PR Intervals - 8

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The duration of the PR interval _____ from beat to beat.
Is constant
PR interval is the distance from the?
Beginning of the P-wave to the beginning of the Q-wave
The PR interval denotes depolarization of the heart from the?
SA node through the atria, AV node, and HIS-Purkinje system
The normal duration of the PR interval is _____ second(s).
0.12 to 0.20
A shorter than normal PR interval is less than _____ second(s) in duration.
0.12
Which PR interval is considered normal?
That is 0.18 seconds in duration
What is delayed conduction through the AV node?
Constant PR intervals of greater than 0.20 seconds
With a pacemaker site that changes from beat to beat throughout the atria, the PR intervals?
Vary
With AV heart block, the PR intervals may be all of the following except?
Shorter in duration than 0.12 seconds
There will be an absence of PR intervals in?
The most severe form of AV heart block
If there is an accessory pathway between the atria and ventricles, the PR intervals may?
Be less than 0.12 seconds in duration
PR segments are commonly described as?
Flat
Common blocks occur where in the heart?
AV heart block
The PR intervals that change in duration are considered?
Abnormal and characteristic of specific dysrhythmias