Basic Dysrhythmia
normal sinus rhythm
Answer: heart rhythm originating in the sinoatrial node with a rate in patients at rest of 60 to 100 beats per minute
Sinus Arrhythmia
Answer: Appearance is ALMOST NORMAL:
Respiratory – Circulatory interaction
Rate INCREASES with INSPIRATION (IN=IN)
Sinus Bradycardia
Answer: <60
normal sinus rhythm
Sinus Tachycardia
Answer: >100 (100-150)
normal sinus rhythm
Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC)
Answer: Heart Rate: Depends on underlying rhythm
Regularity: Interrupts the regularity of underlying rhythm
P-Wave: can be flattened, notched, or unusual. May be hidden within the T wave
PRI: measures between .12-.20 seconds and can be prolonged; can be different from other complexes
QRS: <.12 seconds
Sinus Arrest/Pause
Answer: – SA node doesn’t fire
– notice absence of P-wave for a complete cycle (a missed cycle)
length of pause ≠ multiple of normal rate (block)
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)
Answer: an irregular and often very fast heart rate originating from abnormal conduction in the atria
Atrial Flutter
Answer: irregular beating of the atria; often described as “a-flutter with 2 to 1 block or 3 to 1 block”
Junctional Rhythm
Answer: 40-60 Regular!
-impulse from AV node w/ retro/antegrade transmission
– P wave often inverted/buried/follow QRS
– slow rate
– narrow QRS (not wide like ventricular)
Junctional Tachycardia
Answer: >60 bpm (ms. K; 150-250)
– KEY: will be regular (consistent)
– AV junction produces a rapid sequence of QRS-T cycles
– p-wave often inverted/buried/follow QRS
Premature Junctional Contraction
Answer: Inverted p wave or hidden p wave
PRI<0.12 or none
Normal QRS
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Answer: an abnormal heart rhythm arising from aberrant electrical activity in the heart; originates at or above the AV node
First degree heart block
Answer: atrioventricular (AV) block in which the atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles
2nd degree heart block type 1 (Wenkebach)
Answer: Progressively longer PR interval until the P wave is not followed by a QPR
2nd Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II)
Answer: Rare, but more serious
Sudden appearance of a nonconducted P-wave
P-waves are nl, but some aren’t followed by a QRS complex
PR & RR intervals are constant
3rd degree heart block
Answer: no obvious correlation between p and qrs, need pace maker
premature ventricular contraction (PVC)
Answer: a ventricular contraction preceding the normal impulse initiated by the SA node (pacemaker)
Bigeminy PVC
Answer: every other beat is a PVC
PVC couplets
Answer: PVC occurring in pairs, no adequate C.O. when this occurs
monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
Answer: presents with wide QRS complexes of a common shape.
Torsades de pointes
Answer: Rate: 120 – 200 usually
P wave: Obscured by ventricular waves
QRS: Wide QRS – “Twisting of the Points”
Conduction: Ventricular only
Rhythm: Slightly irregular
Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib)
Answer: abnormal heart rhythm which results in quivering of ventricles
Idioventricular Rhythm
Answer: <40
*looks like vtach but slow*
– no P waves (from vent foci)
– Wide QRS
(serious, death like rhythm)
– called “dying heart” rhythm…occasional ventric beat b4 death (asystole)
Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
Answer: Rate: 50 – 100 usually (usually slow)
P wave: Obscured by ventricular waves (occur during ventricular contraction) – SA node slower than faster ventricular pacing than should be
QRS: Wide QRS
Conduction: Ventricular only
Rhythm: Regular- benign rhythm that is sometimes seen during acute MI or early after reperfusion. – Rarely sustained, does not progress to vfib, rarely requires treatment
Asystole
Answer: absence of contractions of the heart
Atrial paced rhythm
Answer: spike before P wave
Ventricular paced rhythm
Answer: ventricular contractions which occur in cases of complete heart block.
Normal sinus rhythm
Answer: Regular
Rate: 60-100
P Wave: Present, upright
PR Interval: 0.12-0.20 sec
QRS: <0.12 sec
Sinus Bradycardia
Answer: Regular
Rate: <60
P Wave: Present, upright
PR Interval: 0.12-0.20 sec
QRS: <0.12 sec
Sinus Tachycardia
Answer: Regular
Rate: 100-150
P Wave: Present, upright
PR Interval: 0.12-0.20 sec
QRS: <0.12 sec
Premature Atrial Contraction
Answer: IRREGULAR
Rate: depends on underlying rhythm
P wave: Present or hidden in T wave
PR Interval: 0.12-0.20 sec
QRS: <0.12 sec
Atrial Fibrillation
Answer: IRREGULAR
Atrial rate: UNMEASURABLE
Ventricular rate: variable
P wave: unable to see
PR Interval: N/A
QRS: <0.12 sec
A fib RVR
Answer: IRREGULAR
Ventricular rate: 100-175
P wave: unable to see
PR Interval: N/A
QRS <0.12 sec
Atrial Flutter
Answer: Usually REGULAR can be irregular
Atrial rate: 250-350
Ventricular rate: variable BUT < atrial rate
P Wave: Flutter
PR Interval: N/A
QRS: <0.12 sec
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Answer: Regular
Rate: 150-350
P wave: Hidden in QRS or T wave
PR: unable to determine
QRS: <0.12 sec
Junctional Rhythm
Answer: Regular
Rate: 40-60
P Wave: ABSENT or INVERTED
PR Interval: None or <0.12
QRS: <0.12 sec
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm
Answer: Regular
Rate: 60-100
P Wave: NONE or INVERTED
PR Interval: None or <0.12
QRS: <0.12 sec
Junctional Tachycardia
Answer: Regular
Rate: >100
P Wave: NONE or INVERTED
PR Interval: None or <0.12
QRS: <0.12 sec
Premature Ventricular Contraction
Answer: IRREGULAR
Rate: refer to underlying rhythm
P Wave: NONE
PR Interval: N/A
QRS: WIDE and BIZARRE , >0.12 sec
Ventricular Tachycardia
Answer: Regular
Rate: >100
P Wave: NONE
PR Interval: N/A
QRS: WIDE and BIZARRE, >0.12 sec
Ventricular Fibrillation
Answer: Chaotic
Coarse: big waves
Fine: small waves
Rate: unmeasurable
P Wave: NONE
PR Interval: N/A
QRS: N/A
Idioventricular
Answer: Regular
Rate: 20-50
P wave: NONE
PR Interval: N/A
QRS: WIDE, >0.12 sec
Accelerated Idoventricular Rhythm
Answer: Regular
Rate: 50-100
P wave: NONE
PR Interval: N/A
QRS: WIDE, >0.12 sec
1st Degree AV Block
Answer: Regular
Rate: 60-100
P Wave: Present, upright
PR interval: >0.20 sec CONSISTENTLY LONG
QRS: <0.12 secHusband stays late till 9 consistently
2nd Degree AV Block Type I Mobitz, Wenckebach
Answer: IRREGULAR
Rate: 60-100
P wave: Present, upright
PR Interval: Progressively longer until drop (PR interval longer and longer until drop)
QRS: <0.12 secHusband stays late till 9, then 11, then 1, then doesn’t come home at all
2nd Degree AV Block Type II
Answer: Irregular or regular
Rate: <60
P wave: Present, upright
PR Interval: PR interval consistently LONGER like type 1 but then a QRS will drop
QRS: <0.12 secHusband stays late till 9 consistently, then wife goes out and doesn’t come home
3rd Degree AV Block
Answer: Atrials and ventricles don’t communicate
Rate: regular atrial
P wave: Present, upright
No relationship between P waves and QRS
PR Interval: VARIABLE
QRS: variableP-P ad R-R consistent but NO correlationHusband and wife live separate lives and don’t communicate
Unifocal PVCs
Answer: Only 1 shape PVC
Bigeminy
PVC occurs every OTHER beat
Trigeminy
PVC occurs every THIRD beat
Couplet
2 PVCs together
Triplet
3 PVCs together
Multifocal
Multiple shapes
Monomorphic V Tach
Answer: Same Shapes V Tach
Polymorphic V Tach
Answer: Different Shapes V tach
Coarse V Fib
Answer: Chopy but not as high as polymorphic V tach
Fine V Fib
Answer: Fine and fibrillatory
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Failure to Capture
Answer: Spikes with no QRS
Failure to Sense
Answer: Spikes happen regardless of QRS on their own
How to determine the rhythm
Answer: Regular or irregular?
Rate?
P before every QRS? QRS for every P?
QRS wide or narrow?
QT Interval
Answer:0.34-0.43
P Wave
Answer:0.06-0.12 sec
PR Interval
Answer:0.12-0.20 sec
SA Node Firing Rhythms
Answer: *Fires normally @ 60-100*
-SR 60-100
-SB <60
-ST 100-150
-SVT 150-350
AV Node Firing, SA Node Failed Rhythms
Answer:*Fires normally @ 40-60*
-Junctional rhythm 40-60
-Accelerated junctional rhythm 60-100
-Junctional tachycardia 100-150
Only Purkinje Fibers Firing Rhythms (Everything else has failed)
Answer:*Fires normally @ 20-50*
-Idioventricular 20-50
-Accelerated idioventricular 50-100