Cardiology - EKGs

Question 1

standard for recording cardiac activity

Answer 1

12-lead ECG

Question 2

recording electrode or pair

Answer 2

lead

Question 3

measures sequential depolarization of atria

Answer 3

p wave

Question 4

depolarization of ventricles, simultaneous normal ventricular activity

Answer 4

QRS complex

Question 5

repolarization of ventricles

Answer 5

ST-T wave

Question 6

thought to be afterdepolarization in ventricles

Answer 6

U wave

Question 7

time of P wave before QRS complex

Answer 7

PR interval

Question 8

time of ventricular depolarization

Answer 8

QRS duration

Question 9

time of depolarization and repolarization of ventricles

Answer 9

QT interval

Question 10

time of ventricular cardiac cycle known as ventricular rate

Answer 10

RR interval

Question 11

time of atrial cycle (atrial rate)

Answer 11

PP interval

Question 12

leads named in roman numerals

Answer 12

bipolar limb leads (frontal plane)

Question 13

leads named in V then R, L, F, roman numerals

Answer 13

augmented unipolar leads

Question 14

leads named in V1, V2, V3, + V4, V5, V6

Answer 14

unipolar chest (precordial) leads

Question 15

records electric action of heart on graph paper - diagnoses HR irregularities, conductions, myocardial ischemia MI

Answer 15

electrocardiogram EKG/ECG

Question 16

produces images of structure and movement of heart

Answer 16

echocardiography or ECHO

Question 17

images/doppler info through fiberoptic endoscope. diagnoses prosthetic vaulve function, aneurysm, posterior pericardial infusion, cardiac masses

Answer 17

transesophageal echocardiography or TEE

Question 18

portable monitor records cardiac activity 24hrs. patient keeps diary. detects dysrhythmias

Answer 18

holter monitoring

Question 19

heart response to physical exertion

Answer 19

exercise stress echocardiogram, stress test, exercise tolerance test ETT

Question 20

a computer is used to evaluate lower-level signals that do not appear on EKG

Answer 20

signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG)

Question 21

combo of treadmill stress test and echocardiogram

Answer 21

stress echocardiogram (stress ECHO)

Question 22

2-dimensional echocardiography

Answer 22

@DE

Question 23

motion mode echocardiography

Answer 23

M-mode cardiography

Question 24

continuous wave Doppler echocardiography

Answer 24

CW Doppler

Question 25

intravascular ultrasound

Answer 25

IVUS

Question 26

amplitude modulation echocardiography

Answer 26

A-mode echocardiography

Question 27

brightness modulation echocardiography

Answer 27

B-mode echocardiography

Question 28

fractional shortening

Answer 28

FS

Question 29

fractional area change

Answer 29

FAC

Question 30

ejection fraction

Answer 30

EF

Question 31

e point septal separation

Answer 31

EPSS

Question 32

systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve

Answer 32

SAM

Question 33

pressure half-time

Answer 33

PHT

Question 34

mitral valve area

Answer 34

MVA

Question 35

aortic valve area

Answer 35

AVA

Question 36

left ventricular internal dimension

Answer 36

LVID

Question 37

interventricular septal thickness

Answer 37

IVS or IVST

Question 38

posterior wall thickness

Answer 38

PW or PWT

Question 39

end diastole

Answer 39

d or ed

Question 40

end systole

Answer 40

s or es

Question 41

6 major sections in ECG

Answer 41

measurements, rhythm analysis, conduction analysis, waveform description, ECG interpretation, comparison

Question 42

abnormal result term: bradycardia, tachycardia

Answer 42

heart rate

Question 43

abnormal result term: normal or short. short: WPW, LGL, AV junctional rhythm, actopic atrial rhythm. 1st deg AV block, AV disociation

Answer 43

PR interval

Question 44

abnormal result term: r/l bundle branch block, nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay, ectopic rhythm, fascicular block

Answer 44

QRS duration

Question 45

abnormal result term: QT syndrome (torade-de-pointes), romano-ward syndrome, CNS disease

Answer 45

QT interval

Question 46

abnormal result term: left/r axis deviation

Answer 46

frontal plane QRS axis