NHS health check Flashcards
list some effects of hypertension
TIA
stroke
retinopathy
heart attack
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
glomerulosclerosis
kidney failure
atherosclerosis
aneurysm
what to do next if take a patients BP and theyre hypertensive?
Recheck BP (first time)
24 hr ambulatory BP monitoring
Lifestyle advice
Recheck BP (second time)
Start medication
which part of an ECG correlates with ventricular depolarisation?
QRS segment
which part of an ECG correlates with ventricular repolarisation?
T wave
Why is it called a 12 lead ECG when we only apply 10 leads?
Put simply, a lead is like a perspective. In 12-lead ECG, there are 10 electrodes providing 12 perspectives of the heart’s activity using different angles through two electrical planes - vertical and horizontal planes.
where is V1 placed?
4th Intercostal space to the right of the sternum
where is V2 placed?
4th intercostal space to the left of the sternum
where is V3 placed?
midway between V2 and V4
where is V4 placed?
5th Intercostal space at the midclavicular line
where is V5 placed?
Anterior axillary line at the same level as V4
where is V6 placed?
Midaxillary line at the same level as V4 and V5
where is RL placed?
Anywhere above the right ankle and below the torso
where is RA placed?
anywhere between right shoulder and wrist
where is LR placed?
anywhere between left ankle and below the torso
where is RA placed?
Anywhere between left shoulder and the wrist
