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25 Cards in this Set
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Action Potential
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a five phase cycle that reflects across through cell membrane
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Amplitude
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Height of a wave form
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Electrical Axis
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Artifact
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Distortion by electrical activity interference and conduction
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Augmented limb lead
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Potential location of a different lead of record
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Axis
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Lining the joint of positive or negative electrodes
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Baseline
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straight record with graph paper no electrical activity
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Bipolar limb lead
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ECG lead of positive and negative
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Interval
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Wave form and a segment
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J point
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QRS complex meet ST segment meet
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Lead
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Electrical connections
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PR interval
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p wave plus PR segment
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P wave
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first wave of the cardiac cycle
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QRS complex
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several wave forms
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R wave
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first positive wave reflection an deflection in QRS complex
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Reciprocal change
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changes leads opposite of the affected area of the heart
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Segment
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line between wave forms
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Sinoatrial node
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Normal pacemakers of the heart
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ST segment
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ending of the ventricular depolarization
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T wave
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wave forms that follow QRS complex
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Unipolar lead
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lead of single positive electrode points
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Voltage
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electrical charge between two points
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Waveform
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movements of the baseline positive or negative direction
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Electrode
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adhesive pad that contain gel
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Ground electrode
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third ECG that minimize electrical activity
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