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100
Abnormal heart rate, rhythm, and conduction system; also called dysrhythmia.
What is arrhythmia?
100
Graphic picture of the heart's electrical activity.
What is an electrocardiogram?
100
Artery located on both sides of the neck.
What is the carotid artery.
100
Strength or force of each heartbeat.
What is volume?
100
Standard limb leads.
What are bipolar leads?
200
Pulse felt at the radial artery when palpated at the wrist over the radius.
What is radial pulse?
200
Type of test that measures lung volume and capacity over time.
What is spirometry?
200
Rapid heart rate; 100-180 beats per minute.
What is sinus tachycardia?
200
Unwanted changes in an ECG tracing caused by movement, machine malfunctions, or other factors.
What is artifact?
200
Slow heart rate, less that 60 beats per minute.
What is sinus bradycardia?
300
Tests done to assess lung function.
What are pulmonary function tests?
300
Exercise electrocardiography that is done to determine if the heart is receiving enough blood during exercise; also called a cardiac stress test.
What is a treadmill test?
300
Artery in the wrist area.
What is the radial artery?
300
Artery located in the foot.
What is the dorsalis pedis artery?
300
Measurement of a vital sign that serves as a basis to which all subsequent measurements of that vital sign are compared.
What is baseline?
400
Method to measure the amount of oxygen in a patient's blood.
What is pulse oximetry?
400
Device attached to a patient's finger that detects oxygen content in arterial blood.
What is an oximetry sensor?
400
Artery located in the thigh.
What is the femoral artery?
400
Pattern that represents specific electrical heart activity.
What is a wave?
400
Leads that measure cardiac activity from one electrode on the body at a time; recordings are made larger so they can be read.
What are augmented leads?
500
Shift on the ECG tracing from the baseline or center of the paper.
What is wandering baseline?
500
Artery located on each side of the head.
What is the temporal artery?
500
Rhythm measurement that starts at the SA node; occurs within an established time frame and follows an expectedm established pattern.
What is normal sinus rhythm?
500
Covered wires that carry electrical impulses from the sensors to the ECG machine.
What are leads?
500
Life threatening condition of ventricular twitching that causes ineffective pumping action, stopping blood circulation.
What is ventricular fibrillation?
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