Exam 1- through EKG lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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Circuit

A

collection of elements or elements and signals connected together for purposes of modifying input signals to obtain other desired signals or responses

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Electric Current

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flow of charges per unit time

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3
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Electric Voltage

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potential difference measured between 2 points. Expression of potential energy required to move a charge of one coulomb from point A to point B

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4
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Ohm’s Law

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V=IR

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5
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Ohm’s Law Corollary/Darcy’s Law

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P(pressure)=Q(flow)R(resistance)

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Voltage Analogs

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Pressure P (dynes/cm2), temperature T (C), solute concentration C (mg/ml)

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Current I(amperes) Analogs

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Flow V (cm3/sec), Heat Flow q(Watts), solute flow Q(mg/min)

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8
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Frequency

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1/Period(T)

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9
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Period

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1/frequency (f)

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10
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Coulomb’s Law

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F=k(q1xq2/d^2), The greater the distance between the charges, the weaker the force

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11
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Power

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P=IV

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12
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Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law

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The sum of the voltage variations around a loop is 0.

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13
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Kirchhoff’s Current Law

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The sum of all currents that converge on a node will be 0.

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14
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Parallel Resistance

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1/R= 1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3…

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15
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Series Resistance

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R= R1+R2+R3…

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16
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Transducer

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Converts one form of energy to another form

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17
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Wheatstone Bridge

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V=0 when R1xR4=R2xR3

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18
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Capacitance

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“compliance”- the ratio of change in an electric charge in a system to the corresponding change in its electric potential

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19
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Parallel Capacitance

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C=C1+C2+C3

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20
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Inductors - Inertance

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Measure of the pressure gradient in a fluid required to cause a change in flow rate with time

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21
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Series Inductance

A

Added together

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22
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Parallel Inductance

A

same formula as parallel resistance

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23
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Most circulatory systems

A

are parallel systems

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24
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I=V/R

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Q=P/R

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25
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Open Circuit

A

No current flow

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26
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Current (capacitor)

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decreases as time increases due to charge buildup on capacitor

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27
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Time Constant (capacitor)

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Equals Resistance x Capacitance (RC)

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28
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Voltage

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across the capacitor increases as time increases due to charge buildup on the capacitor

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29
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Current (inductor)

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increases as time increases due to diminished impediment from the inductor

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30
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Time constant (inductor)

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inductance/resistance (L/R)

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31
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Capacitive Reactance

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Xc=1/2pifC, inversely proportional to frequency

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32
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Inductive Reactance

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Xl=2pifL , directly proportional to frequency

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33
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Impedance

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sum of resistance, capacitive reactance, and inductive reactance taking the phase contribution of each into account (Z)

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34
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High Pass Filter

A

output component chosen to be resistor rather than capacitor

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35
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American Heart Association Bandwidth

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0.05-100.0 Hz

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36
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RMS Amplitude (root mean square)

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the amplitude a DC signal would need in order to provide the same average power=(.707)peak amplitude

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37
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Peak Amplitude

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the maximum amplitude in either the positive or negative half cycle

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38
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Peak to Peak Amplitude

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twice the peak amplitude, includes positive and negative maxima

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39
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Average Amplitude

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average amplitude for either half cycle= (.637) peak amplitude

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40
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Ohm’s Law Corollaries

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P=QR (hydraulic/hemodynamic systems), T=qR (thermal systems), C=QR (concentration systems)

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41
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Current (I)

A

Amount of charge carriers moving through a circuit or circuit element per time, measured in Amperes

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42
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Voltage (V)

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measure of electrical pressure needed to force charge carriers through a circuit or circuit element. Difference in electrical pressure measured across any elements that impede or resist flow of the charge carriers (measured in volts)

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43
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Resistance (R)

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measure of the amount of impediment a circuit element provides to the flow of charge carriers (measured in ohms)

44
Q

Macroshock 1mA

A

threshold of perception

45
Q

Macroshock 5mA

A

maximum harmless current

46
Q

Macroshock 10-20 mA

A

“let go” current

47
Q

Macroshock 50 mA

A

pain, fainting, mechanical injury, cannot let go current

48
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Macroshock 100-300 mA

A

Vfib, respiration center remains intact

49
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Macroshock 6000 mA

A

sustained ventricular contraction, defibrillation, burns if current density is high enough

50
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Microshock 10 uA

A

recommended safe current limit for directly applied cardiac equipment

51
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Microshock 50uA

A

maximum fault condition for cardiac equipment

52
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Microshock 100uA

A

Ventricular fibrillation

53
Q

Electric shock

A

awareness of or a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

54
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Burns

A

may be confused with pressure ischemia

55
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Macroshock

A

intact skin

56
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Microshock

A

vascular access, or myocardial lead wires

57
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Path of current

A

worst path is through heart or brain

58
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Current density

A

higher current densities may come from lower currents passing through smaller area

59
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Frequency

A

worst frequency is between 50 and 60 hz

60
Q

Small area of contact

A

electrical density burns

61
Q

45 C

A

temperatures at or above this may cause skin injury

62
Q

Class I

A

grounded

63
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Class II

A

insulated

64
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Class III

A

internal power source

65
Q

Radiation

A

Inverse square law: If distance is doubled, the energy density is quartered

66
Q

Type of laser used medically

A

Class 4

67
Q

O2 index of flammability for Polyvinylchloride

A

0.263, mean time to ignition: 3.06s

68
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O2 index of flammability for Silicone

A

0.189, mean time to ignition not tested

69
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O2 index of flammability for Red Rubber

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0.176, mean time to ignition 33s

70
Q

CO2 Laser

A

any plastic or glass lens will work

71
Q

Nd:YAG laser

A

requires green filter

72
Q

Ar and Kr laser

A

requires amber/orange filter

73
Q

KTP:Nd:YAG laser

A

requires red filter

74
Q

Combustible gases

A

Halothane, Enflurane, Isoflurane, Ethers

75
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Combustion supporting gases

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O2, N2O, Air

76
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Combustion squelching gases

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N2, CO2, He

77
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Ignition sources

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Lasers, Hot filaments, sparks and arcs, gas compression

78
Q

Rule of Arrhenius

A

the rate of a reaction is doubled when the temperature of the initial mixture is raised by 10 C.

79
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Vigilance

A

Watchful, alert for danger

80
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Alarms and Priorities

A

Low (advisory)- one or 2 slow pulses, may repeat, requires awareness
Medium (caution)- 3 faster pulses, may repeat, requires prompt response
High (warning)-Ten rapid pulses, repeated pattern of 5, requires immediate response

81
Q

SpO2

A

Worst way to discover oxygen supply failure, since this drops last, may be up to 5 minutes after O2 supply failure starts

82
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Measured Value

A

True Value +(Systemic Error + Random Error)

83
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Systemic Errors

A

predictable and may be compensated by adding, subtracting or multiplying by a constant

84
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Random Errors

A

Unpredictable, averaging repeated measurements tend to reduce or eliminate random errors

85
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Accuracy

A

Closeness of agreement between the measured value and the true value (# correct/# total) x 100

86
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Percent Error

A

((True-measured)/true) x 100

87
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Percent Difference

A

((A-B)/((A+B)/2)) x 100

88
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Precision

A

the degree of consistency between repeated measurements of the same quantity = (measured-mean)/mean

89
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Reproducibility

A

the ability to maintain precision during long term use

90
Q

Sensitivity

A

the likelihood that when an event occurs, it will be detected (hit rate). = hits/(hits + misses)

91
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Specificity

A

the likelihood that when the situation is normal, no event will be indicated = correct rejections/(correct rejections + false alarms)

92
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Bland-Altman test

A

used to ascertain whether measurement techniques are interchangeable

93
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Drift

A

slow, low frequency component of the signal, lower frequency than the signal

94
Q

Rise Time

A

the time that it takes for the instrument to get from 10% to 90% of the complete response

95
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Noise

A

Unwanted signal that, depending upon the magnitude, may interfere with the measurement

96
Q

The greater the rise of the original waveform

A

the greater the number of harmonics needed to reproduce that waveform

97
Q

Fourier Analysis

A

A complex waveform can be resolved into the fundamental waveform and a series of harmonics

98
Q

Magnitude of the System response

A

output amplitude/input amplitude

99
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Phase of the system response

A

output phase-input phase

100
Q

Horizontal resolution

A

Sampling rate

101
Q

Vertical Resolution

A

discrimination between 2 different amplitudes

102
Q

Sampling Theorem

A

for a limited bandwidth signal with the maximum frequency fmax, the equally spaced sampling frequency fs must be greater than twice the maximum frenquency fmax: fs>2*fmax

103
Q

Aliasing

A

Under-sampling causes frequency components that are higher than half of the sampling frequency to overlap with the lower frequency components. As a result the higher frequency components roll into the reconstructed signal and cause distortion of the signal

104
Q

Nyquist Sampling Rate

A

2 * fmax

105
Q

Nyquist frequency

A

fmax, half of nyquist sampling rate