Exam 10: Introducing the Ventricular Rhythms

A decreased supply of oxygenated blood to the heart is termed myocardial:

When a run of ventricular tachycardia lasts for greater than 30 seconds,it is called:

It is difficult sometimes to distinguish asystole from very fine ventricular fibrillation; therefore,you must always check:

Another term for shape is:

Oscilloscopic evidence of ventricular fibrillation can be mimicked by artifact.

The rhythm in which the waveforms appear as disorganized,rapid,irregular waves whose morphology vary vastly is ventricular:

When the patient is in ventricular tachycardia and is hemodynamically unstable,as evidenced by hypotension,shortness of breath,and chest pain,the preferred treatment is:

Ventricular fibrillation waves with amplitudes less than 3 millimeters are considered:

The absence of a palpable pulse and myocardial activity with the presence of organized electrical activity on the cardiac monitor is called:

Ventricular fibrillation waves with amplitudes greater than 3 millimeters are considered:

Causes of pulseless electrical activity include all EXCEPT:

or more premature ventricular complexes (PVCs)in a row is called:

The correct choice for immediate defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation is 360 joules of monophasic or equivalent biphasic wave forms.

A single,ectopic complex that occurs earlier than the next expected complex and arises from the irritable site in the ventricles is called:

When the patient is in ventricular tachycardia and is perfusing and stable,the preferred treatment is:

When the patient is in asystole,the preferred initial treatment is:

When every other beat is a premature ventricular contraction,it is known as:

The most important treatment of pulseless electrical activity (PEA)is:

The term "torsades de pointes" is derived from a French term meaning:

When the rate of an idioventricular rhythm falls below 20 beats per minute,it is often referred to as: