EKG FLASHCARD

Front

The ECG tracing is generated in about ____ on a single 8 × 10 sheet of ECG paper.

Back

1 minute

Front

Who interprets an ECG?

Back

provider

Front

The bipolar leads are attached to which parts of the body? Options: upper outer thighs and inner lower forearms, upper left and right sides of the chest, upper inner arms and outer lower calves, upper outer arms and inner lower calves

Back

upper outer arms and inner lower calves

Front

Which ECG lead records the voltage difference between the left arm and the left leg?

Back

lead III

Front

If the ECG cycles are too close together, the speed can be changed to ___ mm per second.

Back

50

Front

When placing the ECG electrodes on a patient’s lower leg, the connectors should point:

Back

up

Front

When using a Holter monitor, the ECG electrodes are attached to a patient’s:

Back

chest wall

Front

The distance across ___ large square(s) on ECG paper represents 1.0 second.

Back

five

Front

Atrial fibrillation:

Back

produces a heart rate that can range from 400 to 500 BPM.