Nur283 Quiz 2 Exam Questions (92 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

pacemaker in the atria vs pace maker wires in the ventricle? {Ans: on a EKG the pacemaker spike will be right before the P was in the atria and right before the QRS or after the p wave for ventricle placement}In an emergent exacerbation of Left sided HF what is the treatment plan? {Ans: O2 PEEP/CPAP Lasix Until pt stable, remember that suction will not work as well as lasix but we have to do something in the mean time to help while we wait for lasix to work}What is Afib? {Ans: Electrical abnormality of the heart causing the top of the heart to quiver Several cells about 300 around the SA node begins sending electrical impulses instead of the SA node. The AV node doesn't know which impulse to listen to since there are so many, so it just starts conducting signals and QRS contractions irregularly}What is used to diagnose potentially dangerous arrhythmias? {Ans: a 12 lead A EKG is not diagnostic}What is the RAAS system pathway? {Ans: Kidney's detect low BP and release renin- which turns into angiotensinogin which is produced by the liver-this leads to angiotensin 1 and this goes to the