Electrical Interventions

Identify the following rhythm strips

1.

a.   Defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation
b.   Cardioversion of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
c.   Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia
d.   Cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia

2.

a.  Cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia
b.  Cardioversion of unifocal ventricular tachycardia
c.  Defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation
d.  Defibrillation of unifocal ventricular tachycardia

3.

a.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to ventricular fibrillation
b.  Defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
c.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to atrial fibrillation
d.  Defibrillation of unifocal ventricular tachycardia to polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

4.

a.  External pacing of Mobitz II with good electrical capture
b.  External pacing of complete heart block without electrical capture
c.  External pacing of idioventricular rhythm with good electrical capture
d.  Failure to pace 2nd degree heart block type II

5.

a.  Failure to cardiovert polymorphic ventricular fibrillation
b.  Refractory ventricular fibrillation after defibrillation
c.  Unsynchronized shock of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
d.  Successful defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia

6.

a.  Unsuccessful initial cardioversion attempt of fine ventricular tachycardia
b.  Successful defibrillation of torsades de pointe
c.  Unsuccessful overdrive pacing of ventricular tachycardia
d.  Ventricular fibrillation refractory to initial defibrillation attempt

7.

a.  Unsuccessful cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia
b.  Unsuccessful defibrillation of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
c.  Successful cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia
d.  Unsuccessful defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation

8.

a.  Defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation to asystole
b.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to asystole
c.  Cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia to asystole
d.  Cardioversion of ventricular fibrillation to fine ventricular fibrillation

9.

a.  Successful 1st shock of ventricular fibrillation
b.  Unsuccessful 1st shock of ventricular tachycardia
c.  Successful 1st shock of ventricular tachycardia
d.  Unsuccessful 1st shock of ventricular fibrillation

10.

a.  Defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation to asystole
b.  Defibrillation of supraventricular tachycardia to asystole
c.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to asystole
d.  Cardioversion of ventricular fibrillation to fine ventricular fibrillation

11.

a.  Failure to capture idioventricular rhythm
b.  Successful capture of complete heart block
c.  Failure to capture 2nd degree heart block type II
d.  Unsuccessful cardioversion of accelerated idioventricular rhythm

12.

a.  Successful cardioversion of ventricular tachycardia
b.  Unsuccessful defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia
c.  Successful cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia
d.  Unsuccessful cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia

13.

a.  Successful cardioversion of ventricular fibrillation to sinus rhythm
b.  Successful defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation to sinus rhythm
c.  Successful cardioversion of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm
d.  Successful defibrillation of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia to sinus rhythm

14.

a.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to supraventricular tachycardia
b.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to supraventricular fibrillation
c.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to ventricular fibrillation
d.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to unifocal ventricular tachycardia

15.

a.  Supraventricular tachycardia with synchronized markers present
b.  Ventricular fibrillation with synchronized markers present
c.  Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia with synchronized markers present
d.  Torsades de pointe with synchronized markers in place.



Answers
1.  d.  Cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia
2.  b.  Cardioversion of unifocal ventricular tachycardia
3.  a.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to ventricular fibrillation
4.  d.  Failure to pace 2nd degree heart block type II
5.  b.  Refractory ventricular fibrillation after defibrillation
6.  d.  Ventricular fibrillation refractory to initial defibrillation attempt
7.  b.  Unsuccessful defibrillation of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
8.  a.  Defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation to asystole
9.  b.  Unsuccessful 1st shock of ventricular tachycardia
10. c.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to asystole
11. c.  Failure to capture 2nd degree heart block type II
12. d.  Unsuccessful cardioversion of supraventricular tachycardia
13. b.  Successful defibrillation of ventricular fibrillation to sinus rhythm
14. c.  Defibrillation of ventricular tachycardia to ventricular fibrillation
15. c.  Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia with synchronized markers present


Reviewed 3/6/16