Vital Signs
This is the word for feeling a pulse
What is palpation
This wave is needed in order to be a normal sinus rhythm
What is P, Q, R, S, T
You do this when patient C/O chest pain
Notify nurse or provider
This will be abnormal in a patient with ventricular hypertrophy
What is QRS complex
You place the leads here on patient in fetal position
Posterior- V7-V9 (9 to the spine)
This is found on the thumb side of the wrist
What is radial pulse
This is a normal QRS
What is <0.12
A patient wearing a holter monitor records this
What are activities and symptoms
These are the Unipolar leads
What is augmented limb and precordial
Machine cannot find a signal; caused by frayed/broken lead wires or jewelry
What is a broken recording or interrupted baseline
This is a normal pulse for infants
What is 100-150
This wave is sometimes present, but not considered abnormal
What is the U wave
This is a normal respiration rate for a newborn
What is 40-60
These are Bipolar leads
What are limb leads
You do this to the skin to prevent a wandering baseline
What is abrade and prep skin well
This is a normal pulse for toddlers
What is 75-120
This is the small block method
1500/# small blocks between 2 R waves
This is how many leads there are on a Holter monitor
What is 5
This wave can be a sawtooth pattern or F wave
What is atrial flutter
This has an intrinsic rate of 20-40; small branches of the conduction system
What are Purkinje fibers
This is located/heard at the midclavicular line, 5th intercostal space
What is the apical pulse
This is a normal P-R interval
What is 0.12-0.20
This is the Age predicted max heartrate for a 40 yr old
What is 153
This is a wide QRS, with notch on top of QRS also known as bunny ears
What is a bundle branch block
The innermost layer of the heart; is smooth to prevents clots
What is the endocardium