Practice Flashcard 3 for EKG Exam

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60-100 beats per minute is

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Normal sinus rhythm

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Heartbeat under 60 beats per minute is

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Bradycardia

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What do we call a flatline without any waves, a legal sign of death?

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Asystole

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Ectopic heartbeats are those that

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begin anywhere but the SA node

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What do chordaie tendinae do for heart valves?

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hold them in place

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Leaky heart valves cause a sound that can be heard in a stethoscope called

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heart murmur

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The last cardiac cycle on this strip shows a ventricular contraction that comes before a P wave before the atrial contraction. This pattern is called

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Premature Ventricular Contraction

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Inadequate blood flow to an area of the heart is called

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ischemia

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Pain in the heart is called

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angina

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Death of heart muscle tissue is called

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myocardial Infarction