ECG
Standard Leads
Diseases of the heart
Vascular Disorders
Diagnostic Procedures
100
My initials stand for what?
What is Electrocardiogram?
100
We are placed on the fourth intercostal space on the left and right side of the sternum
What is V1 and V1?
100
I am also known as a sudden heart attack
What is Myocardial Infarction?
100
diluted, tortuous, superficial veins in the legs
What are Varicose Veins?
100
I am a noninvasive test that can be used to estimate your blood flow through blood vessels by bouncing high-frequency sound waves off circulating red blood cells.
What is Doppler Ultrasound?
200
we are the 3 leads that conduct electrical activity recorded on an EGC
What are Augments?
200
I am placed horizontal to V4 in the left mid axillary line
What is V6?
200
I am chronic elevated blood pressure which can result in left ventricular hypertrophy, angina, MI or heart failure
What is Hypertensive heart Disease?
200
I am a blood clot that forms in a deep leg vein.
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis?
200
the insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart is called
What is Cardiac Catherization
300
I am known as the pacemaker of the heart
What is the SA Node?
300
I am placed mid way between V2 and V4
What is V3?
300
I occur when the myocardium is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to meet my body's needs
What is Congestive heart failure?
300
inflammation of a vein is known as
What is Phlebitis?
300
I am an artificial device for stimulating the heart muscle and regulating its contractions.
What is Cardiac Pacemaker?
400
The 2 phases of the cardiac cycle are called
What is Systole and Diastole?
400
I am place in the fifth intercostal space at the left mid clavicular line
What is V4?
400
If a patient experiences a drop in blood pressure when standing especially when quickly changing from a prone or seated position to an upright one.
What is Orthostatic Hypotension?
400
Collapse of the circulatory system including reduced cardiac output, hypotension and hypoxemia.
What is Shock?
400
I am the use of ultrasound waves to investigate the action of the heart
What is Echocardiography?
500
The normal ECG cycle consists of wave forms labled as
What is P wave, Q wave, R wave, S wave and T wave?
500
I am placed horizontal to V4 in the left anterior axillary line
What is V5?
500
narrowing of the arteries to your heart caused by a buildup of plaque which decreases the amount of blood that can flow to your heart and causes your heart to get less oxygen is known as?
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
500
I am a dilation of a blood vessel wall
What is an Aneurysm?
500
I am a device implantable inside the body just below the collarbone and attached to the heart with small wires which able to perform both cardioversion, defibrillation and pacing of the heart.
What is a Cardioverter-defibrillator
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