Introduction to EKG Technology and Applications
Introduction to EKG Technology and Applications Questions & Answers: depolarization 12-lead EKG - ANSWER: a common type of electrocardiogram that records the electrical activity of the heart in 12 different directions (leads) Ambulatory Monitoring - ANSWER: a type of EKG technology that can record or monitor a patient's heart rate and rhythm over an extended period while the patient continues with normal life; holter, event and mobile telemetry monitors are examples of this. artifact - ANSWER: interferences or distortion that appears on a tracing Augmented limb leads - ANSWER: in electrocardiography, the collective name for leads aVR, aVL and aVF Depolarization - ANSWER: an electrical change in the heart in which the voltage of the cells becomes more positive and the cells contract (represents Contraction) echocardiogram (ECHO) - ANSWER: a test that uses sound waves to visualize the heart; provides information about the mechanical function of the heart Einthoven's triangle - ANSWER: the imaginary triangle formed by the placement of the electrodes that record the limb leads......................................................
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