Clients with heart failure can develop abnormal ECG patterns. How would the nurse describe the heart rate of the client with the ECG shown below? A normal ECO is shown in this box for comparison. tachycardia cardiac arrest bradycardia arrhythmia Lungs Healthy heart normal pulmonary artery pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension is a form of hypertension that arises from alterations in the pulmonary arteries in the lungs as shown above. Outline the pathophysiology behind the development of heart failure from pulmonary hypertension in a client with COPD. The damage caused by COPD changes the vascular structure in the lungs causing vessels in the lungs. This causes fluid from the vessels to back up into the Fluid is then forced to back-up into the in the upper body and ,which the pressure in the , which will and undergo and then the , which will cause manifestations of in the lower body. When caring for clients with heart failure, the nurse will manage this fluid overload by administering Below are four images of ECGs. One is normal, and the other three are ECGs of clients with varying degrees of myocardial infarction discussed in class. Use the lavender box to identify a normal ECG. Use the white boxes to identify the abnormal ECG features. Use the gold boxes to identify the type of Ml as either NSTEMI (non-ST elevation myocardial infarction) or STEMI (ST elevation myocardial infarction). ST SEGMENT ST depression normal ECG Tinversion NSTEMI) STEMI ST elevation As mentioned above, certain plasma electrolyte abnormalities can alter electrical conduction through the heart, therefore, they can alter the normal ECG pattern. In particular: potassium high plasma K* will raise the height of the T wave low plasma K* will flatten the T wave calcium low plasma Ca* will lengthen the QT interval high plasma Ca* will shorten the QT interval Associate the ECG patterns below with the appropriate plasma electrolyte abnormality. Here is a normal ECG for reference: QRS Choose... Choose..