4: ECG intro Flashcards
(11 cards)
ECG are used to diagnose
Cardiac arrhythmia
What are the potential differences of the body regions at rest
There are none
What appears on an ECG with a negatively charged wave approaching a + conductor
Upward deflection
Line going up on ECG
What is read if the depolarization is perpendicular to the leads
Nothing
Where is the - electrode usually placed
right arm
P wave
Atrial Depolarization
Small positive bump
Flat line between P and Q wave
Atrial repolarization
Q wave
Depolarization of septum
Tiny, sharp, negative deflection
R wave
Depolarization from Septum to L Ventricle
Tall positive deflection
S wave
Depolarization from apex to top of heart
Small negative deflection
T wave
Ventricular Repolarization
Positive deflection