| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 4 | cardiac muscle has how many chambers? |
| coronary arteries | the cardiac muscle revcieves blood from the? |
| aorta | coronary arteries is located on top of the? |
| myocardial infarction | a full occlusion to the heart leads to? |
| pacemaker | sa node is also known as? |
| automaticity | the special thing about the heart is the? |
| 60-100 | how many BPM can the SA node conduct? |
| 40-60 | how many BPM can the AV node conduct? |
| 30-40 | how many BPM can the purkinjie fibers conduct? |
| ECG | what can record electrical forces forces produced by the heart? |
| depolarization | when sodium ions enter the heart it is known as what? |
| repolarizing | when potassium ions leave the heart it is known as? |
| PQRST | an ECG uses what letter to track the hearts rhythm? |
| rate | chronotropic refers to the? |
| force | indotropic refers to the? |
| 120/80 | normal BP is? |
| 140/90 | high BP is? |
| coronary artery disease | CAD is refered to as? |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries is known as? |
| athersclerosis | the fatty deposits adhere to the artery walls is known as? |
| myocardial infarction | leading cause of death in industrialzied world is? |
| angina pectoris | athersclerosis may cause what kind of heart condition? |
| pain to left side | angina pectoris symptoms refer to as an elephant on their chest and what else? |
| 30sec to 30 min | angina pectoris may last how long? |
| nitroglycerin | nitrates and nitrites are used due to fast acting what is an example? |
| propranolol | what is the primary agent of beta blockers? |
| 6 months | discard nitroglycerin after how long? |
| ventricular, atrial | what are the 2 types of arrythmia? |
| lungs | when left side fails to pump blood what fills? |
| right extremities | if right fails to pupm blood what fails? |
| both sides fail | if one side of the heart fails what usually happens? |
| vagus | glycosides depress HR byu stimulating what nerve? |
| IV or PO | lanoxin is given what routes? |
| digibind | for severe overdose of glycosides use what? |
| bioavailability | digoxing capsules have greter what? |
| .2mg | a digoxin capsule weighs about how much? |
| .25mg | a digoxin tablet weighs about how much? |
| conduction system | specialized tissue that regulates the activity of the heart? |
| cardiac muscle,conduction system, nerve supply | what are the 3 citculatory system componets? |
| atrial depolarization | the letter P means what? |
| ventricle depolarization | the letter QRS means what? |
| ventricle repolarization | the letter T means what? |
| stable angina | exertional angina may also be known as? |
| prinzmetals angina | vasopastic angina is also known as? |
| phenytoin | which drugs is used for digoxin induced arrhythmias and seizures? |
| ascites | when fluid overflows to the body is known as? |
| embolisim | when left side of heart fails what else may happen besides lungs getting filled? |
| inotropic is positive and chronotropic is negative | how to cardiacglycosides effect inotropic and chronotropic? |
| adenosine triphosphatase | enzyme that energizes the sodium/potassium pump and is inhibited by glycosides |
| cardiac glycosides | drug obtained from plants of genus digitalis? |
| ectopic beat | extra heart beat is known as? |
| arrhythmia | disorder of cardiac conduction? |
| cinchonisim | quinidine toxicity with symptoms of dizzy, H/A, and tinnitus |
| ectopic focus | area of the heart where abnormal pulses originate? |
| nystagmus | involuntary movement of the eyes is known as? |
| vasopastic angina | angina pectoris caused by vasospasm of the coronary arteries? |
| enhance | how does hypercalcemia effect cardiac glycosides? |
| antagonise | how does hyperkalemia effect cardiac glycosides? |
| may actually make arrhythmia worse | how does hypokalemia effect with cardiac glycosides? |
| ventricular | what is the most threatening arrhythmia? |
| pace maker | sa node is also known as? |
| homeostasis | pans and sans regulates? |
| ventricular | hypokalemia may cause what fribulation? |
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