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EKG Terminology
Name that Laboratory!!
Anatomy : ) and Conduction system of the Heart
100
I am the straw colored fluid that contains nutrients, hormones and waste products.
What is PLASMA
100
I am the simple most important way to prevent infection.
What is HAND WASHING
100
I am an abnormal rhythm of the heart beat. Drink lots of redbull and this can happen to your heart
What is Arrhythmia
100
In my part of the lab, we test CBC's and ESR's the most. But that is no where close to all the tests!
What is HEMATOLOGY
100
I am the vein located in the center of the antecubital fossa
What is MEDIAN CUBITAL
200
We are the two clotting proteins found in plasma. We have an important role in clot formation to control bleeding. What are our TWO names?
What is FIBRINOGEN and PROTHROMBIN
200
I protect patient's rights to privacy. Disobey me and you could lose your job or be sued!
What is HIPPA
200
I am anything artificially produced. (so please turn your cell phone off during the EKG)
What is ARTIFACT
200
I am the Green top tube, I contain the anticoagulant Heparin. Which lab would you send me to?
What is CHEMISTRY
200
I am located in the upper right corner of the atrium
What is SA NODE
300
I am the cell that fights infection. I help with your immune system. What is my name?
What is LEUKOCYTE
300
Treat everyone and everything as if it is potentially infectious. What am I?
What is UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS
300
I represent ventricular repolarization.
What is T-WAVE
300
In my part of the lab we test PT and APTT
What is COAGULATION
300
I am the middle layer of the heart consisting mainly of cardiac muscle.
What is MYOCARDIUM
400
When a tourniquet is left on too tight, capillaries may rupture causing this...?
What is PETECHIAE
400
Negligence is the failure to exercise the standard of care that a reasonable person would give under similar circumstances and someone suffers injury because of another's failure to live up to a required duty or care. What are the four elements of negligence? (I'll give you a hint- the 4 D's)
What is 1. DUTY 2. DERELICT 3. DIRECT CAUSE 4. DAMAGE
400
Pertaining to one total heartbeat; one complete contraction and relaxation of the heart.
What is CARDIAC CYCLE
400
In my part of the lab we test culture and sensitivity (C&S) to detect and identify microorganisms and to determine the most effective antibiotic therapy.
What is MICROBIOLOGY
400
Found within the ventricular endocardium, it consists of a network of small conduction fibers that deliver electrical pulses from the Bundle Branches to the ventricular myocardium.
What is PURKINJE FIBERS
500
This is the process by which blood vessels are repaired after injury.
What is HEMOSTASIS
500
OSHA requires employers to provide HBV vaccinations under what standard?
What is BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN STANDARD
500
I am an arrhythmia produced by and electrical impulse originating from a site other than the sinus node.
What is ECTOPIC RHYTHMS
500
I am a Red top tube, also known as plain vacuum tube and contains no additive or anticoagulant. Which lab would you send me to?
What is BLOOD BANK; SEROLOGY tests
500
I receive the oxygenated blood from the left atrium and pump it to the body through the aorta
What is LEFT VENTRICLE
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