Roop final quiz Flashcards
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What type of BP medication is captopril?
Ace inhibitor
what does diaphoretic mean?
sweating
An EKG lead consists of two surface electrodes of opposite polarity (____and ____) or one positive surface electrode and a reference point
one positive and one negative
A lead composed of 2 electrodes of opposite polarity is called a ___
bipolar lead
A lead composed of a single positive electrode and a reference point is called ____
unipolar lead
For a routine analysis of hearts electrical activity an ECG recorded from 12 separate leads is used. A 12 lead ECG consists of ____
- 3 bipolar limb leads (I, II, III)
- unipolar limb leads (AVR, AVL and AVF)
- 6 unipolar chest leads also called pericardial or V leads.
The 12 lead placement allows you to pinpoint any deficit in ____
conduction
___ right forearm or wrist
RA
___left forearm or wrist
LA
____left lower leg, proximal to ankle
LL
___right lower leg, proximal to ankle
RL
___4th intercostal space, right sternal edge
V1
____4th intercostal space, left sternal edge
V2
____midway between V2 and V4
V3
____5th intercostal spac, mid clavicular line
V4
___anterior axillary line in straight line with V4
V5
____mid-axillary line in straight line with V4 and V5
V6
____atrial depolarization
P wave
____ventricular depolarization
QRS
_____ventricular repolarization
T wave
____ventricular contraction
-electrically neutral
-should be a flat line
-___elevation means something is wrong with the heart tissue
ST segment
_____ventricular Tachycardia
-can not see v-fib on ECG
Wide QRS
what do a wide Q wave and deviations in ST segment primarily indicate?
MI
what does ST elevations indicate?
myocarditis, pericarditis and stress cardiomyopathy