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Chapter 5 review

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Pt. is laid in the ________ position   Supine  
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If a pt. has a head injury, raise the _____ to _____ angle   head, 30  
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If a pt. has having trouble breathing, raise the _____ to _____ angle   head 45  
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This layer of skin is composed of living cells and is needed to detect electrical signals for the ECG.   Dermis  
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This is a clinical term for a pt. that is sweating profusely.   diaphoretic  
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What should we do prior to placing the electrodes on a diaphoretic pt.   wipe sweat with gauze and then clean with alcohol swabs  
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Interference on the ECG not coming from the pt. is called an _______   artifact  
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Who must recognized an artifact and correct it?   MA  
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What causes a wandering baseline?   loose electrode  
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what does a wandering baseline look like?   uneven  
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how do you fix a wandering baseline?   check electrodes  
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What causes a somatic tremor?   voluntary and involuntary muscle movement  
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What does a somatic tremor look like?   large jagged peaks or unnatural baseline deflection  
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how do you fix a somatic tremor?   follow procedure, make pt. comfy, pt. lie on hands. wait for movement to stop  
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What causes a 60 cycle interference?   metal, jewelry, phone, lights, frayed wires, dirty electrodes  
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what does a 60 cycle look like?   small fuzzy lines  
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how do you fix a 60 cycle interference?   prepare room, follow procedure  
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What causes an interrupted baseline?   electrode fell off  
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what does an interrupted baseline look like   breaks between complexes  
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how do you fix an interrupted baseline?   check and or replace electrode  
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Where is the purple lead placed   5th ICS/ Mid-axillary line  
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Where is the blue lead placed   5th ICS/ Mid-clavicular line  
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Where is the V5 placed   5th ICS/ anterior axillary line  
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Front   Anterior  
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back   posterior  
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pertaining to septum   septal  
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above   superior  
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below   Inferior  
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pertaining to apex   apical  
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side   lateral  
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This is determined by measuring the R-R intervals across the entire rhythm strip:   Rhythm  
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If the R-R intervals all measure the same, the _______ is termed ________.   rhythm ....regular  
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If the R-R intervals are NOT all the same, the ______ is termed _______   rhythm....irregular  
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If there is a pattern to the irregularity, it is called   Regularly Irregular  
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If there is NO pattern to the irregularity, it is called   Totally irregular  
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If there is an underlying regular rhythm, with one or two interruptions, it is called   basically irregular  
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How many waves in One Cardiac Cycle?   5  
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name the 5 waves in One Cardiac Cycle   p,q,r,s,t  
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If electrical activity flows toward a ______ ____, an upward wave is produced on the paper   positive pole  
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The P wave represents   atrial depolarization  
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The QRS complex represents   ventricular depolarization  
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The T wave represents   ventricular repolarization  
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another name for 60 cycle interference   AC interference  
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is the skin a good conductor of electricity?   Nope  
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what helps the conduction of electricity on the skin with electrodes   electrolyte gel  
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if you had to reposition a pt. or the electrodes, what should you do for a record   document on ECG paper  
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how should you speak, dress and act at all times   professionally  
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you ask your pt. to disrobe from the ____ ____ and give them a _______ with opening in the ____   waist up, gown, front  
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