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EKG Test 3/25 Flashcards

0
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HYPER

A

ABOVE

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MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION

A

Death of an area of heart muscle

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2
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OCCLUSION

A

CLOSING OR SHUTTING OFF

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3
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A SENSOR

A

ELECTRODE

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4
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RBBB

A

RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK

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5
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LBBB

A

LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK

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6
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VT

A

VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

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7
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LAD

A

LEFT AXIS DEVIATION

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8
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MED

A

MEDICINE

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p.m. Or PM

A

AFTERNOON

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10
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Tools to determine Heart Disease

A 
EKG
TELEMETRY
STRESS TEST
CARDIAC CATHERIZATION
ECHO
CT
MRI
STETESCOPE
BLOOD TEST
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11
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Wandering base line can be caused by ?

A

Stylus heat to low

Sweating

Respiration

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12
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Somatic Treamor can be caused by?

A

Nervousness

Disease for example Parkinson’s

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13
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AC interference can be caused by?

A

Other electrical equipment in the area

Broken patient cable

Patient touching metal

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14
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What are artifacts?

A

Artifact is either artificial or man-made signal disturbances that distorts the EKG tracing

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15
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What is the highly sensitive tracing pen called?

A

Stylus

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16
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What are the disposable stick on or metal plates called?

A

Electrodes

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17
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What are the wires attached to the patient called?

A

Leads

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18
Q

What is normal paper speed?

A

25 mm per second

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19
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V1 V2 V3 and V4 are?

A

Anterior leads

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20
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Leads II , III and AVF

A

Reflect inferior portions of left ventricle

21
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What is normal setting for artifact filter?

A

40-150 HZ

22
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What is LCD display ?

A

Used to enter data about the patient

23
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What is standization?

A

Tells you machine is working / recording correctly.. Normal standardization is 10 mm or 1 mv

24
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What is Lead II used for?

A

Rhythm strip ( sees good P waves here) SA Fired

25
Q

What is Dextracardia?

A

Heart is on the right side ( reverse all limb and chest leads)

26
Q

What is V6 on precordial leads?

A

5 th intercostal space mid - AXILLARY line

27
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What is V5 on precordial leads?

A

5 th intercostal space anterior AXILLARY line

28
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What is v4 on precordial leads?

A

5 th intercoastal space mid - clavicular line

29
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What is V3 on precordial leads?

A

Mid way between V2 and V4

30
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What is V2 on Precordial leads?

A

4 th intercoastal space to left of sternum

31
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What is V1 on Precordial leads?

A

4 th intercoastal space to the right of sternum

32
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Who invented precordial leads?

A

1930 Frank Wilson

33
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What are precordial leads?

A

Chest leads

34
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Uni polar leads

What is AVF?

A

Left leg

35
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Uni polar leads

What is AVL?

A

Left arm

36
Q

Unipolar leads ( augmented voltage)

What is AVR?

A

Right arm

37
Q

What do uni polar leads do?

A

Records electrical activity from one point

38
Q

What do bi polar leads do?

A

Records electrical activity from two points

39
Q

Bi polar leads

Where does lead 2 go?

A

Right arm and left leg

40
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Bi polar leads

Where does lead III go?

A

Left arm and left leg

41
Q

Bi polar leads

Where does Lead I go?

A

Right arm and left arm

42
Q

What are the indications of EKG?

A

Chest pain

Heart Attack

43
Q

What are the tools to determine Heart Disease?

A 
Ekg
Telemetry 
Stress test
Cardic CATHERIZATION
Echo
CT
MRI
STETHESCOPE
BLOOD TEST
HOLTER MONITOR
X-Rays
44
Q

How many leads are on a standard EKG?

A

Composed of 12 seperate leads

6 limb leads
3 bi polar and 3 uni polar
6 chest or precordial leads

45
Q

What are the lead colors for Limb Leads?

Right arm

A

RA/white

46
Q

Lead colors

Limb leads

Left arm

A

LA/ black

47
Q

Lead colors

Limb leads

Right leg

A

RL/ green

Ground lead

48
Q

Lead colors

Limb leads

Left leg

A

LL/red

49
Q

Color leads

Pre cordial (chest)

V4
V5
V6

A

Blue
Orange
Purple.

( bop)

50
Q

Color leads

Pre cordial (chest)

v1
V2
V3

A

v1 red

V2 yellow

V3 green

(Traffic light)

EKG (5 decks)

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