Ekg Final

Front 1

What is foodborne transmission?

Back 1

Food contaminated with a pathogen.

Front 2

# 1 way to break the chain of infection?

Back 2

Handwashing

Front 3

Pacemaker of the heart?

Back 3

SA node.

Front 4

electrical conduction system of the heart.

Back 4

SA node- AV node- bundle of his- left and right bundle branches- purkinje fibers.

Front 5

Artifacts

Back 5

Study alternating current, somatic, and wandering baseline.

Front 6

Know cardiac cycle

Back 6

P wave atrial depolarization, QRS ventricle depolarization, T wave ventricle repolarization, U wave not usually seen but associated with ventricle repolarization.

Front 7

Standardization mark dimensions

Back 7

2mm wide 10mm high. Normal standardization let's MA know machine is properly calibrated.

Front 8

Normal running speed of an ekg

Back 8

25/mm sec or 25mm/mv. ( MV equals millivolts)

Front 9

Gain vs amplitude

Back 9

When you increase the amplitude you also increase the gain on the machine.

Front 10

Holter monitor

Back 10

Portable ambulatory electrocardiograph

Front 11

Holter monitor records

Back 11

Continuous recording of cardiac activity for at least 24 hours.

Front 12

Patient activity diary

Back 12

Record all activities- physical, emotional, sexual, sleep and times.

Front 13

Contraindication. (Contra=against)

Back 13

used to say that something (such as a treatment, procedure, or activity) should not be done or used in a particular situation for medical reasons.

Front 14

Stress test instructions

Back 14

No tobacco, no caffeine, no alcohol 3 hours prior to test.

Front 15

Medicine stress test instructions

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It's should take their normal medications unless otherwise instructed.

Front 16

Beta blockers

Back 16

Should be avoided specifically for the heart prior to a stress test.

Front 17

When PT experiences extreme fatigue.

Back 17

The stress test should be stopped.

Front 18

Dextrocardia

Back 18

Condition where the heart is pointed towards the right side of the chest. Electrodes go on right side of chest and arm leads are flipped (RA goes on LA)

Front 19

Telemetry

Back 19

Way of monitoring the heart while hospitalized (looks for pattern of your heartbeats to spot heart probs and monitor effectiveness of medications)

Front 20

Telemetry unit.

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5 colored wires attached to it with 5 sticky pads that are attached to PT's chest.

Front 21

Limb leads.

Back 21

LL= Left leg, RL= Right leg the ground ( when referring to the ground it is the right leg), LA= Left arm, RA= right arm.

Front 22

If PT has no legs

Back 22

Place electrodes on lower portion of abdomen, above the pelvic cavity.

Front 23

HEP A

Back 23

Transmitted via fecal oral route (affects the liver)

Front 24

HEB B & C

Back 24

Transmitted via a needle stick (affects the liver)

Front 25

Sepsis

Back 25

Something contaminated with a pathogenic microorganism.

Front 26

Asepsis

Back 26

Abscence of pathogenic microorganisms

Front 27

What goes in biohazardous bag

Back 27

Anything contaminated with bodily fluids except sharp objects.

Front 28

What goes in a sharps container?

Back 28

All sharp objects contaminated with bodily fluids.

Front 29

Which pulse is checked during emergency situations and during CPR?

Back 29

Carotid pulse.

Front 30

What is an interval?

Back 30

Waveform plus a segment

Front 31

QT interval goes from?

Back 31

Beginning of QRS complex to the end of the T wave.

Front 32

PR Interval goes from

Back 32

The beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex.

Front 33

Counting Horizontal boxes calculates

Back 33

PT heartrate

Front 34

Dimensions of the squares

Back 34

Small 1mm by 1mm, large 5mm by 5mm

Front 35

A 3 lead ekg monitors

Back 35

Bipolar leads 1, 2 and 3

Front 36

3 categories of leads.

Back 36

Bipolar, chest , augmented

Front 37

Lead angles

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Lead 2 records from the right arm to the left leg. ( lead 2 shows the heart rhythm clearer then all the other leads)

Front 38

Lead AVR angle

Back 38

Records from the right arm and a central location between the left arm and the left leg.

Front 39

Bipolar and augmented leads

Back 39

Record side to side and top to bottom of the heart.

Front 40

Leads V1-V6 ( chest leads)

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Record from front to the back of the heart.

Front 41

Dysrhythmia & arrhythmia

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Are synonyms for an irregular heartbeat. BOTH MEAN ABNORMAL RHYTHM.

Front 42

Normal QRS complex measures

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0.06-0.10 seconds

Front 43

A normal PR interval measures

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0.12-0.20 secs