EKG Chapter 5 Terms
12-lead EKG - ANS-A not unusual kind of electrocardiogram that information the electric activity
of the coronary heart in 12 distinctive instructions (leads).
Ambulatory Monitoring - ANS-A kind of EKG generation which could file or reveal a affected
person's heart charge and rhythm over an prolonged duration while the patient keeps with
regular lifestyles; Holter, occasion, and cell telemetry reveal are examples.
Artifact - ANS-In electrocardiography, interference or distortion that appears on a tracing.
Augmented Limb Leads - ANS-In electrocardiography, the collective name for leads aVR, aVL,
and aVF.
Depolarization - ANS-An electric alternate in the heart in which the voltage of the cells becomes
extra fantastic and cells agreement.
Echocardiogram (ECHO) - ANS-A check that uses sound waves to visualise the heart; offers
records about the mechanical function of the heart.
Einthoven's Triangle - ANS-The imaginary triangle fashioned with the aid of the position of the
electrodes that report the limb leads.
EKG Tracing - ANS-Record of the electrical interest of a patient's heart for the duration of an
electrocardiogram (EKG) as recorded with the aid of an EKG gadget; also called EKG strip or
rhythm strip.
Electrodes - ANS-In EKG technology, pads that conduct strength and are connected to the
affected person's frame and to electrode cables to conduct electric alerts from the heart to the
EKG device.
Event Monitor - ANS-A kind of ambulatory display that facts that coronary heart price and
rhythm while the affected person indicates that she is experiencing signs and symptoms.
Gain Control - ANS-Mechanism on an EKG device that allows adjustment of the peak of the
markings proven on the tracing.
Holter Monitor - ANS-A sort of ambulatory screen that permits a medical doctor to evaluate
heart fee and rhythm over an extended time period (typically 24-forty eight hours) while the
patient continues with everyday existence.
12-lead EKG - ANS-A not unusual kind of electrocardiogram that information the electric activity
of the coronary heart in 12 distinctive instructions (leads).
Ambulatory Monitoring - ANS-A kind of EKG generation which could file or reveal a affected
person's heart charge and rhythm over an prolonged duration while the patient keeps with
regular lifestyles; Holter, occasion, and cell telemetry reveal are examples.
Artifact - ANS-In electrocardiography, interference or distortion that appears on a tracing.
Augmented Limb Leads - ANS-In electrocardiography, the collective name for leads aVR, aVL,
and aVF.
Depolarization - ANS-An electric alternate in the heart in which the voltage of the cells becomes
extra fantastic and cells agreement.
Echocardiogram (ECHO) - ANS-A check that uses sound waves to visualise the heart; offers
records about the mechanical function of the heart.
Einthoven's Triangle - ANS-The imaginary triangle fashioned with the aid of the position of the
electrodes that report the limb leads.
EKG Tracing - ANS-Record of the electrical interest of a patient's heart for the duration of an
electrocardiogram (EKG) as recorded with the aid of an EKG gadget; also called EKG strip or
rhythm strip.
Electrodes - ANS-In EKG technology, pads that conduct strength and are connected to the
affected person's frame and to electrode cables to conduct electric alerts from the heart to the
EKG device.
Event Monitor - ANS-A kind of ambulatory display that facts that coronary heart price and
rhythm while the affected person indicates that she is experiencing signs and symptoms.
Gain Control - ANS-Mechanism on an EKG device that allows adjustment of the peak of the
markings proven on the tracing.
Holter Monitor - ANS-A sort of ambulatory screen that permits a medical doctor to evaluate
heart fee and rhythm over an extended time period (typically 24-forty eight hours) while the
patient continues with everyday existence.
