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ECG
Arrhythmia's
Hodge Podge
100
Small upward curve that occasionally follows a complete ECG cycle after PQRST
What is the U wave
100
Three or more consecutive premature ventricular contractions with the heart rate exceeding 100 beats/minute
What is Ventricular tachycardia
100
Any deviation from normal on an ECG tracing
What is arrhythmia
200
Shift on the ECG tracing from the baseline or center of the paper which is an artifact
What is wandering baseline
200
A condition in which an electrical impulse in the atria starts before the next expected heartbeat
What is premature atrial contraction
200
The tab or device that is placed on the patients skin that picks up electrical activity of the heart
What is electrode
300
An artifact that is caused by electrical interference that appears in small, uniform spikes on the ECG
What is alternating current or AC artifacts
300
Another name for arrhythmia
What is dysrhythmia
300
Another name for a myocardial infarction is
What is heart attack
400
A cardiac cycle represented on the ECG
What is one heartbeat
400
An abnormally rapid heartbeat, 100 to 180 beats/min, which results in decreased ventricular filling, causing decreased blood pressure
What is Sinus tachycardia
400
Another name for an exercise tolerance test
What is a stress test (treadmill)
500
A artifact that is caused by the patient trembling or making movements that are voluntary or involuntary muscle movement
What is somatic tremor
500
The most life threatening of all arrhythmias
What is Ventricular fibrillation or V fib
500
Interference picked up by the ECG machine is called
What is artifacts