Med term
This is another term for a heart attack
What is a Myocardial infarction?
This is the amount of leads that are recorded strictly from the 4 extremities electrodes.
What is 6?
This is what the resting and filling phase of the cardiac cycle is known as.
What is the diastole phase
CHF
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
This is the legal nature of the doctor- patient relationship
What is a contract?
Cardiorrhaphy means this
What is suturing of the heart muscle?
This refers to another name for the precordial leads
What is chest or V leads?
This side of the heart is where unoxygenated blood comes from the body.
What is the right?
PVC
What is Premature Ventricular Contraction?
This is the exception to the doctrine of informed consent
What is an unconscious or emergency patient?
This is a serious condition in which there is a separation of the aorta walls
What is aortic dissection?
This is when an EKG tracing might have a U wave
What is decreased K+?
This is the area between the lungs that contains the heart, trachea, esophagus, and thymus gland.
What is the mediastinum?
LAD
What is Left Axis Deviation?
TQM is a combination of concepts based on this
What is customer satisfaction?
Depolarization is a term that refers to this
What is change in polarity?
What is count the P waves?
This is the chamber that the SA node can be found in
What is the upper right atrium?
PAT
What is Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia?
This refers to the failure to perform an act that is one's required duty or that is required by law.
What is nonfeasance?
This medical term means falling or drooping of the heart
What is cardioptosis
These are ways to determine the rate of the heart from a 12 lead EKG
What is counting the R waves on a 6-inch strip?
The left side of the heart is where there two valves can be found
What is the aortic valve and mitral valve?
AICD
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
This refers to cases in which the physician's mistake is obvious
What is res ipsa loquitur?