Complications of EPS
Sterile technique can prevent this?
What is infection?
The basic unit of time in electrophysiology
What is millisecond?
The catheter is inserted into these?
What is blood vessels?
The recording coming from the catheter is called this?
What is an intracardiac electrogram?
These are shaved fro the procedure?
What are groins?
Manual pressure can prevent this?
What is hemorrhage or external bleeding?
A millisecond or MSEC is this fraction of a second
What is a thousandth?
The catheter is used to perform this many essential tasks in EPS
What is 2?
Only this phase of the cardiac tissue is recorded
What is rapid depolarization?
Patients must remain NPO for this amount of time before the procedure.
What is 8 hours?
Inflammation of the vein
What is phlebitis?
The faster the heartbeat the _____ the cycle length
What is shorter?
This tip is inserted into the heart?
What is distal?
Body surface ecg gives _______ of the electrical activity of the entire heart
What is a summation?
High anxiety raises this?
What is sympathetic tone?
Blood vessel obstruction from a blood clot.
What is a thromboembolism?
Cycle length is the ______ between heartbeats
What is time?
This end is connected to a plug.
What is the proximal?
IE only records the electrical activity of this?
What is localized heart?
These meds are specifically important to hold prior to procedure?
What are antiarrhythmic drugs?
This complication can lead to tamponade.
What is cardiac perforation?
What is longer?
The electrode catheter can record this of your heart?
What is electrical activity?
The depolarization wave spreads out from this?
What is the SA node?
Proper explanation of the procedure keeps this in check?
What is anxiety?