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WorksheetsHCMA 112 Week Three Terminology
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 18mins
Abnormal heart rate or rhythm
Somatic Tremor
QRS Complex
Arrhythmia
A substance, structure or event that does not naturally occur in a situation
Unipolar
. RL
Artifact
RA (-) to LA (+); bipolar; creates picture of frontal plane of the heart.
(a)
RA (-) to LL (+); bipolar; creates picture of frontal plane of the heart.
(a)
LA (-) to LL (+); bipolar creates picture of frontal plane of the heart
(a)
Uses RA to provide information on the frontal plane of the heart; unipolar.
(a)
Uses LA to provide information on the frontal plane of the heart; unipolar.
(a)
Uses LL to provide information on the frontal plane of the heart; unipolar.
(a)
Right leg; ground
(a)
Unipolar with a positive pole provides information on the horizontal plane of the heart.
(a)
Having two poles or electrical charges.
Artifact
Dextrocardia
Bipolar
The heart is located on the right side of the chest and the apex is pointing to the right.
Dextrocardia
Artifact
Unipolar
An electrically charged atom, or the smallest component of an element.
Ion
Unipolar
Arrythmia
Having one pole or electrical charge
Unipolar
Bipolar
Artifact
Chest leads, V1 – V6, unipolar
Gain
Precordial
RL
Regulates the speed of the paper during the recording.
Chart Speed
Gain
Precordial
An artifact that appears as a series of small spikes that creates a thick looking tracing
AC Interference
Somatic Tremor
Interrupted Baseline
An artifact with an upward and downward movement of the waveform
AC Interference
Somatic Tremor
Wandering Baseline
An artifact that appears as jagged peaks with irregular heights and spacing.
Somatic Tremor
AC Interference
Wandering Baseline
An artifact that occurs when the tracing looks normal at the beginning, but then it disappears or goes all over when the electrical connection is interrupted.
Wandering Baseline
Somatic Tremor
Interrupted Baseline
Atrial depolarization; appears as a small “hill”.
(a)
Ventricular depolarization
(a)
Ventricular repolarization
(a)
Purkinje fibers are repolarized; usually not seen
(a)
