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A Case of DizzinessA Case of Dizziness
A 68 year old female arrives at the emergency room in an ambulance. That evening she had been feeling “weak and dizzy” after ingesting a handful of her “heart pills” and later passed out. Her heart rate was irregular but near 33 beats per minute.
Her patient records and talks with her family revealed that she is being treated for poorly controlled hypertension and congestive heart failure. Her records indicate she has been prescribed the following medications:
DoxazosinAvapro Tiazac ToprolLasixPotassium supplementsDigoxin Zyrtec, celebrex
Her EKG records displayed several arrhythmias and while efforts at treatment were being made, she went into ventricular fibrillation.
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The EKGThe EKG
Physiology in action
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ObjectivesObjectives
understand basic cardiac anatomy understand how cellular action potentials
give rise to a signal that can be recorded with extracellular electrodes
understand the path for action potential propagation through the heart
understand the origin of the main phases of electrocardiogram (EKG)
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The HeartThe Heart
is a pump
has electrical activity(action potentials)
generates electricalcurrent that can be measured on the skin surface (the EKG)
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Currents and VoltagesCurrents and Voltages
At rest, Vm is constant
No current flowing Inside of cell is at
constant potential Outside of cell is at
constant potential
++++++++++++++++++
------------------------------
A piece of cardiac muscle
outside
inside
0 mV
+-
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Currents and VoltagesCurrents and Voltages
During AP upstroke, Vm is NOT constant
Current IS flowing Inside of cell is NOT
at constant potential Outside of cell is NOT
at constant potential
++++------------------------------++++++++++++++
A piece of cardiac muscle
outside
inside
Some positive potential
+-
current
AP
An action potential propagatingtoward the positive ECG lead produces a positive signal
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More Currents and VoltagesMore Currents and Voltages
A piece of cardiac muscle
outside
current
+-
A negative voltage reading
------++++++++++++++
inside
++++------------------------An action potential propagatingAway from the positive ECG lead produces a negative signal
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More Currents and VoltagesMore Currents and Voltages
current
-------------------------------
A piece of totally depolarizedcardiac muscle
outside
inside
+++++++++++++++++++
Vm not changingNo currentNo ECG signal
+++++++-------------------
A piece of cardiac muscle
outside
inside
------------+++++++++++
During Repolarization
+-Some negative potential
Repolarization spreading towardthe positive ECG lead producesa negative response
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The EKGThe EKG
Can record a reflection of cardiac electrical activity on the skin- EKG
The magnitude and polarity of the signal depends on– what the heart is doing electrically
depolarizing repolarizing whatever
– the position and orientation of the recording electrodes
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Cardiac AnatomyCardiac Anatomy
Atrial muscle
Sinoatrial (SA)A node Left atrium
Descending aortaInferiorvena cava
Ventricluar
Pulmonaryveins
Superiorvena cava
Tricuspid valve
Mitral valve
Atrioventricular (AV) node
Purkinjefibers
muscle
Internodalconducting
tissue
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Flow of Cardiac Electrical Flow of Cardiac Electrical ActivityActivity
SA node Atrial muscle
AV node (slow)
Purkinje fiberconducting system
Ventricular muscle
Internodalconductingfibers
Atrial muscle
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Conduction in the HeartConduction in the Heart
0.12-0.2 s approx. 0.44 s
SA
AtriaAtrial muscleSA node Left atrium
Descending aortaInferiorvena cava
Ventricluar
Pulmonaryveins
Superiorvena cava
Tricuspid valve
Mitral valve
AV node
Purkinjefibers
muscle
Specializedconducting
tissue
Purkinje
Ventricle
node
nodeAV
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The Normal EKGThe Normal EKG
P
Q
R
S
T
Right Arm
Left Leg
QTPR
0.12-0.2 s approx. 0.44 s
Atrial muscledepolarization
Ventricular muscledepolarization
Ventricular musclerepolarization
“Lead II”
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Action Potentials in the HeartAction Potentials in the Heart
AV
Purkinje
Ventricle
Aortic artery
Left atrium
Descending aortaInferiorvena cava
Ventricluar
Atrial muscle
Pulmonaryveins
Superiorvena cava
Pulmonary artery
Tricuspid valve
Mitral valve
Interventricularseptum
AV node
SA node
ECGQTPR
0.12-0.2 s approx. 0.44 s
SA
Atria
Purkinjefibers
muscle
Specializedconducting
tissue
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Start of EKG CycleStart of EKG Cycle
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Early P WaveEarly P Wave
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Later in P WaveLater in P Wave
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Early QRSEarly QRS
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Later in QRSLater in QRS
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S-T SegmentS-T Segment
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Early T WaveEarly T Wave
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Later in T-WaveLater in T-Wave
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Back to where we startedBack to where we started
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A Case of Sudden DeathA Case of Sudden Death
A 68 year old female arrives at the emergency room in an ambulance. That evening she had been feeling “weak and dizzy” after ingesting a handful of her “heart pills” and later passed out. Her heart rate was irregular but near 33 beats per minute.
Her patient records and talks with her family revealed that she is being treated for poorly controlled hypertension and congestive heart failure. Her records indicate she has been prescribed the following medications:
DoxazosinAvapro Tiazac ToprolLasixPotassium supplementsDigoxin Zyrtec, celebrex
Her EKG records displayed several arrhythmias and while efforts at treatment were being made, she went into ventricular fibrillation.
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A Case of Sudden DeathA Case of Sudden DeathAs noted, the patient’s heart rate was irregular and so were her EKG records. The figures below show two types of patterns seen: