NUR 405 Exam 5
- What are disorders of the formation or conduction (or both) of the electrical impulse within
the heart?
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dysrhythmias
- Dysrhythmia treatment is based on the and
of symptoms produced.
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frequency, severity
- The electrical impulse that simulates and paces the cardiac muscle normally originates in the
.
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sinus node
- The electrical stimulation is called and the
mechan- ical contraction is called .
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depolarization, systole
- Electrical relaxation is called and the mechanical
relaxation is called . 1 / 4
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repolarizaiton, diastole
- The heart rate is influenced by the nervous
system.-
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autonomic
- stimulation increases heart rate and blood pres- sure.
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sympathetic
- stimulation reduces heart rate and blood pressure.-
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parasympathetic
- Before applying electrodes, clean the skin with dry gauze and avoid using
because this increases the skin's electrical impedance and hinders detection of the cardiac electrical signal.
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alchohol 2 / 4
- What are distorted, irrelevant, and extraneous ECG waveforms?
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artifact
- A patient may undergo an study in which electrodes
are placed inside the heart in order to obtain an intracardiac ECG.
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electrophysiology (EP)
- A standard 12-lead ECG reflects the electrical activity primarily in the
and gives you 12 views of the heart.
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left ventricle
- When an ECG waveform moves toward the top of the paper, it is called a
.
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positive deflection
- When an ECG waveform moves toward the bottom of the paper, it is called a .
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negative deflection 3 / 4
- The represents the electrical impulse starting in the SA
node and spreading through the atria.
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P wave
- The represents ventricular depolarization.
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QRS complex
- The represents ventricular repolarizaiton.
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T wave
- The is thought to represent repolarization of Purkin- je
fibers; although this wave is rare it sometimes appears with hypokalemia.
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U wave
- The is measured from the beginning of the P wave to the
beginning of the QRS complex and represents the time needed for sinus
node stimulation, atrial depolarization, and conduction through the AV node before ventricular depolarization.
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PR interval
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