Atrial Dysrhythmias - 12

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With atrial dysrhythmias, the atrial waveforms differ?
From normal sinus P-waves
In wandering atrial pacemaker, the pacemaker site shifts between the SA node, atria, and/or?
AV junction
What rhythm has a slight irregular rhythm with normal QRS complexes, but each P-wave is different is?
Wandering atrial pacemaker
Premature atrial complexes may have?
Normal PR intervals
A PAC arises earlier in the cardiac cycle and will interrupt the regularity of the underlying rhythm is?
TRUE
The heart rate characteristic of atrial tachycardia is ___________ bpm
150 - 250 bpm
The QRS complexes seen with atrial tachycardia are normally ___________ seconds in duration.
0.06 - 0.10 seconds
With MAT, the heart rate is?
100 - 250 bpm
Which rhythm has the "saw-tooth" pattern?
Atrial flutter
Atrial flutter has an atrial rate of __________ bpm.
Between 250 - 350 bpm
Atrial fibrillation typically has?
Normal QRS complexes
The atrial waveforms associated with atrial fibrillation are ___________ and the PR intervals are ____________.
Indiscernible; nonexistent
Which dysrhythmias is totally irregular?
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation has an atrial rate of _________ bpm
Greater than 350 bpm
If a patient passed out is because of the decrease in his?
Cardiac output