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ECG Intro/ECG Vs. Telemetry Flashcards

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Normal path for electrical conduction system of the heart:

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SA node ==> AV node ==> Bundle of His ==> Purkinje fibers

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Location of SA node

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S RA

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Location of AV node

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Base of RA

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Location of Bundle of His

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IV septum

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Location of Purkinje fibers

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B V’s

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What term refers to the heart’s ability to beat by itself without a nerve impulse?

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Automaticity

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What term refers to the heart’s ability to sustain a steady beat?

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Rhythmicity

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What term refers to the ability of the heart’s myocytes to conduct electrical activity?

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Conductivity

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How does repolarization of the cells occur?

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K+ builds up outside of the cell as Na+ moves into the cell via fast channels when the cell membrane increases permeability to ions c the electrical impulse ==> the outside of the cell becomes more positive

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How does depolarization of the cells occur?

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Na+ moves into the cell via fast channels as the cell membrane increases its permeability to ions c the electrical impulse ==> the outside of the cell becomes more negative

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During what phase of the electrical cycle does the contraction process occur?

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Depolarization

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How is depolarization possible if K+ is moving out of the cells while Na+ is moving into the cells?

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K+ moves out more slowly than Na+ moves in because Na+ moves into the cell via the fast channels, so there is a period of time when the outside of the cells is less negative relative to the inside because more Na+ is inside the cells than K+ is outside the cells

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What affects heart contractility and therefore heart rhythm?

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Anything that affects electrolytes (Na+/K+)

Meds and health conditions

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1 small box =

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0.04sec

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5 small boxes or 1 large box =

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0.20sec

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5 large boxes =

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1sec

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Hash marks are present every…

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3sec ==> there should be 2 on a 6-sec telemetry strip

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How many large boxes are in 6 seconds?

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30 ==> 30 large boxes are in a 6-sec telemetry strip

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A hash mark should be present every how many large boxes?

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15

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5 vertical small boxes =

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0.5mV

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How many small boxes are in 1 minute?

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1500

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22
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Which imaging method yields only 1 view of the heart?

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Telemetry

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Which imaging method yields a 360 view of the heart?

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12-lead ECG

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A 12-lead ECG can give information about…

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HR
Heart rhythm
Hypertrophy (and the axis)
Infarction/ischemia 
Views of the heart every 30 degrees
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T/F: a 12-lead ECG can be used to dx conditions
T
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How can a 12-lead ECG give information about hypertrophy?
The impulse will take longer to move through thicker muscle tissue
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How can a 12-lead ECG give information about infarction/ischemia?
Bad conduction or contraction will be shown through abnormal electrical movement
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Can a telemetry monitor be used to monitor a heart condition after is is dx'd?
Yes
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A telemetry strip yields information about...
HR Heart rhythm Views the heart from one direction
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What are the 6 limb leads in a standard 12-lead ECG?
I, II, III, aVR, aVL, aVF
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The limb leads evaluate the heart in what plane?
Frontal
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Electrical information travels in what direction through the ECG leads?
Impulses flow from negative --> positive ions
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What does aV stand for?
Augmented voltage
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I direction:
R arm --> L arm (across chest)
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II direction:
R arm --> L foot (top --> bottom)
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III direction:
L arm --> middle (top --> bottom)
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Direction aVR:
--> R
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Direction aVL:
--> L
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Direction aVF:
Foot --> middle
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The chest leads are known as:
Precordial
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What are the 6 precordial leads in a standard 12-lead ECG:
V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6
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The precordial leads evaluate the heart from which plane?
Transverse plane
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What are the R leads (that evaluate the R side of the heart)?
AVR, V1, V2
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What are the A leads (that evaluate the A portion of the heart)?
V3 (septum), V4
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What are the lateral leads (that evaluate the L side of the heart - and the LV)?
AVL, I, V5, V6
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Which leads evaluate the LV?
AVL, I, V5, V6
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What are the I leads (that evaluate the I portion of the heart)?
II, III, aVF
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What is at the top of Einthoven's triangle?
I
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What is at the bottom (apex) of Einthoven's triangle?
LL (and positive ions)
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What is at the top right of Einthoven's triangle?
RA (and negative ions)
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What is at the top left of Einthoven's triangle?
LA (and positive ions on the top and negative ions on the bottom)
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What is at the diagonal right on Einthoven's triangle?
II
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What is at the diagonal left of Einthoven's triangle?
III
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What is at the center of Einthoven's triangle?
The heart
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What is at the top right diagonal on the inside of Einthoven's triangle?
AVR (and positive ions)
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What is at the top left diagonal on the inside of Einthoven's triangle?
AVL (and positive ions)
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What is at the bottom on the inside of Einthoven's triangle?
AVF (and positive ions)
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The circle of axes gives view of the heart every how many degrees?
30
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In the circle of axes, aVR is located where?
~150 degrees (in between 150 and 120) (top R corresponding to position in Einthoven's triangle)
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In the circle of axes, aVL is located where?
~-30 degrees (in between -60 and -30 degrees) (top L corresponding to location on Einthoven's triangle)
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In the circle of axes, I is located where?
0 degrees (L middle, corresponding to direction ions flow across chest)
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In the circle of axes, II is located where?
60 deg (bottom L, corresponding to direction ions flow from R arm --> L foot)
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In the circle of axes, aVF is located where?
90 deg (bottom center, corresponding to location on inside of Einthoven's triangle)
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In the circle of axes, III is located where?
120 deg (bottom R, corresponding to direction ions flow from L arm to the middle)
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In the circle of axes, what is "normal?"
~30 deg - ~105 deg
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A lateral ECG view can give information about which artery?
Lateral circumflex a. Or descending branch of LAD a.
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An inferior ECG view can give information about which artery?
RCA or lateral circumflex a.
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An anterior or septal ECG view can give information about which artery?
LAD a.
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A lateral ECG view can give information about which artery?
L circumflex a. Or diagonal branch of LAD a.
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Why is the LAD artery important to view?
If the Pt. Had an MI, there will be plaque in that artery, which can require a cardiac cath to further view/dx
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The deflection of an ECG complex is POSITIVE (upright) if...
The depolarization wave moves TOWARDS a POSITIVE electrode
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The deflection of an ECG complex is NEGATIVE (upside down) if...
The depolarization wave moves AWAY FROM a POSITIVE electrode
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The deflection of an ECG complex is ISOELECTRIC (flat) if...
The depolarization wave moves PERPENDICULAR to a POSITIVE electrode
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Inversion can be a sign of...
MI
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The waves seen on complexes represent depolarization or repolarization?
DEpolarization

Cardio I - ECG (7 decks)

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