LEADS AND WIRES 1
ARRHYTHMIAS
LEADS AND WIRES 2
ARTIFACTS and STUFF
OTHER CARDIAC TESTS
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This is the preferred lead for continuous cardiac monitoring.
LEAD II
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This arrhythmia is characterized by a saw-tooth appearance at the baseline.
ATRIAL FLUTTER / A FLUTTER
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This is the correct placement of the electrode for V6 on the body
LEVEL WITH V5 AT THE LEFT MIDAXILLARY LINE
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This artifact results from muscle movement:
AND
This is what should be done about it:
SOMATIC TREMOR = ASK PATIENT TO BE STILL
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Patients with a Holter monitor may not do this:
AND
They should also avoid wearing this:
no BATHING OR SHOWERING / AND avoid TIGHT FITTING CLOTHING
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These are the bipolar leads
LEADS I , II , III WHICH ARE THE STANDARD BIPOLAR LEADS AND ARE ALSO LIMB LEADS
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In Atrial fibrillation, this is where the electrical impulse is generated.
RAPID ELECTRICAL SIGNALS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE ATRIUM - NOT THE SA NODE
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The order of placement of the precordial leads.
V1 , V2, V4, V3, V5, V6
200
This artifact:
AND
This is what should be done about it:
WANDERING BASELINE = MAKE SURE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION IS GOOD, REPREP THE SKIN REMOVE OIL AND LOTIONS WITH ALCOHOL
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This is why a Holter monitor may be ordered:
PT HAS CP OR PALPITATIONS BUT RESTING ECGs HAVE BEEN NORMAL
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This is the proper name for chest leads.
PRECORDIAL LEADS
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If your patient has this arrhythmia, you must IMMEDIATELY call for help, start CPR and get an AED
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION / V FIB
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Besides avoiding boney areas of the limbs, electrodes should not be placed on any of these areas:
OPEN WOUNDS, SUTURES, STAPLES
300
This artifact:
AND
This is what should be done:
AC INTERFERENCE = UNPLUG APPLIANCES HAVE PATIENT REMOVE ELECTRICAL DEVICES SUCH AS CELL PHONES
300
This test produces a moving video image of the working heart valves and chambers and shows how well blood moves through these structures. Shows how the structures within the heart are functioning.
ECHOCARDIOGRAM / ECHO
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This is the placement of V4
5th ICS AT THE MIDCLAVICULAR LINE
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Patients in A Fib are at risk for:_____, which could cause a stroke.
BLOOD CLOT
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This is what you should do before placing electrodes on a hairy chest:
SHAVE THE AREA WHERE YOU WILL PLACE THE ELECTRODE
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This is the best position for the patient to be in for an ECG:
SUPINE
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It measures how the heart reacts to the increased need for oxygen during exercise
STRESS TEST
500
This is the placement of V5
LEVEL AT V4 AT THE LEFT ANTERIOR AXILLARY LINE
500
This arrhythmia has 12 QRS complexes in a 6-second strip with all expected P, QRS, and T waves
SINUS TACHYCARDIA
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If a patient has an amputation, the MA should place the electrodes at this location:
THE MOST DISTAL POINT POSSIBLE ON SAME LEVEL BOTH LIMBS
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What is diaphoresis?
(HEAVY PERSPIRATION) SWEATING
500
These are patient instructions before a Stress Test:
WEAR COMFORTABLE SHOES AND CLOTHES, LIGHT MEAL, S/SX OF TEST INCLUDE SOB, INCREASE HR AND SWEATING