Dysrhythmia stuvia 2024 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

First Degree AV Block Characteristics - ANSWER- P wave before every qrs complex - P waves are upright and uniform - LONG PR INTERVAL 2nd Degree AV Block Type 1 (Wenkebach) Characteristics - ANSWER- pr interval increases with each beat until a qrs complex is dropped 2nd Degree AV Block Type 2 (Mobitz II) Characteristics - ANSWER- p wave before each qrs - some p's are not followed by a qrs - pr interval is the same for every conducted (full) beat - usually bradycardic Third Degree A...

normal sinus rhythm (NSR) - ANSWER Sinus Bradycardia - ANSWER sinus tachycardia - ANSWER Sinus Arrhythmia - ANSWER Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) - ANSWERan abnormal heart rhythm arising from aberrant electrical activity in the heart; originates at or above the AV node atrial flutter - ANSWERbaseline looks like sawtooth Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) - ANSWER

Cardiac rhythm - ANSWERThe pattern of electrical activity in the heart Sinus rhythm - ANSWERNormal heart rhythm originating from the sinus node Sinus tachycardia - ANSWERRapid heart rhythm originating from the sinus node Sinus bradycardia - ANSWERSlow heart rhythm originating from the sinus node Atrial fibrillation - ANSWERIrregular and often rapid heart rhythm Atrial flutter - ANSWERRapid and regular