-0.1 eV for each box in the vertical direction
-typically there are 10 boxes in the vertical direction for QRS complexes, adding up to
1.0 eV - ANSWER-The vertical lines in each of the boxes indicate:
-sign of the heart slowing down
-lack of blood flow to the brain and other organs
-lack of iron bound to the heme molecule - ANSWER-Declining oxygen saturation is an
ominous sign for patient's due to:
-Stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, which is a division of the somatic nervous
system
-increase the heart rate
-increase blood supply to the brain, heart, lungs and kidney
-cause the pupils to dilate - ANSWER-Medications such as epinephrine and adrenaline
do what?
0.04 sec - ANSWER-How many seconds do each of the small boxes indicate?
100/60 -138/89 - ANSWER-Normal BP range is
140-250 bpm - ANSWER-What is the heart rate with a SVT?
1st degree AV block - ANSWER-P-wave always goes before the QRS complex, but PR
interval is prolonged over 0.2 second, or 5 small squares. and is therefore...
Angiogram - ANSWER-Diagnostic technique using radiopaque dye to show blood
vessel blockage/damage.
arteriole - ANSWER-Smallest artery, have only a few muscle cells wrapped around
them. Major site of blood pressure regulation and blood flow to body parts.
atrial kick - ANSWER-When the AV node holds the impulse to allow the ventricles to fill,
this is known as the .......
beat slower - ANSWER-The parasympathetic nervous systems causes the heart to .....
conductivity, contractility, automaticity, excitability, permittivity - ANSWER-The heart has
5 specific characteristics which are.....
Coreg and epinephrine - ANSWER-What medication can change Atrial fibrillation to a
sinus rhythm?