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43 Cards in this Set
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Electrical Stimulation of the ventriculart tissue takes place Where?
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Purkinje Fibers
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Modified myocarial cells that set the pacemaker of the heart?
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SA Node
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What is Unipolar?
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Augmented leads.
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aVR, aVL nad aVF leads are?
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Augmented leads.
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The flat horizontal line that separates teh various waves is known as?
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The baseline
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What are artifacts?
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Interference that is picked up by the ECG machine.
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Standard ECG consists of how many leads?
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12
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The precordial leads include?
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Leads V1 to V6
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What does the MA role in taking an ECG include?
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Preparing the pt for ECG procedure, mounting and labeling the ECG, Checking the standardization of the machine.
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What is 1 heart beat?
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Cardiac Cycle.
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What is abnormal heart rate rythm and conduction system?
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Arrhythmia
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Name teh condition in which the heartbeat is too rapid and give teh heart rate that defines this condition
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What is tachcardia and beats over 100
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Cardiac stress test the treadmill is---
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Exercise tolerance test
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What is a line that separates the various cardiac waves?
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Baseline
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Device on the ecg that magnifies the hearts electrical impulses so they can be recorded
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Amplifier
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Small upward curve that occasionally follows a complete ECG cycle after PQRST?
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U wave
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Premature atrial contraction
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A condition in which an electrical implulse in the atria starts before the next expected heartbeat.
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What is poor blood supply to tissue causing a lack of 02 to that tissue?
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Ischemia
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What is 3 or more consecutive PVCs and heart rate exceeding 100 beats/min
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Ventricular tachycardia
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What is abnormal heart rate rythm and conduction system?
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Arrhythmia
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Heated device that records the hearts activity on heat sensitive graph paper.
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Stylus
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Name the condition in which the heartbeat is too rapid and give the heart rate that defines this condition
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What is tachcardia and beats over 100
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Cardiac stress test the treadmill is---
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Exercise tolerance test
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What is a line that separates the various cardiac waves?
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Baseline
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What is abnormal heart rate rythm and conduction system?
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Arrhythmia
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Device on the ecg that magnifies the hearts electrical impulses so they can be recorded
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Amplifier
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Name the condition in which the heartbeat is too rapid and give the heart rate that defines this condition
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What is tachcardia and beats over 100
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Small upward curve that occasionally follows a complete ECG cycle after PQRST?
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U wave
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Cardiac stress test the treadmill is---
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Exercise tolerance test
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Premature atrial contraction
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A condition in which an electrical implulse in the atria starts before the next expected heartbeat.
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What is a line that separates the various cardiac waves?
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Baseline
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What is poor blood supply to tissue causing a lack of 02 to that tissue?
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Ischemia
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Device on the ecg that magnifies the hearts electrical impulses so they can be recorded
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Amplifier
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What is 3 or more consecutive PVCs and heart rate exceeding 100 beats/min
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Ventricular tachycardia
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Small upward curve that occasionally follows a complete ECG cycle after PQRST?
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U wave
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Heated device that records the hearts activity on heat sensitive graph paper.
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Stylus
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Premature atrial contraction
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A condition in which an electrical implulse in the atria starts before the next expected heartbeat.
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What is poor blood supply to tissue causing a lack of 02 to that tissue?
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Ischemia
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What is 3 or more consecutive PVCs and heart rate exceeding 100 beats/min
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Ventricular tachycardia
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Heated device that records the hearts activity on heat sensitive graph paper.
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Stylus
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leads I, II, III are called?
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Standard leads
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Electrograms are usually recorded with the ECG paper moving at
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25/mm/sec
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Precordial leads include?
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V1-V6
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