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Nursing Care. Cardiac Dysrhythmias Questions with Solutions 2024
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Nursing Care. Cardiac DysrhythmiasWhich assessment data suggests the presence of a dysrhythmia? - answerDyspnea
Tachycardia
Chest pain
Confusion
Palpitations
Lightheadedness
Palpitations
Syncope
A nurse is caring for a client two days after a myocardial infarction. When analyzing the
electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern, the nurse analyzes the following:
atrial rate 82 bpm and regular
ventricular rate 46 bpm and regular
P wave and QRS complexes are normal
no relationship between P wave and QRS complex
What dysrhythmia does this identify? - answerThird-degree heart block <
Ventricular tachycardia
Atrial fibrillation
Sinus bradycardia
When caring for a client with ventricular fibrillation, the nurse understands that
defibrillation _________________ the cells of the myocardium to allow the
______________ to resume pacemaker functions. - answerdepolarizes
SA node
First-degree
Third-degree
Second-degree, Type II
Second-degree, Type I - answerAtrial and ventricular rate normal. One P wave for each
QRS complex. Prolonged PR interval.
Constant atrial rate, constant ventricular rate. P wave has no relationship to QRS
complexes. Inconsistent PR interval.
Constant atrial rate, irregular ventricular rate. More P waves than QRS complexes. PR
interval constant.
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