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Electrocardiogram Technician: Module 1 Flashcards

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What is one of the simplest and most effective method to evaluate the heart?

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Electrocardiogram

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What is a cardiac monitor?

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a device used to record the electrical activity of the heart that you control

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What are ectopic beats?

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Heartbeats that occur too fast or too soon such as Premature atrial contractions (PAC) and Premature ventricular contractions (PVC)

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What are Premature Atrial Contractions (PACs)?

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Extra Heartbeats in upper chambers of the heart (left and/or right atriums). Type of arrhythmia

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What are Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs)?

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Extra Heartbeats in lower chambers of the heart (left and/or right ventricles). Type of arrhythmia

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What are branch bundle blocks?

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Blockages along the pathway that electrical impulses travel to make heartbeats.

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What are the steps of how blood flows in order?

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  1. Body (deoxygenated blood)
  2. Inferior/superior vena cava
  3. Right atrium
  4. Tricuspid valve
  5. Right Ventricle
  6. Pulmonary arteries
  7. Lungs (blood becomes oxygenated)
  8. Pulmonary Veins (oxygenated blood)
  9. left atrium
  10. mitral/bicuspid valve
  11. Left Ventricle
  12. aortic valve
  13. aorta
  14. Body
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What are the reasons to perform an EKG/ECG?

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  1. To check for problems with electrical flow of the heart
  2. Diagnose changes in heart rhythm and
    determine if it is strong enough for. surgery
  3. Monitor different conditions and heart
    medications.
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What is an electrocardiogram?

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An instrument used to produce ECG tracings, record electrical activity of the heart, and produce electrical tracings of the heart.

It is a roadmap of the electrical activity of the heart.

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How many lead wires does an electrocardiograph have attached to a patient?

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10 lead wires

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How many different images are produced of the electrical activity of the heart by the 10 lead wires?

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12 different images

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Why is it important for EKG technicians to be professionals?

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  1. To be confident and competent cause inaccurate tracing could lead to misdiagnosis
  2. Misdiagnosis could lead to patient getting too much or too little treatment.
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What does an EKG Technician do?

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records and prepares a report for medical providers to determine proper treatment for patients

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Where can EKG Techs works?

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medical offices, cardiac rehabs, centers, and medical facilities.

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What do telemetry technicians and EKG monitoring techs do?

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Telemetry techs include evaluating and viewing ECG tracings for abnormalities or possible dysthymias.

EKG monitoring techs do the same duties as EKG and Telemetry techs but may assist clinicians with more advanced procedures.

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What is dysthymias?

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Irregular beating of the heart but in normal range

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17
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What is the stress test?

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stress test has many names such as the stress test and exercise ECG. It is called the treadmill stress test.

A test that measures the heart’s ability to respond to external stress in a controlled clinical environment.

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The stress test is performed under the direction of who?

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Supervision of medical providers

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What does an EKG Technician do with ambulatory monitoring?

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EKG Techs may be in charge of placing and educating a patient on their ambulatory monitor.

20
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How long can an ambulatory monitor be left on a patient?

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Anywhere between 24 to 48 hours

21
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What is an ambulatory monitor?

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It is a device used to get a big picture on what could be the cause of a patient’s pain or condition.

Devices that can record the electrical activity in your heart over longer periods of time.

22
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How big are ECG machines outside of healthcare facilities?

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ECG machine is a small, lightweight portable device that can transmit a cellular signal allowing doctors to view an EKG tracing in realtime.

23
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What is Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)?

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AED is a small device that that lay rescuers use for unresponsive patients. It provides a shock to restart the heart.

You cannot shock a wrong patient as it is programed to shockable rhythm. Different types of AEDs with small functions and similar platforms to run on.

24
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What is Tran-telephonic monitoring?

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A form of ambulatory monitoring where the device is able to connect to a phone and send reports to remote facilities and doctors offices.

25
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What are some things that ECG Tech should know in the field?

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Every facility has a different machine, learn their specific machines.

You may need to move a patient, know how to properly lift and move a patient.

Know how to transport the machine being used and apply infection control

Educate patient on the procedure and laws and ethics.

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How can you properly maintain EKG equipment?

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Clean and refill the paper tray

Run test prints often to make sure thermal styluses are properly working

Safety and inflection control should be followed at all times such as following the bloodborne pathogens standards, hand hygiene.

Use appropriate personal protective equipment needed for patient.

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What are standard precautions?

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precautions used on all patients such as handwashing and glove usage no matter health of patient.

28
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What are Isolated precautions?

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precautions based on how pathogens (germs) are transmitted.

29
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What are airborne precautions?

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A types of isolated precaution taken for pathogens between 0.1 to 0.3 microns. Includes viruses and certain bacteria.

Specialized mask with ventilator is required.

30
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What are droplet precautions?

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A type of isolated precaution that requires protection of mucus membrane.

You must cover eyes, nose, and mouth using googles and masks.

31
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What is contact precautions?

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A type of isolated precaution that requires a mask and gown. Must follow specific facility’s infection control policy with personal protective equipment.

32
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Why is communication with patient important?

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Communication is important because it can be verbal and non verbal. On average, it takes 7 seconds to make an impression on someone.

Patient assesses you as soon as you walk into the room. Wear clean uniform, have a professional tone, and language.

33
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All healthcare professionals should?

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Wear clean clothes and have a professional attire.

34
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What does ensuring cleanliness do?

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Provides a form of infection control as it hinders viruses and bacteria incubation time.

Gives a professional look and appearance, patient will have more confidence in you and it helps to keep workplace germ free.

35
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What does using a professional tone and avoiding slang show?

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You are at work and take pride in your job. Slang and curse words shows just worker, not professional.

It gives the illusion that the person does not know what they are doing.

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Why is a patient’s culture important with professionalism?

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It goes hand in hand with professionalism because helping people requires that your duties understand people’s cultural and religious backgrounds.

37
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Patient —— is essential for patient education. You need to be confident in yourself and ——. You must explain the procedure to help patient understand in more than one way.

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Communication

Abilities

38
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No matter the profession, you must always follow what?

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Laws and ethics

39
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What are laws?

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Rules created and set forth by local, state, and federal governments.

40
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What is ethics?

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A discipline dealing with what is good and bad, and with moral duty and obligation.

41
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What is medical professional liability?

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This is when if a patient is hurt under a medical professional’s care, and the professional is found responsible, they may be fined for damages even if not there fault.

Medical professionals such apply for medical liability insurance.

42
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What is slander?

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The intentional defaming of someone or their character with spoken word. If you slander a patient or employee. The one caught may face termination.

43
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What is libel?

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Defaming of a person or their character in written word.

44
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What is consent?

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Consent is the permission to perform a procedure on a patient. You must always receive consent from patient before performing a procedure.

45
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What is informed consent?

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A type of consent where patient is given all information needed to make a conscious decision about a procedure being performed.

46
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What is implied consent?

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A type of consent where someone is unconscious and cannot give consent. Law automatically assumes that a patients want any reasonable intervention to save their lives with implied consent.

47
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Improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow.

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Arrhythmia

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