Electrode Placement/Colors

Question 1

What is the polarity of leads 1, 2, and 3?

Answer 1

Bipolar

Question 2

What is the polarity of the leads aVL, aVR, ad aVF?

Answer 2

unipolar

Question 3

What color is the right arm electrode?

Answer 3

white

Question 4

What color is the left arm electrode?

Answer 4

black

Question 5

What color is the right leg electrode?

Answer 5

green

Question 6

What color is the left leg electrode?

Answer 6

red

Question 7

What color is the V1 electrode?

Answer 7

red

Question 8

What color is the V2 electrode?

Answer 8

yellow

Question 9

What color is the V3 electrode?

Answer 9

green

Question 10

What color is the V4 electrode?

Answer 10

blue

Question 11

What color is the V5 electrode?

Answer 11

orange

Question 12

What color is the V6 electrode?

Answer 12

purple

Question 13

What is the lead placement of V1?

Answer 13

right side of the sternum at the fourth intercostal space

Question 14

What is the lead placement of V2?

Answer 14

left side of the sternum at the fourth intercostal space

Question 15

What is the lead placement of V4?

Answer 15

left side of the chest, fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line

always place V4 before V3

Question 16

What is the lead placement of V3?

Answer 16

left side of the chest, midway b/w V2 and V4

Question 17

What is the lead placement of V5?

Answer 17

left side of the chest, fifth intercostal space, anterior axillary line

Question 18

What is the lead placement of V6?

Answer 18

left side of the chest, fifth intercostal space, midaxillary line