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Which of the following interventions is important to consider
when a patient has a rhythm with ineffective atrial contractions?
A. Keeping hob above 45 degrees
B. Anticoagulation
C. Surgery consult
D. Assessing for blurred vision
B. Anticoagulation
Atrial kick accounts for how much of the total cardiac output?
25%
Which of the following assessment findings is associated with
ventricular fibrillation?
A. Anxiety
B. Loss of consciousness
C. Delirium
D. Headache
B. Loss of consciousness
Heart rate is zero
For any strip that is shown, what is the first response to the
patient?
Assess or check the patient
, Which of the following is a characteristic of premature
ventricular contractions (pvc's)?
A. The qrs complex is greater than 0.12 sec
B. The p-wave is inverted
C. There is a prolonged pr interval
D. The qrs complex is less than 0.12 sec
A. The qrs complex is greater than 0.12 sec
Wide and bizarre!
Which of the following assessment findings are associated with
this strip of v-tach?
A. Hypotension
B. Change in mental status
C. Weak or absent pulse
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
If i show you a strip, how do you know it has ventricular
bigeminy? Trigeminy?
Bigeminy
- every other beat in the strip is a pvc
Trigeminy
- every third beat in the strip is a pvc
The term multifocal pvcs refers to pvcs which are:
A. Frequently from the same ventricular focus
B. Occur in a specific pattern