Basic Dysrhythmia-Relias

BASIC DYSRHYTHMIA-RELIAS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS

normal ksinuskrhythmk-kCORRECTkANSWER-
heartkrhythmkoriginatingkinktheksinoatrial knodekwithkakratekinkpatientskatkrestkofk60ktok100kbeatskperkminut
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SinuskArrhythmiak-kCORRECTkANSWER-AppearancekiskALMOSTkNORMAL:
Respiratoryk-kCirculatorykinteraction

Rate kINCREASESkwithkINSPIRATION k(IN=IN)



SinuskBradycardiak-kCORRECTkANSWER-<60

normal ksinuskrhythm



SinuskTachycardiak-kCORRECTkANSWER->100k(100-150)

normal ksinuskrhythm



Premature kAtrialkContractionk(PAC)k-kCORRECTkANSWER-HeartkRate:kDependskonkunderlyingkrhythm

Regularity:kInterruptskthekregularitykofkunderlyingkrhythm

P-Wave:kcankbe kflattened,knotched,korkunusual.kMaykbekhiddenkwithinkthekTkwave

PRI:kmeasureskbetweenk.12-.20ksecondskandkcankbekprolonged;kcankbekdifferentkfromkotherkcomplexes

QRS:k<.12kseconds



SinuskArrest/Pausek-kCORRECTkANSWER--kSAknodekdoesn'tkfire

-knotice kabsence kofkP-wave kforkakcompletekcyclek(akmissedkcycle)

lengthkof kpause k≠kmultiple kofknormalkrate k(block)