ECG Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI Case study Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation Jonathan Stevens Meet the Client: Jonathan StevensSixty-three-year-old Jonathan Stevens visits the healthcare clinic complaining of increasing fatigue and difficulty breathing. Physical assessment findings include a rapid, irregular heart rate of 138 beats/min, BP of 140/86 mmHg, and a respiratory rate of 28 breaths/min. His breath sounds are clear with fine crackles in the bases bilaterally. He has positive jugular vein diste...

ALSACLS-RED CROSS FINAL EXAM WITH 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A patient isbrought into the emergency department. The patient does nothavea pulse. The cardiac monitor shows the following rhythm. The team interprets this as which condition? - answer-Ventricular tachycardia A patient with acute renal failure experiences cardiac arrest. Just before the cardiac arrest, thepatient's ECG showedpeaked T waves. What mightbecausing thepatient's cardiac arrest? - answer-Hyperkalemia A...

Where are Beta 1 receptors found? - CORRECT ANS Heart and Kidneys Stimulation of Beta 1 receptors result in an increase of what? - CORRECT ANS Heart: Inotropy, Chronotropy, Dromotropy Kidneys: Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System = Vasoconstriction = Increase blood pressure Which node is located at the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium, is typically supplied by the Right Coronary artery, and fires at a rate of 60-100 bpm. - CORRECT ANS SA Node Atrial depolarization ...

Medca EKG Practice Questions with 100% Correct Solutions A device on the skin that picks up electrical impulses given off by the heart is known as - Correct Answer ️️ -electrode The heart is located - Correct Answer ️️ -on the left side of the chest The body returns oxygen-poor blood to the heart via the - Correct Answer ️️ -vena cavae In lead l, activity of the heart is being measured from - Correct Answer ️️ -the right arm to the left arm The human heart weighs approxi...

Within the first 10 minutes, on the basis of the patient showing symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia, what will your first actions include (if not completed by EMS before arrival)? o Obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) o Administer a blood thinner o Administer aspirin and establish IV access o Activate the ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) team o If SPO2 is less than 90%, start oxygen o Assess airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs) o Administer epinephrine ...

The Ambulatory care Nurse is triaging a client whose chief complaint is chest pain. What is a priority action for the nurse to take? A. Complete full head to toe B. Administer ASA C. Perform Electrocardiogram (ECG) D. Call 911 - C. Perform an Electrocardiogram Which of the following is essential for the ambulatory care nurse to remind the client of when performing an Electrocardiogram? A. Take a deep breath during the test B. Hold you breath during the test C. Try not to move during t...

Within the first 10 minutes, on the basis of the patient showing symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia, what will your first actions include (if not completed by EMS before arrival)? o Obtain a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) o Administer a blood thinner o Administer aspirin and establish IV access o Activate the ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) team o If SPO2 is less than 90%, start oxygen o Assess airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs) o Administer epinephrine ...

A female client with a nasogastric tube attached to low suction states that she is nauseated. The nurse assesses that there has been no drainage through the nasogastric tube in the last 2 hours. Which action should the nurse take first? A. Irrigate the nasogastric tube with sterile normal saline. B. Reposition the client on her side. C. Advance the nasogastric tube 5 cm. D. Administer an intravenous antiemetic as prescribed. - B. The priority is to determined if the tube is functioning co...

ATI RN MEDICAL-SURGICAL PROCTORED EXAM LATEST FORM C QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES GUARANTEED A+ SCORE: UPDATED 1. The nurse is preparing the discontinue long term TPN therapy for a client. The nurse should plan to discontinue the TPN gradually to reduce the risk of which of the following adverse effects? a. Hyperglycemia b. Diarrhea c. Constipation d. Hypoglycemia- You taper it off to avoid this!!! Rationale PDF p.298: Never abruptly stop TPN. Speeding up/slowing down the rate...

A patient awaiting transfer to the catheterization lab for OCI reports...mild nausea with diaphoresis. Admin of which single agent... - Answer X - Reopro X - Aspirin YES - Plavix Which of these on a 12-lead ECG tracing indicates ischemia or infarction? - Answer X - QRS wide, ST elevation X - All BUT Q waves that are 1mm wide A patient with an acute inferior wall MI presents with vital signs of BP 90/60, HR 84, RR 22, clear breath sounds, and Sp)2 95%....which of the following?...