Unit 3 Voc Quiz Review

Dextrocardia:

• A rare heart condition that causes the heart to develop pointing to the right side of the chest instead of the left side.

• Difference in electrical charge.

• An electrical change in the heart

• In electrocardiography, the lead group made up of leads I, II, and III; also known as the bipolar leads

Depolarization:

• In EKG technology, pads that conduct electricity and are connected to the patient’s body and to electrode cables to conduct electrical signals from the heart to the EKG machine.

• An electrical change in the heart in which the voltage of the cells becomes more positive and the cells contract.

• Difference in electrical charge.

• An electrical change in the heart in which the voltage of the cells becomes more negative and the cells relax.

Repolarization:

• An electrical change in the heart in which the voltage of the cells becomes more negative and the cells relax.

• An electrical change in the heart in which the voltage of the cells becomes more positive and the cells contract.

• Difference in electrical charge.

Electrodes:

• In an EKG, the imaginary lines between two electrodes attached to the patient; each lead can produce a different EKG tracing and a different view of the heart’s electrical activity.

• Wires that connect electrodes placed on a patient’s body to an EKG machine; also called lead wires or electrode wires.

• In EKG technology, pads that conduct electricity and are connected to the patient’s body and to electrode cables to conduct electrical signals from the heart to the EKG machine.

• A common type of electrocardiogram that records the electrical activity of the heart in 12 different directions (leads).

Lead wires:

• In an EKG, the imaginary lines between two electrodes attached to the patient; each lead can produce a different EKG tracing and a different view of the heart’s electrical activity.

• Wires that connect electrodes placed on a patient’s body to an EKG machine; also called lead wires or electrode wires.

• In EKG technology, pads that conduct electricity and are connected to the patient’s body and to electrode cables to conduct electrical signals from the heart to the EKG machine.

• A common type of electrocardiogram that records the electrical activity of the heart in 12 different directions (leads).

Leads:

• Wires that connect electrodes placed on a patient’s body to an EKG machine; also called lead wires or electrode wires.

• In EKG technology, pads that conduct electricity and are connected to the patients body and to electrodes cables to conduct electrical signals from the heart to the EKG machine

• A common type of electrocardiogram that records the electrical activity of the heart in 12 different directions (leads)

• In an EKG, the imaginary lines between two electrodes attached to the patient; each lead can produce a different EKG tracing and a different view of the heart's electrical activity

EKG tracing:

• In electrocardiography, the lead group made up of leads I, II, and III; also known as the bipolar leads.

• Record of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart during an electrocardiogram (EKG) as recorded by an EKG machine; also called EKG strip or rhythm strip.

• A test that uses sound waves to visualize the heart; provides information about the mechanical function of the heart.

• Difference in electrical charge.

Echocardiogram:

• In electrocardiography, the lead group made up of leads I, II, and III; also known as the bipolar leads.

• Record of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart during an electrocardiogram (EKG) as recorded by an EKG machine; also called EKG strip or rhythm strip.

• A test that uses sound waves to visualize the heart; provides information about the mechanical function of the heart.

• Difference in electrical charge.

Voltage:

• In electrocardiography, the lead group made up of leads I, II, and III; also known as the bipolar leads.

• Record of the electrical activity of a patient’s heart during an electrocardiogram (EKG) as recorded by an EKG machine; also called EKG strip or rhythm strip.

• A test that uses sound waves to visualize the heart; provides information about the mechanical function of the heart.

• Difference in electrical charge.

Telemetry:

• A type of EKG technology that can record or monitor a patient’s heart rate and rhythm over an extended period while the patient continues with normal life.

• An application of EKG technology that allows continual monitoring of a patient’s heart rate and rhythm; often used in an emergency room or hospital setting.

• A type of ambulatory monitor that records heart rate and rhythm when the patient indicates that she is experiencing symptoms.

• A type of ambulatory monitor that detects heart rate or rhythm irregularities automatically and transmits data to a healthcare professional when an irregularity occurs.