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EKG TECHNICIAN STUDY GUIDE FOR EKG, ECG TESTING

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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM   show
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show MACHINE WITH CODED OR NUMBERED LEADS THAT ATTACH TO ELECTRODES PLACED ON THE PATIENT'S CHEST, ARMS AND LEGS.  
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NUMBER OF ELECTRODES ON A STANDARD 12 LEAD EKG   show
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show RIGHT ARM, LEFT ARM, RIGHT LEG, LEFT LEG, V1 AT 4TH INTERCOSTAL RIGHT SIDE OF STERNAL BORDER, V2 4TH INTERCOSTAL LEFT SIDE OF STERNAL BORDER, V3 BETWEEN V2 & V4, V4 MIDCLAVICULAR 5TH INTERCOSTAL , V5 HORIZONTALLY WITH V4 , V6 IS MIDAXILLARY LEFT  
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COLOR CODES FOR LEADS   show
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ECG RYTHYMS   show
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THE GRAPH PAPER   show
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show USED TO CALCULATE DISTANCE AND RATE OF THE WAVEFORMS  
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VERTICAL LINES   show
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LARGE SQUARES   show
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SMALL SQUARES   show
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DYSRYTHMIA   show
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ARTIFACT   show
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LEADS   show
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show IMPULSES THAT TRAVEL TOWARDS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ARE RECORDED /\  
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DOWNWARD DEFLECTION   show
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show 1.RYTHYM 2.RATE 3. P-WAVE 4. PR-INTERVAL 5. QRS- INTERVAL, 6. T-WAVE 7. Q-T INTERVAL 8. ST SEGMENT  
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RYTHYM   show
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show HEART RATE COUNT IS MEASURED BY QRS COMPLEXES OVER 6 SECOND X 10 P & R rates use # boxes X 10  
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show FIRST UPWARD DEFLECTION ON THE RECORDING PRECEDES THE QRS , REPRESENTS ATRIAL DEPOLARIZATION AMPLITUDE IS 0.05-0.25, NORMAL DURATION IS 0.06-0.11 SECONDS  
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P-R INTERVAL   show
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show MIDDLE UPWARD DEFLECTION, R-WAVE,INDICATES THE VENTRICULAR DEPOLARIZATION , QRS IS LARGER BECAUSE OF LARGER TISSUE MASS, MEASURE FROM END OF P to end of S NORMAL IS 0.06-0.12 SECONDS  
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show INDICATES REPLOARIZATION OF THE VENTRICLES, SLIGHTLY ASSYMETRICAL UPWARD DEFLECTION , NOTE IF THEY HAVE DOWNWARD OR POINTED DEFLECTIONS  
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show INDICATES TIME OF VENTRICULAR ACTIVITY BOTH DEPOLAR AND REPOLAR, MEASURED FROM BEGINNING OF QRS TO THE END OF THE T-WAVE, NORMAL INTERVAL IS 0.36-0.44 SMALL BOXES (9-11 SMALL BOXES) RATE VARIES AMONG ADULTS CHILDREN ELDERLY  
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S-T SEGMENT   show
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show P-WAVE, QRS COMPLEX, T- WAVE (sometimes a U-WAVE)  
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LOCATION OF WAVES ON WAVE FORM   show
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show INDICATE 3 SECOND INTERVALS 1AND BEGINNING 2 MIDWAY 3 AT END OF PAPER,  
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WAVE FORM   show
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SEGMENT   show
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INTERVAL   show
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show SEVERAL WAVE FORMS  
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show BEATS OUT OF THE ORDINARY  
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REPOLARIZATION   show
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DEPOLARIZATION AND INITIATION OF IMPULSE IN SA NODE PRODUCE   show
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MOST ACCURATE WAY OF ACQUIRING HEART RATE   show
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show LEFT ARM POSITIVE RIGTH ARM NEGATIVE  
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show RIGHT ARM POSITIVE ALL OTHERS NEGATIVE  
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LEAD AVL   show
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LEAD AVF   show
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show V1 POSITIVE LEAD LEFT OF STERNAL BORDER V2-V6 LEFT OF STERNAL BORDER  
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show DEATH OF CELLS TO THE HEART MYOCARDIAL, EPICARDIAL, ENDOCARDIAL  
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CARDIO   show
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show PERSON PERFORMING THE EKG TEST  
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show PAPER, FOAM , PLASTIC PADS THAT ADHERE TO THE PATIENT'S SKIN WHEN PERFORMING AN EKG TEST, THEY ATTACH TO THE LEADS OF THE MACHINE AND HAVE COLOR CODED CABLES FOR RECIEVING ELETRICAL IMPULSES OF THE HEART (SOMETIMES)  
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show STEPS FOR ADMINISTERING AN E K G TEST, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, VERIFY PATIENT NAME ADN DOB, ASK DO THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AND SO ON.....  
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HIPAA   show
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show WHITE RIGHT SHOULDER , BLACK LEFT SHOULDER, RED LEFT LOWER ABDOMIN, GREEN RIGHT LOWER ABDOMIN  
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show WHITE RIGHT STERNAL/CLAVICLE AREA, BLACK LEFT STERNAL/CLAVICLE AREA, RED LEFT LOWER THORACIC AREA, GREEN RIGHT LOWER THORACIC AREA, BROWN JUST BELOW RIGHT OF STERNUM  
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show STANDARD SET UP RA, LA, RL, LL, 4TH, 5TH, MIDCLAVICUAL, MIDAXILLARY,  
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show OPPOSITE OF STANDARD, PLACED ON RIGHT,  
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show ALL LEADS ARE CONNECTED, WIRES AND LEADS ARE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER, WIRES SECURELY PLUGGED IN TO MACHINE  
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show REGULAR SINUS RYTHYM, SINUS BRADYCARDIA, SINUS TACHYCARDIA, SINUS ARRHTHMIA  
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show P-WAVE NONE, P-R INT. NONE, QRS 80-120 miliseconds, VENTRICULAR RATE 240-320/ min, RYTHYM REGULARITY REGULAR BUT IRREGULAR W/ VARIABLE CONDITIONS  
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SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA   show
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ATRIAL FIBRILATION WITH RAPID VENTRICULAR RESPONSE   show
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show P-WAVE NONE FIBRILATORY WAVE(f), P-R INT NONE, QRS 80-120 milli, VENTRICULAR RATE 300-600/min, RHYTHYM REGULARITY IRREGULARLY IRREGULAR  
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SINUS ARRHYTHMIA   show
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SINUS TACHYCARDIA   show
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SINUS BRADYCARDIA   show
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REGULAR / NORMAL SINUS RYTHYM   show
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show LARGEST ARTERY IN THE HUMAN BODY  
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APEX   show
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ARRHYTHMIA   show
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show THICKENING OR HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES  
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ASYSTOLE   show
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show SPECIALIZED TISSUE THAT REGULATES IMPULSES BETWEEN ATRIA AND VENTRICLES  
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show CREATED BY COMBINING 2 OF THE 3 LIMBS TO CREATE A POSITIVE ELECTRODE, 3RD IS NEGATIVE  
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BASE   show
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BASELINE   show
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show INSUFFICIENT OXYGENATATION OF TISSUE  
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show ARTIFICIAL STIMLATION TO HEART MUSCLE TO TRIGGER CONTRACTIONS,  
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STANDARD WAVES ON E K G   show
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PRECORDIAL LEADS   show
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SUPER VENA CAVA   show
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VASOCONSTRICTION   show
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show OPENING OF A BLOOD VESSEL  
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HOLTER MONITOR   show
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show PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION, ANYTHING CAN IDENTIFY A PATIENT (history, Rx, procedures, tests, personal info)  
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STRESS TEST   show
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