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Chapter 12 Terms
Amulatory Monitoring - Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ambulating | Walking |
| Anti-arrhythmic | Type of medication given to prevent cardiac rhythm abnormalities |
| Dysrhythmia | Irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heart beat |
| Holter Monitor | Instrument that records the electrical activity of the heart during a patients normal daily activities; AKA ambulatory monitor |
| Oscilloscope | A monitor or television-type device that slows the tracing of the electrical activity of the heart |
| Palpitations | Fast, irregular heartbeat sensation felt by the patient, which may or may not be associated with complaints of chest pain |
| Stress ECG | Another name of exercise eelctrocardiography |
| Syncope | Condition when the patient loses consciousness (fainting) |