Heart and its Anatomy
EKG Leads
Intervals and Waveforms
Interferences
Other
100
One Depolarization+One Repolarization=
What is One Heartbeat?
100
What is another name for Bipolar Leads?
What is Limb Leads?
100
How do we calculate BPM on an EKG tracing?
What is counting all R waves and then multiplying the amount by 10?
100
What are the most common causes of patient related artifacts on an EKG tracing?
What is movement and substances on the skin?
100
What age range has to get an EKG tracing done every year?
What is 35-40 years old?
200
Structure that delays electrical signals allowing ventricles to fill completely with blood?
What is Atrioventricular (AV) node?
200
How many total leads are placed and how many readings do we get?
What is 10 leads and 12 readings?
200
Name the Positive Deflections
What is the P wave, R wave, T wave and U wave?
200
What is an Artifact?
What is markings on a EKG that do not come from the heart's conduction system but from some other cause, either from the patient or outside the patient?
200
What does AVR stand for?
What is Augmented Voltage Right?
300
The membrane that surrounds the heart
What is Pericardium?
300
Where is the Black Lead placed?
What is the left shoulder or clavicle area?
300
What is the PR interval?
What is the time it takes for the electrical signal to travel from the atria to the ventricles?
300
What would you do to prevent movement from a patient with Parkinson's disease on an EKG?
What is placing the arms in a prone position and under the buttocks?
300
What does the EKG strip measure?
What is Time and Intensity?
400
What is the Conduction system order?
What is, Sa node, AV node, Bundle of His, Bundle Branches, and Purkinje Fibers?
400
Where is V5 placed?
What is the left side of the chest, fifth intercostal, and anterior axillary line.
400
What is the U wave and what does it represent?
What is an upward deflection that comes after the T wave that can represent repolarization of the Bundle of His and Purkinje Fibers or Electrolyte Balance?
400
Name the Artifact
What is Interrupted Baseline?
400
What is depolarization and repolarization?
What is Contraction and Relaxation of the heart?
500
What is Cardiac Output?
What is the amount of blood your heart pumps in a minute?
500
In Einthoven's triangle, the lead connecting the right arm and left arm is?
What is Lead 1?
500
What is the J point and what does it represent?
What is the end of the QRS complex, and the exact point in time where ventricular depolarization stops and ventricular repolarization starts?
500
Name the artifact and what causes it.
What is Wandering Baseline?
Caused by movement of cables and leads during procedures, patient movement, loose electrodes, dry electrodes, labored breathing, and unprepared skin (leaving traces of lotion, oils or gel on skin)
500
What is Ischemia?
What is the lack of blood supply to tissue due to blockage in the blood vessels?