EKG and Cardiovascular Testing Vocabulary List

Front

Fill in the blank: An Electrocardiogram (EKG) is a test that records the _______ activity of the heart.

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electrical

Front

Fill in the blank: The P wave is the part of an EKG that represents _______ depolarization (the electrical activation of the heart's upper chambers).

Back

atrial

Front

Fill in the blank: The QRS complex is the part of an EKG that represents _______ depolarization (the electrical activation of the heart's lower chambers).

Back

ventricular

Front

Fill in the blank: The T wave is the part of an EKG that represents ventricular _______ (the electrical reset of the heart's lower chambers).

Back

repolarization

Front

Fill in the blank: Sinus tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rate, typically over _______ beats per minute.

Back

100

Front

Fill in the blank: Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm characterized by rapid and disorganized electrical signals in the heart's _______ chambers.

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upper

Front

Fill in the blank: Ventricular tachycardia is a condition where the heart beats too fast to pump blood effectively, affecting the _______ chambers.

Back

lower

Front

What is an echocardiogram?

Back

An ultrasound test that uses sound waves to create moving images of the heart.

Front

What does ST segment analysis help in identifying?

Back

Myocardial ischemia or infarction

Front

ECG depicts the Depolarisation and Repolarisation processes during the Cardiac Cycle. In the ECG of a normal healthy individual one of the following waves is not represented, which one is that? Options: Depolarization of atria, Repolarisation of atria, Repolarisation of ventricles, Depolarisation of ventricles

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Repolarisation of atria