Exam (elaborations) AMCA

Where does lead I locate, and what is it looking at?️️Located from left shoulder to right shoulder. It is looking at the left lateral ventricle/wall Where does lead II locate, and what is it looking at?️️Located from left leg to right shoulder. It is looking at the inferior wall of the heart. Where does lead III locate, and what is it looking at?️️Located from left leg to left shoulder. It is looking at the inferior wall of the heart. Where does aVL locate, and what is it looking at?️️Located from left shoulder to center of heart. It is looking at the left lateral ventricle/wall Where does aVR locate, and what is it looking at?️️Located from right shoulder to center of heart. It is looking at the right atrium. Where does aVF locate, and what is it looking at?️️Located from legs to center of heart. It is looking at the inferior wall. Where is V1 located, and what type of lead is it?️️Located at the right side of the sternum, 4th intercostal space. It is a septal lead. Where is V2 located, and what type of lead is it?️️Located at the left side of the sternum, 4th intercostal space. It is a septal lead. Where is V3 located, and what is it looking at?️️Located at the left side of the sternum, between V2 and V4. It is looking at the anterior left ventricle. Where is V4 located, and what is it looking at?️️Located on the left side of the sternum, mid clavicular, 5th intercostal space. It is looking at the anterior left ventricle. Where is V5 located, and what is it looking at?️️Located on the left side of the sternum, axillary line, 5th intercostal space. It is looking at the left lateral ventricle/wall Where is V6 located, and what is it looking at?️️Located on the left side of the sternum, midaxillary line, 5th intercostal space. It is looking at the left lateral ventricle/wall What are the bipolar leads?️️Leads I, II, and III What are the hexaxial leads?️️Leads I, II, III, aVR, aVL, and aVF What are the unipolar/augmented leads?️️Leads aVR, aVL, and aVF What are the precordial leads?️️V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, and V6 manubrium️️Also known as the body of the sternum, top portion of sternum What is the term for the scrubbing of instruments with special brushes and detergents to remove blood, mucous, etc?️️Sanitization Which of the following is the process that involves a soaking or wiping process and inhibits the activity of disease-causing organisms? A) Sanitizing B) Disinfection C) Sterilization D) Treated with antiseptics️️B) Disinfection Which process, used for supplies that would come in contact with internal body tissue or an open wound, involves the use of heat (steam) at an autoclave?️️Sterilization What is the term for the amount of blood flow to the myocardium? A) Influx B) Contraction C) Perfusion D) Stenosis️️C) Perfusion What heart valve is between the left atrium and left ventricle?️️Bicuspid/Mitral valve The total amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one minute is known as which of the following?️️Cardiac Output Which of the irregularities on an ECG would be considered the most severe?️️V-Fib Automaticity:️️The ability of the heart to generate and conduct electrical impulses on its own. Conductivity:️️The ability to transport an electrical stimulus Contractility:️️The ability to contract when stimulated Excitability:️️The ability to respond to an electrical stimulus The heart's ability to create its own electrical impulse is known as which of the following?️️Automaticity What does the horizontal flat line that separates the various waves on the ECG strip represent?️️The baseline Dorsal view:️️Back part of the body Lateral:️️Towards the side of the body Proximal:️️Closest to the point of attachment or origin Distal:️️Away from the point of attachment or origin Superior:️️Above Inferior:️️Below Frontal (coronal) plane:️️Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions Transverse (horizontal) plane:️️Divides the body into superior and inferior portions Sagittal plane:️️Divides the body into left and right sections Midsagittal (median) plane:️️Divides the body into equal halves at midline What cavity contains the heart and lungs, among othe