WAVES Flashcards

(29 cards)

1
Q

P WAVES

A

ATRIA DEPOLARIZES

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2
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QRS COMPLEX

A

VENTRICLES DEPOLARIZE AND LEAD VENTRICLES TO CONTRACTION

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3
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T WAVES

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VENTRICULAS REPOLARIZE THAT WILL LEAD TO VENTRICLE RELAXATION

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4
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120/80 IS VENTRICLE SYSTOLE

A

LOWER CHAMBER CONTRACT

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5
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120 REPRESENTS _______ AND 80 REPRESNTS _______

A

SYSTOLE, DYOSTLE

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6
Q

HEART RATE GREATER THEN 100 IS ____________

A

TARCHYCARDIA

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7
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HEART RATE LOWER THEN 60 IS ____________

A

BRACYCARDIA

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8
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BIPOLAR LEADS

A

1) LA + RA - 2) LL+ RA- 3) LL+ LA -

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9
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UNIPOLAR OR MONOPOLAR OR AUGUMENTED LEADS

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AVR,AVL,AVF

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10
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PRECORDIAL LEADS

A

V1 THRU V6

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11
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COLOR CODE FOR CHEST LEADS

A

RA WHITE, LA BLACK, RL GREEN, LL RED CHEST BROWN

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12
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PRECORDIAL LEADS COLOR CODE

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V1 RED, V2 YELLOW, V3 GREEN, V4 BLUE, V5 ORANGE, V6 PURPLE

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13
Q

V1 4TH ICS ______

A

RIGHT SIDE OF STERNUM

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14
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V2 4TH ICS ______

A

LEFTSIDE STERNUM

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15
Q

V3 _____

A

MIDPOINT BTW V2 & V4

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16
Q

V4 5TH ICS _____

A

MIDCLAVICULAR LINE (MCL)

17
Q

V5 5TH ICS _____

A

ANTERIOR AXILLARY LINE (AAL)

18
Q

V6 5TH ICS ______

A

MID AXILLARY LINE (MAL)

19
Q

VECTOR

A

ELECTRICAL IMPULSE HAS MAGNITUDE (VOLTAGE) MOVING IN A DIRECTION

20
Q

INCREASES THE VOLTAGE OF ELECTRICAL IMPLUSES

21
Q

WRITING PEN ON EKG MACHINE

22
Q

The ________ is the point at which the QRS complex finishes and the ST segment begins.

23
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The _________ connects the QRS complex and the T wave; it represents the period when the ventricles are depolarized.

24
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The ________ is measured from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave.

25
The ________ is measured from the beginning of the P wave to the beginning of the QRS complex. This interval reflects the time the electrical impulse takes to travel from the _____ through the ______
PR interval, sinus node & AV NODE
26
An EKG tracing is affected by patient motion. Some rhythmic motions (such as the shivering or tremors) can create the illusion of cardiac dysrhythmia.
Artifacts
27
TIME THAT IT TAKES ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TO TRAVEL FROM SA NODE TO AV NODE
PRI
28
CONTRACTION OF ATRIA P WAVE DEPOLARIZATION IS _______
PRI
29
NORMAL PRI
0.12 -0.20 SEC