dysrhythmia basic a a graded 100 verified
1. normal sinus rhythm: heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial node with a rate
in patients at rest of 60 to 100 beats per minute
2. Sinus Arrhythmia:Appearanceis ALMOST NORMAL:
Respiratory- Circulatory interaction
RateINCREASES with INSPIRATION (IN=IN)
3. SinusBradycardia:<60
normal sinus rhythm
4. SinusTachycardia:>100(100-150)normal
sinus rhythm
5. PrematureAtrial Contraction(PAC): Heart Rate:Dependson underlyingrhythm
Regularity:Interruptstheregularityof underlyingrhythm
P-Wave:can beflattened,notched,or unusual.May behiddenwithi n the
PRI:Tmeasure
wave
between .12 -.20 seconds and can be prolonged;
can be different from other complexes
QRS: <.12 seconds
6. Sinus Arrest/Pause:- SA nodedoesn'tfire
- noticeabsenceof P-wavefor a completecycle(a missedcycle) length of
pause ` multiple of normal rate (block)
7. Atrial Fibrillation(A-Fib): an irregularand oftenveryfastheartra from te originating
abnormal conduction in the atria
-flutter with 2
8. Atrial Flutter:irregularbeatingof theatria;oftendescribedas "a to 1 block or
3 to 1 block"
9. JunctionalRhythm:40-60 Regular!
-impulsefrom AV nodew/ retro/antegrade transmission
- P waveofteninverted/buried/followQRS
- slowrate
- narrowQRS (not widelike ventricular)
10. JunctionalTachycardia:>60 bpm (ms. K; 150-250)
- KEY: will be regular(consistent)
- AV junctionproducesa rapid sequenceof QRS-T cycles
- p-waveofteninverted/buried/followQRS
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