12 Lead Intro Flashcards
What deflection do you get when you have energy going from a negative electrode to a positive electrode?
Positive deflection
What deflection do you get when you have energy going from a positive electrode to a negative electrode?
Negative deflection
Why would there be a flat like on an EKG?
There is no electrical movement
What does a p wave represent
What does the PRI represent?
Which bundle branch depolarizes interventricular septum?
Left?
What does the Q wave represent?
Septal depolarization
What does the R wave represent?
Ventricular depolarization
What does the S wave represent
Depolarization of the base
What does the ST segment represent?
Phase 2 where the ventricles are still depolarized
What does the T wave represent
Repolarization of the ventricle
Lead I looks at
Left lateral
Lead II looks at
Inferior view
Lead III looks at
Inferior view
AVR looks at
Upper right