Certification Graded A+
Ebstein's anomaly - ANSWER-Downward displacement of the tricuspid valve into the
right ventricle with a large atrium and small right ventricle
Farad - ANSWER-Basic unit for capacitance
Hertz - ANSWER-Bandpass filters effect which unit of measure
Hypocalcemia - ANSWER-Pt would present with prolongation of the QT interval
Infra-nodal block - ANSWER-Conduction that involves the His-Purkinje system
Ionotropy - ANSWER-Pertains to the contractility of the heart
LA pressure - ANSWER-5-12 mmHg
Lenegre's disease - ANSWER-The sclero-degenerative process involving the cardiac
conduction system
LV - ANSWER-90-140 mmHg
Mahaim fiber - ANSWER-Term for a 'nodofascicular' accessory pathway
MIO - ANSWER-Lead failure occurs inside-out related to contact with reactive metals
Normal axis - ANSWER-Falls into 0 to +90 degrees
RA pressure - ANSWER-2-8 mmHg
Rectifier - ANSWER-Converts biphasic signal into signal with one deflection
Right coronary artery - ANSWER-Supplies blood to the SA node in the majority of
patients
RV - ANSWER-15-28 mmHg
SA and Av nodal automaticity - ANSWER-Attributed to the abundance of Slow calcium
channels
Silver Vanadium Oxide - ANSWER-ICD Batteries are composed of this
Zener diode - ANSWER-Shunts energy away from a pacing circuit