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***NHA EKG***
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An EKG records the? | The Hearts Electricity |
| Electrodes are also known as | SENSORS |
| What is the reason a physician would order an excercise EKG? | Chest Pains |
| What is NOT an EKG technicians responsbility dring an exercise EKG? | Administer Medication |
| The normal running speedof an EKG paper is? | 25mm/sec |
| Small squares HORIZONTALLY on the EKG paper equal | TIME |
| An EKG records the? | The Hearts Electricity |
| The verticle axis of the EKG paper measures? | Voltage/Amplitude |
| Electrodes are also known as | SENSORS |
| The stylus marks the EKG paper by? | Impulse |
| What is the reason a physician would order an excercise EKG? | Chest Pains |
| What is NOT an EKG technicians responsbility dring an exercise EKG? | Administer Medication |
| The normal running speedof an EKG paper is? | 25mm/sec |
| What ensures the check of the internal calibration of the EKG machine? | Standardization Button(1mV Button) |
| Small squares HORIZONTALLY on the EKG paper equal | TIME |
| The verticle axis of the EKG paper measures? | Voltage/Amplitude |
| The stylus marks the EKG paper by? | Impulse |
| With a normal sesitivity setting of 1mV of electricity, elevates the standardization marks by how many seconds? | 5 Seconds |
| The midpoint between V2 and V4 is? | V3 |
| A normal standardization mark should measure how manyh mm? | 10mm |
| What ensures the check of the internal calibration of the EKG machine? | Standardization Button(1mV Button) |
| The AVR lead is postioned where? | Right Arm |
| How many electrodes are attached to the patient for holter monitoring testing? | 5 |
| The AFV lead is positioned where? | Left Leg |
| Where is the V6 placed?? | Fifth intercostal space, Midaxillary line |
| The midpoint between V2 and V4 is? | V3 |
| The placement for V1 is? | Fourth intercostal space, Right Sternal borderer |
| A normal PR interval should measure? | From the begining of the P wave to the begining of the QRS complex wave |
| The placementof V$ is? | Fifth intercostal space. Left sternal boarderer |
| A normal QRS complex measures how many seconds? | 0.1 |
| The AVR lead is postioned where? | Right Arm |
| The inherent rate A-V junction is how many pulses per minute? | 40-60 BPM |
| The AFV lead is positioned where? | Left Leg |
| The lead from the center of the heart to the postitve pole of the right arm is? | AVR |
| What event results in a ventricular repolarization? | Relaxation |
| The correct lead from left arm to left leg is? | Lead III |
| What changes take place during respiration? | The R-R intervals shorten |
| A normal PR interval should measure? | From the begining of the P wave to the begining of the QRS complex wave |
| Know what a normal sinus rhythm features? | ALL PQRST waves are present,& the diastolic period can easiy be indentified |
| A normal QRS complex measures how many seconds? | 0.1 |
| What produces a irregular rhythm? | Sinus Dysr |
| The inherent rate A-V junction is how many pulses per minute? | 40-60 BPM |
| The proper electrode placement for Holeter Monitoring is? | 2 electrodes placed overbone, 2 electrodes placed over sternal head and 1 Ground Electrode |
| What event results in a ventricular repolarization? | Relaxation |
| What changes take place during respiration? | The R-R intervals shorten |
| Know what a normal sinus rhythm features? | ALL PQRST waves are present,& the diastolic period can easiy be indentified |
| What produces a irregular rhythm? | Sinus Dysrhthmia |
| What sinus rhythm has a rate of more than 100 beats per minute? | Sinus Tachycardia |
| Which limb sensors is the reference of ground electrode? | Right Leg |
| EKG strips must include what information | Patient name and ID # |
| How do you calculatethe heart rate on an EKG strip? | Count small boxes divide into 1500 |
| Know what will NOT interfere with an EKG tracing? | Sleeping |
| What results in wandering baselne of an EKG tracing | Tension or pulling an electrode lead wire |
| If the R-R interval on an EKG is 5 large squares the heart is? | 60 |
| The S wave is characterized as? | The 1st NEGATIVE deflection of the P wave, to the begining of the QRS complex |
| Learn how to use the 6 sec tracing to read the EKG paper? | The # of QRS complex between 6 sec marks on the EKG paper and x's it by 20 |
| The FIRST electrical impulse recorded on the EKG paper during a normal cardiac cycle is the? | P wave |
| Several wave forms are define as | Complex |
| Movement away from the baseline is called? | Wave form |
| A wave form and a segmaent is called? | Interval |
| A line between wave forms is called? | Segment |
| The P wave is? | the first deflection after the diastole, produced by atrial depolarization |
| The PR segment? | Measured from the end of the P wave to the begining of QRS complex |
| The QRS complex is? | ventricular depolarization (activation) |
| The ST Segment is? | Represents the time of ventricular contaction and begof repolarization of both ventricles |
| the T wave is? | The first wave with after the QRS complex has the following characteristics |
| A small wave that appears after a T wave that is occasionally seen is called? | U wave |
| Who assigned the letters associated with the formation of the PQRS wave? | Wilhelm Eithoven |
| What is the correct order of the chain if infection? | Source, measns of transmission, subsectible host |
| Know which test requires an informed consent to be signed by the patient? | Any procedure to be performed, its risks, expected outcomes & Alteritives |
| KNow the response if a patient asks how the EKG came out? | Your DR will discuss your results with your shortly. |
| Define Edema: | The accumulation of fluid in tissues collection from edematous tissue alter results. |
| What is the concept of HIPPA? | To provide privacy standards to protect pts MR & other health info provided to health insurance agencies. |
| Define Hypotension: | Abnormally Low blood pressure |
| What instrument measures blood pressure? | Sphgmomanometer or Blood Pressure meter |
| Deoxygenated blood enters the right the atrium via the | Superior Vena Cava |
| A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate? | Dz's of the valves or other structural abnormalities |
| What is the term ised to describe the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute? | Cardiac Output |
| Narrowing of the valve between the left atrium andthe left ventricle is called? | Mitral Valve |
| Blood flows from the heart to the lungs via the? | Pulmonary Arteries |
| The type of blood vessel that contains oxygenated & deoxygenated blood is? | Pulmonary arteries& Pulmonary veins |
| What supplies blood to the heart muscle? | Coronary Arteries |
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