Chapter 2: Electrocardiograph Machine Flashcards
The Standard instrument is a Multichannel with 12 leads which?
Records the electrical activity of the heart simultaneously from 12 angles.
Non-digital models of this 12-lead electrocardiograph record a 10-second trip (called a tracing) on?
Special ECG paper that has to be cut and mounted onto special forms for filing, faxing or scanning into the patient’s medial record.
Computerized Electrocardiographs results are displayed on?
A computer and automatically saved to the patient’s electronic record.
The basic components of an electrocardiogram remain the same regardless?
Of the type of electrocardiograph used.
What can record several different leads at a time?
A Multichannel Electrocardiograph.
What is the most common multichannel machine used in the provider’s office?
3-channel machine.
