerGoing in two opposite directions; describes a complex component th
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at is both above and below the baseline
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answerSet of waves seen on a monitor, which represent an electrical impul
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se traveling through the electrical conduction pathway of the heart; it include
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s P, Q, R, S, and T waves
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Electrode - answerAdhesive pads that are attached to the patient's skin
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leads - V




answerWires that connect the electrodes to the monitor or telemetry unit, al
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so called lead wires
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Leads - answerSpecific placement of electrodes on the patient's skin
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answerA TV like screen that shows the conduction of electrical impulses as
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they travel through the electrical conduction pathway of the heart
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P to P interval -
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answerLength of time between one P wave and the next P wave
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Rate - V




answerNumber of electrical impulses conducted in 1 minute; Atrial rate is d
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etermined by the number of P waves seen, while the ventricular rate is deter
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mined by the number of R waves; the ventricular rate should be the same as
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the patient's pulse, if the myocardium is contracting with each QRS complex
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and if the cardiac output is within normal limits
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