NSG 430 Ventricular Dysrhythmia (Complete And Verified Study material) (13pages) LEARNEXAMS

1. Premature ventricular contraction is a contraction coming from: Answer an ectopicfocus in the ventricles it is the premature (early) occurence of a QRS complex 2. A PVC is wide and distorted in shape compared to: Answer QRS complex comingdown the normal conduction pathway 3. PVCsthat arise from a different foci appear: Answer different in shape from each otherand are called Multifocal PVCS 4. PVCs that have the same shape are called: Answer Unifocal PVCs 5. When every other beat is a PVC this rhythm is called: Answer Ventricular Bigeminy 6. When every third beat is a PVC it is called: Answer ventricular trigemini 7. Two consecutive PVCs are called: Answer Couplet 8. Ventricular tachycardia occurs when: Answer there are three or more consecutivePVCs