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RELIAS DYSRHYTHMIA BASIC PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
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◉ Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT). Answer: an abnormal heart rhythm arising from aberrant electrical activity in the heart; originates at or above the AV node ◉ First degree heart block. Answer: atrioventricular (AV) block in which the atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles ◉ 2nd degree heart block type 1 (Wenkebach). Answer: Progressively longer PR interval until the P wave is not followed by a QPR ◉ 2nd Degree Heart Block (Mobitz II). Answer: Rare, but more serious Sudden appearance of a nonconducted P-wave P-waves are nl, but some aren't followed by a QRS complex PR & RR intervals are constant
◉ 3rd degree heart block. Answer: no obvious correlation between p and qrs, need pace maker ◉ premature ventricular contraction (PVC). Answer: a ventricular contraction preceding the normal impulse initiated by the SA node (pacemaker) ◉ Bigeminy PVC. Answer: every other beat is a PVC ◉ PVC couplets. Answer: PVC occurring in pairs, no adequate C.O. when this occurs ◉ monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Answer: presents with wide QRS complexes of a common shape. ◉ Torsades de pointes. Answer: Rate: 120 - 200 usually P wave: Obscured by ventricular waves QRS: Wide QRS - "Twisting of the Points" Conduction: Ventricular only Rhythm: Slightly irregular ◉ Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib). Answer: abnormal heart rhythm which results in quivering of ventricles
◉ Failure to capture (pacemaker). Answer: ◉ failure to sense (pacemaker). Answer: ◉ Atrial paced rhythm. Answer: spike before P wave ◉ Ventricular paced rhythm. Answer: ventricular contractions which occur in cases of complete heart block. ◉