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Electrical Conduction System of the Heart: In a Nutshell (Nursing)

by Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN

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    00:00 So let's wrap up this video series.

    00:02 The electrical system of the heart carries charges from the SA node, the AV node, the bundle of His and the bridges to the Purkinje fibers.

    00:11 Now, the primary pacemaker of the heart is the...

    00:14 Write it on.

    00:14 SA node and the AV node.

    00:16 It can act as a secondary pacemaker if necessary, but it's not as efficient or as fast.

    00:22 We use electrodes to monitor the functioning of the electrical system of the heart.

    00:26 And that's just what we talked about.

    00:29 So good luck.

    00:30 Thanks for watching this video series with me today.

    00:32 And please, no crying when you're looking at dysrhythmias.


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    The lecture Electrical Conduction System of the Heart: In a Nutshell (Nursing) by Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN is from the course Review: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System (Nursing).


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    1. SA node, AV node, bundle of His, bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers
    2. SA node, bundle of His, AV node, bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers
    3. AV node, bundle of His, SA node, Purkinje fibers, and bundle branches
    4. Bundle of His, bundle branches, SA node, AV node, and Purkinje fibers

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     Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN

    Rhonda Lawes, PhD, RN


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    Wonderful explanation!
    By Hannah M. on 14. September 2020 for Electrical Conduction System of the Heart: In a Nutshell (Nursing)

    Amazing lecture!! Thank you so much for breaking this all down.

     
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    By Brittany H. on 31. May 2020 for Electrical Conduction System of the Heart: In a Nutshell (Nursing)

    Thank you for going over this slowly. This is topic been has been very hard for me to learn.