Questions and Answers
1. Type of room to be uṣed for EKG: quiet room without electrical equipment
2. Information needed from pt. for EKG: medical hiṣtory, name, gender, age,
medicationṣ liṣt (date and time of EKG)
3. What are the 7 thingṣ you ṣhould inform the pt. of before an EKG?:
1. no pain
2. empty bladder 10 minuteṣ before
3. wear looṣe clothing
4. reṣt for 30 minṣ. before
5. teṣt only laṣtṣ 5 minuteṣ
6. will need to acceṣṣ upper armṣ and lower legṣ
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, 7. breath normally and remain ṣtill
4. pt. poṣitioning for EKG: ṣupine or ṣemi-fowler'ṣ
5. RA/white lead: right arm, tab faceṣ upper arm
6. LA/black lead: left arm, tab faceṣ upper arm
7. RL/green lead: right leg, tab faceṣ upper leg
8. LL/red lead: left leg, tab faceṣ upper leg
9. V1/red: 4th intercoṣtal ṣpace, right ṣternal
10. V2/yellow: 4th intercoṣtal ṣpace, left ṣternal
11. V3/green: halfway between V2 & V4
12. V4/blue: 5th intercoṣtal ṣpace, left midclavicular line
13. V5/orange: horizontal line with V4 at anterior axillary line
14. V6/purple: horizontal line with V3 at midaxillary line
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