Cardiac telemetry stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Tall, tented or peaked T-waves may indicate which of the following electrolytes is high: -ANSWER Potassium Telemetry alarms: -ANSWER All of the above Identify the rhythm. -ANSWER normal sinus rhythm Identify the rhythm. -ANSWER Second degree AV heart Block, Type 1/Mobitz I/Wenkebach This 80 year old female was admitted to the telemetry unit with complaints of intermittent palpitations. Her vitals were 120/80, HR 90, R 18, SAO2 98% RA. Identify the rhythm below: -ANSWER afib Two ho...

Normal Conduction System -ANSWER -SA Node = Primary Pacemaker of the Heart, rate of 60-100 bpm -Internodal Pathways = Pathways connecting SA Node and AV Node -AV Node = Backup pacemaker, rate of 40-60 bpm -Bundle of His = splits nerve fibers down Left & Right Sides, His-Purkinje is conduction system of heart -L & R Bundle Brancehs = lead to left & right of the myocardium -Purkinje Fibers / Network = ends of the muscle, last escape pacemaker sites rate of 14-40 Tele Strip Paper -ANSWER -S...

along what axis is time measured in an EKG paper? - ANSWERacross a horizontal axis what does each small square on an EKG strip represent? - ANSWER1 mm in length 0.04 seconds what does each large square on an EKG strip represent? - ANSWER5 mm in length 0.2 seconds how can a regular rhythm be calculated on an EKG strip? - ANSWERwhen the rhythm is regular, the heart rate is 250 divided by the number of large squares between the QRS complexes i.e. 3 large squares between regular QRS c...

What is the normal PR interval? -ANSWER 0.1-0.2 What is the normal QRS interval? -ANSWER 0.004-0.12 What is the normal QT interval? -ANSWER 0.34-0.43 What are you MOST worried about with A-Fibb? -ANSWER clots What do you use to treat sinus bradycardia? -ANSWER Atropine 0.5mg IV push What do you use to treat sinus tachycardia? -ANSWER -Vagal maneuver -BB and CCB What are the main causes of A-Fibb? -ANSWER -Cardiomyopathy -Pericarditis -HTN -CAD How do you treat A-Fibb? -A...

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