EKG Tracings
The first wave on an EKG is? _________
It represents _________________
Oxygenated blood returns to the heart via?
Pulmonary veins
What is the natural pacemaker of your heart?
It is located in which chamber of the heart?
SA node, Right atrium
Recording of the electrical conduction of the heart
V1 is placed on?
4th intercostal space, right of the sternum
The QRS Complex represents?
Ventricular depolarization
Deoxygenated blood travels to the lungs via?
Pulmonary arteries
The right and left bundle branches send the signal to?
Purkinje Fibers
The image generated by and EKG machine
V3 is placed?
The T wave represents?
Ventricular RE-polarization
Deoxygenated blood from the lower part of the body (below the diaphragm) enters the heart via which blood vessel?
Inferior vena cava
The ___________________ receives the electrical signal from AV node.
AV bundle (bundle of His)
What is an electrocardiograph?
The machine/instrument used to generate and EKG
V4 is placed?
5th intercostal space, crossing the mid clavicular line
The U waves occurs when(cause)?
Patient has hypokalemia
When deoxygenated blood travels from the Right atrium to the Right ventricle it gets pushed through which valve?
The _________receives electrical signals from the SA node
AV node
What is an electrode?
Adhesive pads with conductive gel used to connect lead wires
V5 is placed on?
5th intercostal space, anterior axillary line
Name of the flatline in between heart beats
Baseline
When oxygenated blood travels through the left atrium to the left ventricle is travels through which valve?
Bicuspid (mitral valve)
Located in the walls of the ventricles, these fibers transmit the signals to stimulate the ventricles to contract
Purkinje fibers
Differentiate lead and lead wire
Lead=image
Lead wire=wires that connect to the electrodes
V6 is placed on?
5th intercostal space, crossing the mid axillary line