Med Surg Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Emergency/Trauma Nursing Exam Questions With Verified Answers
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Dysrhythmias
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Dysrhythmias
Med Surg Cardiac Dysrhythmias and
Emergency/Trauma Nursing Exam
Questions With Verified Answers
The heart is made up of a pump system and an electrical system. The electrical system can run
without the pump but the pump cannot run without the electrical true or false? - answerTrue
EKG lead pla...
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 23, 2024 4:26 PM Med Surg Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Emergency/Trauma Nursing Exam Questions With Verified Answers The heart is made up of a pump system and an electrical system. The electrical system can run without the pump but the pump cannot run without the electrical true or false? - answer✔✔True EKG lead placement (5 Lead) - answer✔✔Right: White clouds over green grass Left: Black smoke over red fire Chocolate close to heart (Ground) -make sure pt. skin is dry/hair clipped The primary pacemaker of the heart is? - answer✔✔the SA node The PR interval represents A) atrial depolarization B) the time it takes the elect rical impulse to travel from the SA node to the AV node C) atrial repolarization d)ventricular depolarization - answer✔✔B What does the QRS complex represent? - answer✔✔ventricular depolarization What do T waves represent? - answer✔✔ventricular repolarizat ion What can cause alterations in normal electrophysiology SATA? A) strenuous exercise B) fever C) a potassium level of 8.5 D) respiratory acidosis E) Antihypertension medication F) Chest pain - answer✔✔all are correct EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 23, 2024 4:26 PM A = autonomic nervous system changes B = changes in body temperature C= electrolyte imbalance D = Acid -base imbalance E = medications F = MI/ischemia Normal Sinus Rythym (NSR) - answer✔✔P wave before every QRS and a T wave after every QRS complex and the QRS complexes are evenly spaced Sinus Bradycardia - answer✔✔<60 normal sinus rhythm Your patient's HR is 50 on the EKG monitor. When you check on the patient they are sitting up in bed alert and with a family member. What do you do? - answer✔✔Nothing the pt. is asymptomatic. Bradycardia is probably d/t: -extremely fit athletes have lower HR -pt. may be on a med that lowers HR -pt. could have been sleeping -patient may have been bearing down Your patient's HR is 50 on the EKG monitor. When you check on the patient they are pale, cool, swea ty, SOB, and appear confused when you ask them questions. Patient starts to vomit and complains of chest pain. What do you do? - answer✔✔Pt. is most likely suffering from decreased CO -apply O2 -Atropine -hold any meds that could decrease HR -monitor for h ypotension and administer fluids to keep BP up You administer 2L of O2 and Atropine but your patient's HR shows no improvement and continues to drop over the next few hours. What would your next action be? - answer✔✔-
prepare for noninvasive pacemaker - patient may need permanent pacemaker (after you talk to DR obviously)
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