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cardiac dysrhythmias - nursing care____ is the removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction,
electrocautery, freezing, or radiofrequency (RF) - ANS-ablation
The P wave means _______; the discharge of electrical activity in the upper heart chambers -
ANS-atrial depolarization
___ ___ is atrial contraction caused by SA node
. preceded by P wave
. av open/ semilunar closed. - ANS-atrial systole
____ _____: fibers located at the base of the right atrium near the ventricle that carry electrical
stimulation to the bundle - ANS-atrioventricular node
Pattern in which every other complex is a premature beat (PVC). - ANS-bigeminy
___ means premature ventricular contraction - ANS-PVC
____ is usually below 60 beats per minute - ANS-bradycardia
___ ___ ___: neurological fibers extending from the AV node to the right and left bundle
branches that fire the impulse from the AV node to the Purkinje fibers - ANS-bundle of His
____ is the procedure to restore normal rhythm of the heart by applying a controlled electrical
shock to the exterior of the chest - ANS-cardioversion
___ is termination of ventricular fibrillation by delivery of an electrical stimulus to the heart, most
commonly by applying electrodes of the defibrillator externally to the chest wall but can be
performed internally at the time of open heart surgery or via an implanted device -
ANS-defibrillation
___: an interval interrupted by an early or late beat or a missed beat indicates an abnormal
rhythm; described as regularly irregular or irregularly irregular - ANS-dysrythmia
___ is also known as ekg or ecg. a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an
electrocardiograph - ANS-electrocardiogram
---- radiographic technique that directs x-rays to a fluorescent screen and displays "live" images
on a monitor - ANS-fluoroscopy
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