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On
completion of this chapter the student will have mastered
the following objectives.
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Be
able to define the term cardiac, myocardium, electrocardiogram
(ECG), "heart rate", depolarization, repolarization,
arrhythmia, Sinus Rhythm, & aberrant conduction
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Name the heart's four chambers.
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Be able to define the stages of cardiac circulation.
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Be able to define the components of the cardiac electrical
conduction system.
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Be able to calculate timing intervals on the ECG graph
paper.
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Be able to define the components of the electrocardiogram
(ECG).
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Be able to correlate the ECG graph waves with the physical
cardiac cycle.
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Be able to identify the two basic cardiac monitoring
leads.
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Be able to define the five steps necessary to interpret
cardiac rhythms.
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Be able to calculate heart rates by three different
methods.
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Be able to list the qualities required for a sinus rhythm
to occur.
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Be able to define Sinus Tachycardia, Sinus Bradycardia,
Sinus Arrhythmia.
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Be
able to list the qualities found in various abnormal
cardiac rhythms, and identify each abnormality in the
rhythm strip.
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Be able to define the term ectopic site, bigeminy, trigeminy,
unifocal & multifocal PAC's.
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Be
able to pick out the proper medical interventions for
the various atrial arrhythmias.
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Be
able to determine the difference between a Low, Middle
& High junctional ectopic site.
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Be
able to pick out the proper medical intervention for
the various junctional arrhythmias.
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Know
the normal width for 'QRS' complexes.
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Be
able to pick out the proper medical interventions for
junctional arrhythmias.
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Be
able to determine the underlying rhythm that is pacing
the ventricles in a Third Degree Atrioventricular block.
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Be
able to pick out the proper medical interventions for
the various atrio-ventricular arrhythmias.
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Be
able to recognize the various aberrant 'QRS' complex
morphologies & the various ventricular 'QRS' complex
morphologies.
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Be
able to list the various ECG qualities that indicate
the presence of aberrant conduction & the presence
of ventricular beats.
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Be
able to pick out the qualities found in each of the
following abnormal cardiac rhythms, and identify each
abnormality in a rhythm strip: Sinus Exit Block, Sinus
Pause (Arrest)
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Be
able to pick out the proper medical intervention for
sinus exit blocks and pauses.
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