Atrial pacing - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? - Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, supplem...

Accelerated Junctional - Answer Rate: 60-100 Rhythm: Regular Pwave: before/after/absent - inverted PR: unknown QRS: Normal *** Fast junctional escape Asystole - Answer absence of contractions of the heart-Flat Line Atrial fibrillation - Answer rapid, random, ineffective contractions of the atrium Atrial Flutter - Answer Rate:Atrial 250-350 Ventricular: 100 -175 P: Irregular or absent, often "saw tooth" QRS: Normal Conduction: AV Block (2:1 > 3:1, 4:1) Rhythm: Regular ...

Which type of shock causes a temporary loss of motor, sensory, and reflex functions below the level of a lesion? - Answer- Spinal shock According to the rule of nines, burns of the anterior trunk and both anterior arms account for which percentage of body surface area? - Answer- 27 percent Which effect does parasympathetic stimulation have on the heart? A. It increases peripheral vascular resistance. B. It enhances atrioventricular node function. C. It shortens His-Purkinje and ventric...

HESI PN EXIT V2 EXAM 2023 1. The LPN/LVN is preparing to ambulate a postoperative client after cardiac surgery. The nurse plans to do which to enable the client to best tolerate the ambulation? Premedicate the client with an analgesic before ambulating. 2. A client is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor, which begins to alarm at the nurse's station. The nurse sees no electrocardiographic complexes on the screen. The nurse should do which first? Check the client status and lead placement. ...

HESI PN EXIT EXAM 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION The LPN/LVN is preparing to ambulate a postoperative client after cardiac surgery. The nurse plans to do which to enable the client to best tolerate the ambulation? - ANSWER Premedicate the client with an analgesic before ambulating. A client is wearing a continuous cardiac monitor, which begins to alarm at the nurse's station. The nurse sees no electrocardiographic complexes on the screen. The nurse should do which fir...

The ECG rhythm strip of a patient who arrived in the emergency department complaining of dizziness, syncope and shortness of breath reveals sinus bradycardia. When reviewing the patient's medication history, the healthcare provider identifies which agent(s) as a potential cause of the patient's current condition? Correct Answer Digoxin Verapamil Metoprolol A patient experiencing an unstable bradyarrhythmia does not respond to atropine. Which interventions could the healthcare provider...

Advent Health EKG Questions and Answers Rated A Afib The impulse originates in the Atria • The Atrial rate is > 300 and unable to measure [N/A] • No discernable P waves - PRI & Atrial rhythm cannot be measured [N/A] • The Ventricular rhythm is irregular • QRS within normal limits • If the Ventricular rate is <100 the rhythm is controlled A-fib; if the Ventricular rate is > 100 the rhythm is uncontrolled A-fib • This is a chronic rhythm for some patients Treatment: controlle...

PVARP....after a _____ event, refractory for the ______ - Answer-ventricle, atrium what is most likely the cause of the under detection of atrial flutter? - Answer-p waves falling into PVAB Which two studies showed that RV pacing in patients could lead to more hospitalizations? - Answer-DAVID and MOST when are the wedensky effects the greatest - Answer-at narrow pulse widths First degree AV block with symptoms of ppm syndrome is what class of indication for pacing - Answer-Class IIa ...

Exam 2: NR 341/ NR341 Complex Adult Health Exam 2 Review | Complete Guide with Verified Answers | 2024/ 2025 Update| Chamberlain 1. What is the priority intervention for sinus bradycardia? Answer: Give atropine 2. What is the 2nd line of defense for sinus bradycardia? Answer: Epinephrin 3. What is the priority intervention for sinus tachycardia? Answer: Figure out the underlying cause (exercise, fever, HTN, etc.) 4. What medication do you give for regular sinus tachycardi...

Baylor Scott & White EKG test with Correct Answers Graded A+ v fib, v tach, asystole, PEA, idioventricular, 2nd degree T2, complete heart block what are the 7 lethal rhythms? P-R interval #4 NSR (Normal Sinus Rhythm) Sinus bradycardia <60bpm, TX: pacing, atropine, treat reversible causes Sinus tachycardia >100-<160, TX: identify and tx underlying cause sinus arrest PACs looks like sinus arrest, TX: underlying cause, P waves are different atrial flutter P waves sawtooth, ...