BASIC DYSRHYTHMIA-RELIAS QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS & RATIONALES || LATEST ACTUAL EXAM || FULLY UPDATED || A+ GRADED

BASIC DYSRHYTHMIA-RELIAS QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
& RATIONALES || LATEST ACTUAL EXAM || FULLY UPDATED || A+
GRADED




Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) - CORRECT ANSWERS-an irregular and often very fast heart rate
originating from abnormal conduction in the atria



Atrial Flutter - CORRECT ANSWERS-irregular beating of the atria; often described as "a-flutter
with 2 to 1 block or 3 to 1 block"

asystole - CORRECT ANSWERS-absence of contractions of the heart



Failure to capture (pacemaker) - CORRECT ANSWERS-



failure to sense (pacemaker) - CORRECT ANSWERS-



Atrial paced rhythm - CORRECT ANSWERS-spike before P wave



Ventricular paced rhythm - CORRECT ANSWERS-ventricular contractions which occur in cases
of complete heart block.



Junctional Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS->60 bpm (ms. K; 150-250)

- KEY: will be regular (consistent)

- AV junction produces a rapid sequence of QRS-T cycles