electrode
Medical term EKG and Cardiovascular Testing
A sensor placed on the skin that picks up the heart's electrical signals for the EKG.
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Free practice questions that use electrode
- EKG and Cardiovascular Testing, question 3A male patient has thick chest hair where several chest electrodes must go. What is the best way to get good electrode contact?
- EKG and Cardiovascular Testing, question 5A healthy 10-year-old's heart rate speeds up slightly when he breathes in and slows when he breathes out. How should the MA view this…
Related terms
- depolarizationThe electrical change in heart or nerve cells that triggers contraction or a signal.
- diastoleThe phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and the chambers fill.
- dysrhythmiaAn abnormal heart rhythm; also called arrhythmia.
- electrocardiogramA tracing of the heart's electrical activity recorded from electrodes on the skin.
- heart blockAn interruption in the heart's normal electrical conduction pathway, such as an AV block.
- Holter monitorA portable EKG recorder worn during normal activity, usually for 24 to 48 hours (Merck: 24 hours to 14 days).
- isoelectric lineThe flat baseline on an EKG when no electrical activity is recorded.
- leadA view of the heart's electrical activity, recorded as the voltage difference between electrodes; the word…