Atropine has what affect on the heart ✔️✔️reverses cholinergic-mediated decrease in heart rate
(increases heart rate)
Describe afterload ✔️✔️The pressure the heart must eject against in the aorta measured by blood
pressure, specifically MAP (mean arterial pressure)
Describe Mobitz Type I ✔️✔️PR interval gets longer and longer until and QRS complex is dropped.
Describe Mobitz Type II ✔️✔️PR interval remains normal at 0.12 and QRS complex is dropped
Describe preload ✔️✔️The amount of blood coming into the heart through the vena cava, measured
as CVP (central venous pressure)
EKG ST elevation in leads II, III and aVF suggests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel ✔️✔️Inferior Mi - Right coronary artery
EKG ST elevation in leads V1 and V2 suggests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which coronary
vessel ✔️✔️Septal MI - Left anterior descending coronary artery
EKG ST elevation in leads V1 and V6 suggests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which coronary
vessel ✔️✔️Extensive Anterior - Risk of sudden death - Left main coronary artery
EKG ST elevation in leads V3 and V4 suggests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which coronary
vessel ✔️✔️Anterior MI - Left anterior descending coronary artery
EKG ST elevation in leads V5 and V6 suggests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which coronary
vessel ✔️✔️Apex MI - Left circumflex coronary artery
, EKG ST elevation in leads I, aVL, V5 and V6 suggests a MI in which area of the heart, affecting which
coronary vessel ✔️✔️Lateral MI - Left circumflex coronary artery
How do Angiotension Converter Enzymes (ACE inhibitors) affect the cardiac system - What do you
monitor for ✔️✔️decrease preload and afterload through vasodilation and diuresis - dry cough,
hyperkalcemia, angioedema
How do chronotropes work ✔️✔️Chronotropic drugs may change the heart rate by affecting the
nerves controlling the heart, or by changing the rhythm produced by the sinoatrial node.
How do dromotropes work ✔️✔️Dromotropic agent affect the conduction speed in the AV node and
subsequently the rate of electrical impulses in the heart
How do inotropes work ✔️✔️Inotropic agents alter the force or energy of muscular contractions
How do Negative chronotropes affect the cardiac system ✔️✔️decrease heart rate: change the
rhythm produced by the SA node
How do Negative dromotropes affect the cardiac system ✔️✔️decrease automaticity: alters rate at
which electricity moves through the heart
How do Negative inotropes affect the cardiac system ✔️✔️decrease contractility: alters the force or
energy of muscular contractions
How do Positive chronotropes affect the cardiac system ✔️✔️increase heart rate: change the rhythm
produced by the SA node
How do Positive dromotropes affect the cardiac system ✔️✔️increase automaticity: alters rate at
which electricity moves through the heart
How do Positive inotropes affect the cardiac system ✔️✔️increase contractility: alters the force or
energy of muscular contractions