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EKG Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Electrical impulses travel through the heart via the ______ node to the _________? | 1.) AV Node 2.) Bundle of His |
| The P wave represents? | Depolarization of the atria |
| Which segment indicates ventricular depolarization? | QRS |
| Which segment is the stage of AV node delay? | PR |
| Where is the lead for V6 placed? | Fifth intercostal space, mid-axillary line |
| Why are electrodes placed on the fleshy part of the limb? | To minimize artifacts |
| What best describes leads 1,2,3? | Standard Leads |
| What is a wandering baseline? | When the metal tip of a lead wire detaches |
| What is the baseline voltage of an EKG called? | Isoelectric Line |
| What is known as flat line, death or no cardiac electrical activity? | Asystole |
| What is the medical term for a rate greater than 100 beats/min? | Sinus Tachycardia |
| What orginates in the atria myocardia and outside the SA node? | Premature Atrial Contraction |
| What has a range of 150 - 200 beats/min? | Atrial Tachycardia |
| What means absent or irregular P-Wave? | Atrial Fibrillation |
| What means extra electrical impulses coming from one of the ventricles? | Premature Ventricular Contraction |
| What has a range of 140 - 250 beats/min? | Ventricular Tachycardia |
| What means electrical diserray or no pumping action? | Ventricular Fibrillation |
| What measures the amount of the electrical activity produced by the heart and the time necessary for the electrical impulses to travel through the heart during each heartbeat? | Electrocardiography |
| Can a EKG always detect impending heart disease or cardiovascular disease? | No |
| What is the period from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next succeeding beat including systole and diastole (One complete heartbeat) known as? | Cardiac cycle |
| What is the medical term for when the wave is deflecting upward? | Positive deflection |
| What is the medical term for when the wave is deflecting downward? | Negative deflection |
| How long does it take to complete the cardiac cycle? | 0.8 seconds |
| What is a conductor attached to an electrocardiograph and it consists of limb leads and chest leads? | Lead wire |
| What are the 3 types of leads? | Standard Leads, Augmented Leads and Chest Leads |
| What refers to an EKG that is within normal limits (60 – 100 beats/min)? | Normal sinus rhythm |
| What has a rate less than 60 beats/min? | Sinus bradycardia |
| What is an electrical device that applies counter shocks to the heart through electrodes or pads placed on the chest wall? | Defibrillator |
| What what is the medical term for when someone has loss of consciousness or fainting? | Syncope |
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