ECG Workout Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation 8th Edition Huff Test Bank

ECG Workout Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation 8th Edition Huff Test Bank

Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart 1

Description and Location of the Heart 2

Function of the Heart 2

Heart Surfaces 2

Structure of the Heart Wall 2

Heart Chambers 4

Heart Valves 4

Blood Flow Through the Heart and Lungs 5

Coronary Circulation 6

Cardiac Innervation 7

2 Electrophysiology 9

Cardiac Cells 10

Depolarization and Repolarization 10

Electrical Conduction System of the Heart 11

The Cardiac Cycle 13

Waveforms and Current Flow 13

Refractory and Supernormal Periods of the Cardiac Cycle 14

ECG Graph Paper 14

3 Waveforms, Intervals, Segments, and Complexes 15

P Wave 16

PR Interval 16

QRS Complex 16

ST Segment 20

T Wave 20

QT Interval 20

U Wave 23

4 Cardiac Monitors 29

Purpose of ECG Monitoring 30

Types of Bedside Monitoring 30

Applying the Electrode Pads 32

Troubleshooting Monitor Problems 32

5 Analyzing a Rhythm Strip 39

Step 1 Determine the Regularity (Rhythm) of the R Waves 40

Step 2 Calculate the Heart Rate 40

Step 3 Identify and Examine P Waves 42

Step 4 Measure the PR Interval 42

Step 5 Measure the QRS Complex 44

Waveform Practice--Analyzing Rhythm Strips 45

6 Sinus Arrhythmias 49

Normal Sinus Rhythm 51

Sinus Tachycardia 51

Sinus Bradycardia 52

Sinus Arrhythmia 53

Sinus Arrest and Sinus Exit Block 54

7 Atrial Arrhythmias 91

Wandering Atrial Pacemaker (WAP) 92

Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC) 93

Nonconducted PAC 98

Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT) 100

Atrial Flutter 101

Atrial Fibrillation 103

8 AV Junctional Arrhythmias and AV Blocks 139

Premature Junctional Contractions (PJC) 141

Junctional Rhythm 143

Accelerated Junctional Rhythm 145

Paroxysmal Junctional Tachycardia (PJT) 147

AV Heart Blocks 148

First-Degree AV Block 148

Second-Degree AV Block, Type I (Mobitz I or Wenckebach) 149

Second-Degree AV Block, Type II (Mobitz II) 151

Third-Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block) 153

9 Ventricular Arrhythmias and Bundle Branch Block 189

Bundle Branch Block 191

Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) 192

Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) 196

Ventricular Fibrillation 200

Idioventricular Rhythm (Ventricular Escape Rhythm) 202

Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm 202

Ventricular Standstill (Ventricular Asystole) 204

10 Pacemakers 241

Temporary Pacemakers 242

Permanent Pacemakers 243

Pacemaker Terms 244

Pacemaker Malfunctions 245

Analyzing Pacemaker Rhythm Strips (Ventricular Demand Type) 249