Sinus node - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What drug is used to treat sinus bradycardia? - Answer-Atropine 0.5mg Do you pace sinus bradycardia? - Answer-Yes, with external or transvenous pacemakers What drugs should you HOLD with sinus bradycardia? - Answer-Digoxin and beta blockers How do you treat sinus tachycardia? - Answer-treat the underlying cause What drugs are used to treat sinus pause/block? - Answer-Atropine 0.5mg or epinephrine What type of pacemaker is used to treat sinus node disease (sinus pause/block)? - Answer-Atrial...

CALAOMS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED 2024 (GRADED) Another name for the Sympathetic Nervous System is the Cholinergic System. True or False? - Answer False Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: - Answer Parasympathetic and sympathetic The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while the lower chambers are called _____. - Answer 4, atria, ventricles Continue the pathway of the blood flow: From the lungs w...

The process by which the body break down and coverts a medication into active subtance is know as metabolism The term NOT associated with the pharmacokinetics of a drug is Pharmacodynamics R ationale: Pharmacokinetics can be simply described as the study of 'what the body does to the drugs' and includes: the rate and extend to which drugs are absorbed and distributed to body tissue; the rate and pathways by which drugs are eliminated from the body by metabolism and excretion; and the relations...

Sinus Arrhythmia Sinus Arrhythmia Looks almost normal Action: none, continue to monitor First Drug: none Possible cause: respiratory deviation, peds, aging heart Sinus Bradycardia Action: oxygen, notify MD - if symptomatic, follow AHA guidelines. First Drug: Atropine if symptomatic - low BP Possible cause: vagal-stimulation, athlete, sleep, ischemia to SA node, Meds, ↑ ICP Sinus Tachycardia Action: Determine & Treat the cause - this is key First Drug: None, watch for d...

HEALTHSTREAM TELEMETRY & ECG EXAM 2023/2024 Mechanical & Electrical Activity - CORRECT ANSWER-- Correlation between the electrical and mechanical functions of the heart - Electrical activity stimulates the heart to contract - Electrocardiogram (ECG) show both functions - Electrical pulse= action potntial Cardiac Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWER-- Used to diagnose dysrhythmias, chamber enlargement, MI/myocardial ischemia, monitor effects of electrolyte imbalances of medication administrat...

P wave -ANSWER -Impulse at SA node -Last .10 secs .10 seconds -ANSWER Duration of P wave PR interval -ANSWER - Measured at the beginning of P wave through beginning of QRS -Lasts between .12-.20 seconds .12-.20 -ANSWER Duration of PR Interval QRS complex -ANSWER -Measured from Q to S -.04-.10 seconds .04-.10 -ANSWER QRS complex duration ST Segment -ANSWER -Measured from end of QRS to onset of T -Duration of .08 secs .08 secs -ANSWER ST length Normal Sinus -ANSWER -...

2024 ABCP Perfusion Basic Science Exam Practice - Q & A (Complete Solutions) The most common type of anomalous venous return is: a. supracardiac b. cardiac c. infracardiac d. cardiac A Pott's operation is an anastomosis of the: a. ascending aorta to the left pulmonary artery b. descending aorta to the pulmonary artery branch c. subclavian artery to the pulmonary artery branch d. ascending aorta to the subclavian artery The basic hemodynamic fault in a patent ductus arteriosus is a ____ -to- _...

CALAOMS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023-2024. Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: - Answer Parasympathetic and sympathetic The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while the lower chambers are called _____. - Answer 4, atria, ventricles Continue the pathway of the blood flow: From the lungs where it picked up oxygen, blood travels through the _____ vein to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve to the ___...

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The heart is divided into how many chambers correct answer: 4 chambers: 2 atria and 2 ventricles Insufficient blood flow through the coronary arteries can result in: correct answer: Angina Beta one controls the correct answer: Heart Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: correct answer: Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Stimulation of the Vagus nerve will __________ the heart rate correct answer: decrease Another name for the Parasympathetic nervous sy...