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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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PLACEMENT OF ELECTRODES FOR 12 LEAD EKG TEST   show
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COLOR CODES FOR LEADS   show
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show MAY BE SHOWN ON AN LED DISPLAY OR AN OSCILLOSCOPE OR PRINTED ON GRAPH PAPER WITH STATIC TRACING  
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show HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES THAT FORM GRIDS A TRACING MADE BY CALIPERS IS RECORDED ONTO BY MACHINE.  
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HORIZONTAL AXIS (LINES )   show
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show USED TO CLACULATE AMPLITUDE OF THE WAVEFORMS  
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show EQUAL 5 SMALL SQUARES, READ .20 Secs HORIZONTALLY OR .5mV VERTICALLY  
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show EQUAL 1/5 OF LARGE SQUARES, EACH REPRESENTS .04 SECS IN DURATION HORIZONTALLY AND .1mV VERTICALLY  
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DYSRYTHMIA   show
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ARTIFACT   show
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LEADS   show
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UPWARD DEFLECTION   show
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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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RATE   show
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P- WAVE   show
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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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show REPRESENTS EARLY PART OF VENTRICULAR REPLOARIZATION, IS THE LINE THAT FORMS THE END OF QRS TO BEGINNING OF T- WAVE, NORMAL IS FLAT TO BASELINE.  
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show P-WAVE, QRS COMPLEX, T- WAVE (sometimes a U-WAVE)  
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show 1. P -WAVE 2.Q 3. R 4. S TOGETHER 5.T- WAVE 6. U-WAVE  
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BLACK MARKS AT TOP   show
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WAVE FORM   show
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SEGMENT   show
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INTERVAL   show
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COMPLEX   show
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ECTOPIC BEATS   show
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show IS REPRESENTED BY THE T-WAVE  
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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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UNIPOLAR PRECORDIAL LEAD   show
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CARDIAC INFARCTION   show
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show OF OR PERTAINING TO THE HEART  
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show PERSON PERFORMING THE EKG TEST  
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ELECTRODES   show
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E K G PROTOCOL   show
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HIPAA   show
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3-LEAD PLACEMENT   show
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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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PRECORIDAL LEADS LEFT SIDE   show
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PRECORDIAL LEADS RIGHT SIDE   show
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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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show P-WAVE HARDLY VISIBLE, 1 PER QRS, P-R INT NOT MEASURABLE, QRS 80-120milliseconds, VENTRICULAR 150-240/min RYTHYM REGULARITY REGULAR ACROSS STRIP  
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show P-WAVE NONE, FIBILLATORY WAVES(f) P-R INT, NONE , QRS 80-120 milli, VENTRICLAUR RATE >100/min, ATRIAL RATE 300-600/min, RHYTHYM REGULARITY IRREGULARLY IRREGULAR ALL WAVES LOOK SKETCHED  
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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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show ABNORMAL HEART RYTHYM,  
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show THICKENING OR HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES  
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show ABSENCE OF ANY ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY  
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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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show TOP OF THE HEART  
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show ISOELECTRIC LINE ACROSS EKG, GRAPH PAPER, DETERMINES UPWARD DOWNWARD DEFLECTION  
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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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show 6 LEADS ANTERIOR OF CHEST EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT  
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show 2ND LARGEST VEIN IN HUMAN BODY,  
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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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P H I   show
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show DESIGNED TO PROVOKE ISCHEMIA &RELATED E K G CHANGES W/CORONARY DISEASE  
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