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EKG

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Term
Definition
Systole   Heat muscles are contracting .  
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Diastole   Heart muscles are at rest.  
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Cardiac Output   Volume of blood into the aorta each minute by the heart.  
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Ejection Fraction   Percentage of blood pumped out of a ventricle with each contraction.  
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Myocardial Cells   Working mechanical cells  
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Pacemaker Cells   Specialized cells for electrical conduction (automatic)  
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Properties of Cardiac Cells   Automaticity Excitability Conductivity Contractility  
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SA Node   Located: Top right atrium Function: "Pacemaker"  
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AV Node & Bundle   Located: Floor (base) of right atrium Function: Impulses from atria to ventricles Secondary (40-60 beats)  
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Right & Left Bundle Branches   Atrial ventricular spectum area (muscle) Less than 20 beats  
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Purkinje Fibers   Located: Lower apex Function: Receive impulses  
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Leads   Record of electrical activity between 2 electrons  
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Electrodes   "Pads" applied on body  
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P Wave   Atrial Depolarization (Contracting)  
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QRS Complex   Ventricular Depolarization  
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T   Ventricular Repolarization  
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Dysrhythmia   Abnormal heart rhythms  
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SR   Sinus Rhythm 60-100 beats= normal heart rate  
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Normal HR   60-100  
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Tachycardia   101-180 beast Fast Rate  
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Bradycardia   Less than 60 beat Slow Rate  
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Sinus Arrhythmia   Irregular rate  
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Premature Complexes   Beat before  
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What Causes Atrial Dysrhythmias?    
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Junctional Rhythm   Occur in AV Junction (no pwave)  
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PEA   Pulse Electrical Activity  
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