Anatomy
This wave represents the depolarization of both atria on the ECG.
What is the P wave?
This slow rhythm may be a sign of heart damage, but can be normal in patients who are athletic, geriatric, or sleeping.
What is sinus bradycardia?
This menu option will show you the live feed from a patient's bedside monitor, slightly delayed, which includes ECG leads as well as any other biometrics available.
What is Patient Window?
Each patient on video monitoring has one of these, which keeps records of staff alerts, patient movement, and LDAs.
What is an Intervention Log?
This describes any false abnormalities in a patient's baseline, and can be a result of movement, electronic interference, or old/detaching electrodes.
What is artifact?
This chamber of the heart is the first depolarized by impulses that start in the SA Node.
What is the Right Atrium?
This irregular rhythm is a result of random, disorganized electrical activity in the atria with sporadic condution through to the ventricles.
What is Afib?
Floor status patients in the ED with tele orders may receive one of these when they have a room assigned that is not yet ready.
What is a tele pack?
If a patient receives 5 or more staff alerts within an hour on video monitoring, one of these can be recommended to the RN.
What is a Constant Observer?
These marks are usually a result of a cardiac device, but they can also show up unintentionally in the presence of a gastric stimulator, a neurostimulator, or a diaphragmatic pacing.
What are pacemaker spikes?
This structure, located inside the right atrium, acts as the relay station for impulses travelling between the atria and ventricles.
What is the AV Node?
These rhythms are all a result of impulses being delayed or completely stopped from reaching the ventricles.
What are atrioventricular blocks?
This strip is sent whenever a patient moves to a different bed in the hospital.
What is a room change strip?
One of these should be done in the event of elopement, fall, or another patient/staff safety event.
What is an Origami Report?
This medical device is likely to cause artifact with rapid undulating waves that set off the ***Vent Fib/Tach alarm.
What is percussion?
This chamber of the heart has the thickest wall of all chambers, allowing it to exert the strongest pressure.
What is the Left Ventricle?
If your patient has persistent Afib or Aflutter, this can be done at bedside using a synchronized, low voltage electrical current.
What is a cardioversion?
If you're sitting on this station, you will never see tele packs in the available equipment.
What is SICU/NCCU?
If your patient is taken to a test or procedure out of the room, this category can be marked on their log.
What is Exit/Enter Room?
These are measured using two ECG electrodes; an exhale is counted as they get closer together, and an inhale when they get further apart.
What are respirations?
These vessels supply blood to the heart muscles.
What are coronary arteries?
This delay can be seen in a sinus rhythm following a premature atrial contraction.
What is a compensatory pause?
These blue alarms will show up if the green electrode becomes detached from the patient.
What is RL Lead Off?
These drains are placed between the ribs to drain off blood, fluid, or air in the pleural space.
What is a Chest Tube?
This lead is known for having inverted P waves in normal sinus rhythm.
What is aVR?