FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & VALUATION
QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD A+
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Normal Sinus Rhythm
Answer: Regular, each contains P wave, QRS complex, and T-wave
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Sinus Tachycardia
Where does it originate?
BPM?
Answer: Originates in SA node
100-150 bpm
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Supraventricular tachycardia
Where does it originate?
Answer: Rapid rhythm originating in 1 or more atrial locations or AV
node
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Ventricular Tachycardia
Where does it originate?
Answer: Rapid rhythm originating in ventricles
Originates in damaged cells
QRS widened
Life threatening
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Premature Atrial Contractions
Where does it start?
What is it triggered?
Answer: Start above AV junction and connected to ventricles
Often triggered by caffeine, tobacco, stress, and fatigue
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Premature Ventricular Contractions
Answer: Extra heartbeats that begin in ventricles
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Atrial Fibrillation
BPM
, Common causes?
Answer: Disorganized, rapid depolarization of atrial tissue
Impulses are randomly conducted to ventricles
>300 bpm
Heart disease, alcohol intoxication, caffeine, electrolyte imbalances
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Atrial Flutter
BPM
Where does it originate?
Answer: Disorganized, chaotic electrical activity originating in
ventricles
More organized depolarization of ventricles: sawtooth pattern
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Ventricular Fibrillation
Where does it originate?
Answer: Disorganized, chaotic electrical activity originating in
ventricles
Life threatening and poor survival rates
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