Hematocrit
Hemoglobin
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EKG
EKG 2
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A decrease in hematocrit levels is due to?
What is anemia and bleeding
100
Name three test sites
What is the great finger, middle finger and heel
100
what are the guidelines for wearing a holter monitor?
don not use an electric blanket and do not bathe, or swin.
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Electrograph paper is?
What is pressure and heat sensitive
100
what are artifacts
additional electrical activity picked up by the EKG machine
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Why do we perform a hematocrit test?
To detect the % of RBCs in whole blood
200
What are the normal ranges for a male?
What is 12.5-15.5 g/dl
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What activites should be recorded in a holter diary?
physical exercise, emotional states, bowel movements, sleep periods.
200
name the line that is recorded when the heart is resting
What is baseline
200
which electrode is used as a ground reference?
What is the right leg
300
The hematocrit tube is lined with what?
What is heparin
300
why do we do a hemoglobin test?
To detect the oxygen in the blood
300
what is the normal speed that an EKG is recorded
What is 25 mm per second
300
If the amplitude is of the QRS complex is so great that it goes off of the graph, you would.....
record at 1/2 standard
300
The most serious heart arrhythmia is
ventricular fibrillation
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What is the normal ranges for males?
What is 42 - 52%
400
What machine do you use to run the test?
What is a hemocue
400
What is the function of gluclose in the body?
To provide energy
400
the device that picks up the electrical impulses given off by the heart is?
What is an electrode
400
when the heart rate increases to 400-500 bpm it is called?
What is atrial fibrillation
500
To obtain the most accurate results what must happen?
fill 2 tubes wih little to no air bubbles and average the results
500
Whats the device used to collect the specimen?
What is microcuvette
500
What is the normal range for a fasting blood sugar test?
What is 75-125
500
The standard leads are....
What are the standard leads
500
antiarrhythmics are that do what to the heart?
slow the speed of conduction impulses from the AV node
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