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TranstelephonicNMonitoringN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSTransmittedNoverNphoneNtoNaNLICENSEDNpractitionerNtoNreadN(magneticNtap
e),NPatientsNuseNupNtoN30Ndays
DigitalNMonitoringN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSTransmittedNoverNaNcomputerNwhereNreportNisNverifiedNbyNaNlicensedNpractit
ioner
TelemedicineNmonitoringNisNusuallyNusedNtoNevaluate_____________N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSArtificialNPacemakerNFunctioning
AmbulatoryNMonitorN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSMostNcommonNtypeNisNholterNmonitorN(continuousNorNintermittent-
onlyNrecordsNwhenNpatientNhasNsymptoms.NUsedNforNdysrhythmias,NevaluationNcardicNmeds,NandN
checkingNpacemakers-24-48Nhrs-upNtoN30Ndays
ProcedureNforNapplyingNambulatoryNmonitorN(holter)N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSEducateNpatient,NequipmentNgatheredNandNprepared,NelectrodesNplacedNon
Nchest,NequipmentNhookedNup
ProcedureNforNremovingN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSbeforeNremoving,NdiaryNmustNbeNcompleteNbyNpatient,NthenNturnNoffNrecordi
ng,NremoveNelectrodes,NcleanNskin,NreportNresultsN
*processNisNbasedNonNtypeNofNequipmentNuses
, FunctionsNofNcommonNECGNmachineN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERS3NbasicNfunctionsNareNinput,NsignalNprocessing,NoutputNdisplay.NSensorsNinNE
CGNmachineNserveNasNreceivingNdevicesNforNtheNelectricalNactivityNofNtheNheart.N
INPUT-
ElectrodeNplacedNonNpatientsNskinNdirectNimpulsesNtoNECGNinstrument,NprovidingNtheNinput.NSigna
lNprocessingNhappensNinNECGNmachine,NoutputNdisplayNisNtheNresultNofNprocessingNandNisNshownNo
nNscreenN(knownNasNoscilloscope)Nand/orNonNECGNtracings.NElectronicNoutputNisNquicklyNbecoming
NmostNcommonNchoiceNforNECGNtracings.
ECGNmachineNcontrolsN-NNCORRECTNANSWERS#NmostNcommonNareNspeed,Ngain,NartifactNfilter.
alsoNhaveNtheseNcontrols:NLCDNdisplay,NheartNrateNlimits,Nstandardization,NandNleadNsection
SpeedNcontrolN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSregulatesNhowNfastNorNslowNtheNpaperNorNdataNrunNduringNprocedure.NMOST
NCOMMONLYNUSED:N25Nmm/sec
*increasingNtheNspeedNforNexampleNtoN50mm/secNwillNmakeNwaveNformsNappearNwiderNandNisNuse
fulNifNpatientNheartNrateNisNveryNfast.NifNyouNchangeNtheNspeedNyouNmustNnoteNonNtracingNbyNcirclin
gNtheNsettingNonNtracingNandNnotifyNtheNhealthcareNproviderN
*speedNinNmeasureNonNaNhorizontialNaxis
GainN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERScontrolNonNECGNmachineNthatNincreasesNorNdecreasesNsizeNofNECGNtracing.NN
ormalNsettingNisN10mm/mV.N20mm/VNwillNdoubleNsizeNandN5mm/VNwillNreduceNsizeNbyNhalf
*NNEEDNTONKNOWNmVNisNaNmillivolt-unitNofNmeasurementNtoNindicateNvoltage-
NVoltageNisNmeasuresNonNaNverticalNaxis
ArtifactNFilterN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSunwantedNmarksNonNECGNtracingNcausedNbyNsomethingNotherNthanNheartNac
tivity
*NormalNsettingsNisNbetweenN40-150Hz,N40NHzNcanNbeNusedNtoNreduceNartifact
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TranstelephonicNMonitoringN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSTransmittedNoverNphoneNtoNaNLICENSEDNpractitionerNtoNreadN(magneticNtap
e),NPatientsNuseNupNtoN30Ndays
DigitalNMonitoringN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSTransmittedNoverNaNcomputerNwhereNreportNisNverifiedNbyNaNlicensedNpractit
ioner
TelemedicineNmonitoringNisNusuallyNusedNtoNevaluate_____________N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSArtificialNPacemakerNFunctioning
AmbulatoryNMonitorN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSMostNcommonNtypeNisNholterNmonitorN(continuousNorNintermittent-
onlyNrecordsNwhenNpatientNhasNsymptoms.NUsedNforNdysrhythmias,NevaluationNcardicNmeds,NandN
checkingNpacemakers-24-48Nhrs-upNtoN30Ndays
ProcedureNforNapplyingNambulatoryNmonitorN(holter)N-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSEducateNpatient,NequipmentNgatheredNandNprepared,NelectrodesNplacedNon
Nchest,NequipmentNhookedNup
ProcedureNforNremovingN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSbeforeNremoving,NdiaryNmustNbeNcompleteNbyNpatient,NthenNturnNoffNrecordi
ng,NremoveNelectrodes,NcleanNskin,NreportNresultsN
*processNisNbasedNonNtypeNofNequipmentNuses
, FunctionsNofNcommonNECGNmachineN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERS3NbasicNfunctionsNareNinput,NsignalNprocessing,NoutputNdisplay.NSensorsNinNE
CGNmachineNserveNasNreceivingNdevicesNforNtheNelectricalNactivityNofNtheNheart.N
INPUT-
ElectrodeNplacedNonNpatientsNskinNdirectNimpulsesNtoNECGNinstrument,NprovidingNtheNinput.NSigna
lNprocessingNhappensNinNECGNmachine,NoutputNdisplayNisNtheNresultNofNprocessingNandNisNshownNo
nNscreenN(knownNasNoscilloscope)Nand/orNonNECGNtracings.NElectronicNoutputNisNquicklyNbecoming
NmostNcommonNchoiceNforNECGNtracings.
ECGNmachineNcontrolsN-NNCORRECTNANSWERS#NmostNcommonNareNspeed,Ngain,NartifactNfilter.
alsoNhaveNtheseNcontrols:NLCDNdisplay,NheartNrateNlimits,Nstandardization,NandNleadNsection
SpeedNcontrolN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSregulatesNhowNfastNorNslowNtheNpaperNorNdataNrunNduringNprocedure.NMOST
NCOMMONLYNUSED:N25Nmm/sec
*increasingNtheNspeedNforNexampleNtoN50mm/secNwillNmakeNwaveNformsNappearNwiderNandNisNuse
fulNifNpatientNheartNrateNisNveryNfast.NifNyouNchangeNtheNspeedNyouNmustNnoteNonNtracingNbyNcirclin
gNtheNsettingNonNtracingNandNnotifyNtheNhealthcareNproviderN
*speedNinNmeasureNonNaNhorizontialNaxis
GainN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERScontrolNonNECGNmachineNthatNincreasesNorNdecreasesNsizeNofNECGNtracing.NN
ormalNsettingNisN10mm/mV.N20mm/VNwillNdoubleNsizeNandN5mm/VNwillNreduceNsizeNbyNhalf
*NNEEDNTONKNOWNmVNisNaNmillivolt-unitNofNmeasurementNtoNindicateNvoltage-
NVoltageNisNmeasuresNonNaNverticalNaxis
ArtifactNFilterN-
NNCORRECTNANSWERSunwantedNmarksNonNECGNtracingNcausedNbyNsomethingNotherNthanNheartNac
tivity
*NormalNsettingsNisNbetweenN40-150Hz,N40NHzNcanNbeNusedNtoNreduceNartifact