Monday
Where do all sinus rhythms originate?
What is the rate for Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)? What is the rate for Sinus bradycardia? What is the rate for Sinus tachycardia? What is the rate for Sinus Arrhythmia?
Sinus arrhythmia is common in what populations?
More often, sinus arrhythmia is caused by the _______ cyle. As inspiration occurs, HR (increases or decreases). With expiration, HR (increases or decreases).
Although a dysfunctional SA node can reflect a number of cardiovascular diseases, collectively when the SA node is not functioning correctly it is referred to as what?
What is the main difference in Sinus bradycardia, NSR and Sinus tachycardia?
Make sure you can LABEL correctly at 12-Lead EKG.
Where will you normally see the calibration markings? What are the 3 types of calibration you may see?
Start practicing all of your sinus rhythms in Chapter 6 of your text.

Wednesday
Discuss in greater detail what you are looking for in a rhythm strip interpretation (rhythm, rate, P waves, PRI and QRS).
Practice your 3 second and 6 second heart rate estimation for irregular rhythms.
What is another name for autorhythmic?
What does ‘foci’ mean?
What are the potential pacemakers of the heart? What are their inherent rates (SA Node = ?, Atrial foci = ?, Junctional foci = ?, Ventricular foci = ?)
Why do we now specifically identify the junctional foci as opposed to just saying at the AV Node?
What is overdrive suppression mean?
What do the terms arrhythmia and dysrhythmia mean? HINT, both mean a rhythm that is not a normal sinus rhythm.
What are the CLUES with Atrial arrhythmias? Answer this analytically: What is happening with the rhythm? Where will these arrhythmias occur? How does this affect the P waves? How does this affect the PRI? How does this affect the QRS?
What is the Wandering atrial pacemaker? Describe this arrythmia? What is happening with this rhythm?
What does ectopic site mean?

Friday
Devoted to REVIEW!
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