EKG BASICS
HOW IS YOUR HEART
LEADS
PATHOLOGY
CHEST TUBES
100

This is the frequency of a Normal Sinus Rhythm

What is 60-100bpm

100

The placement of electrodes in 4th intercostal space on left side of sternum and right side, 5th intercostal in mid-clavicular, etc. called

What is the correct lead placement of EKG

100

The chest lead V1 is located at what intercostal space

4th

100

A heart rate slower than 60bpm

Bradycardia

100

The bottle in the 3-bottle system is used to measure fluid drainage from the chest

What is the collection bottle

200

This wave represents depolarization of the atria

What is the P wave

200

The electrode placement in the right arm, left arm, left leg and right leg

What is the correct limb lead EKG placement

200

Where is the grounding lead located

Right leg

200

A heart rate that is faster than 100bpm

Tachycardia

200

This is the proper insertion site for chest tube to evacuate a pneumothorax

What is the 2nd-3rd, intercostal space, mid-clavicular line

300

This term means the impulse originated from somewhere other than the SA node

What is ectopic focus

300

The EKG abnormalities which are movements that is not related to the electrical activity of the heart

What is artifact

300

What leads are augmented

aVR, aVL, aVF

300

Irregular heart activity resulting in a loss of rhythm

Arrhythmia

300

This determines the amount of negative pressure applied to the chest

What is the water height in the suction control/bottle chamber

400

Ventricular repolarization is represented by this segment

What is the ST segment

400

The irregularities in the heart rhythm

What is arrhythmia

400

What lead shows the heart more clearly than any other leads

Lead L

400

A beat originating outside the SA node

Ectopic beat

400

Continuous bubbling in the water seal chamber indicates this

What is an air leak

500

These leads are known as bipolar lead

What is the standard limb leads

500

A diagnostic tool that displays the hearts electrical in wave forms

What is an EKG

500

What leads record the hearts voltage from front to back

V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, and V6

500

Ventricular rate of 150 to 300 bpm

Ventricular flutter

500

This bottle in the 3-bottle system ensures one way movement of air

What is the water seal system

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