EKG
Where are the electrodes placed for Lead 1?
RA and LA
Name for on abnormal heart rate/rhythm?
Arrhythmia
In a blood pressure reading, what is the bottom and top number called?
Top: Systolic
Bottom: Diastolic
What is supine position?
Lying on your back
Deflection from baseline.
How long can you leave a tourniquet on a patient's arm.
60 seconds
This layer of the heart is the thickest and responsible for the heart's pumping action.
What is Myocardium
Define posterior?
Back or behind
What is "Myalgia"
Muscle Pain
The SA node is responsible for the first electrical impulse in the heart. The SA node is also considered what?
What is the "Pacemaker" of the heart.
This part of the brain controls basic life functions such as breathing and heartbeat
What is the brainstem