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Clinical Medical Assistant Certification

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1. Automatic Nervous System
Represents the time of ventricular contraction and the begining of ventricular repolarization.
Autonomic nervous system.
Observing
0.1mv

2. Depolarization
Electrical event that result in contraction
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient
.12-.20
Positive deflection following the T - Wave

3. Stylus
.12-.20
Marks the paper using heat.
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Premature ventricular contractions - Ventricles contract before they should show up on the EKG with NO P - WAVE

4. Automaticicity
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
Interval between two R - Waves
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Using Touch.

5. Palpitation
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
Using Touch.
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient

6. Waveform
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.
Thickest around the left ventricle

7. PVC's
Left and right atrium
Premature ventricular contractions - Ventricles contract before they should show up on the EKG with NO P - WAVE
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient

8. Tricuspid
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Observing
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
Patients tremors or shaking the wires

9. The Apex of the Heart
Faces down and to the left.
0.1mv
Positive deflection following the T - Wave
Electrical event that result in contraction

10. Where do you find oxygenated and deoxygenated blood?
Left and right atrium
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.
Observing
Loose electrode or cables or frayed or broken wires.

11. Lead 3
LL positive - LA negative.
Initial negative deflection caused by ventricular depolarization.
LL positive - RA negative.
Electrical event that result in contraction

12. Sympathetic Nervous System
Dysrhythmia
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Increase Heart Rate.

13. Length of PR Interval
.12-.20
Tapping or striking the body.
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
The deflection caused by ventricular repolarization

14. U - Wave
Positive deflection following the T - Wave
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Loose electrode or cables or frayed or broken wires.
40-60 bpm

15. SA Node
Decrease Heart Rate.
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
Primary pacemaker of the heart - has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm. Found just below the opening of the superior vena cava.
Increase Heart Rate.

16. Endocardium
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Sensors
The first negative delfection that follows the R - Wave
Innermost layer of the heart.

17. Another name for electrodes
40-60 bpm
Sensors
Positive deflection following the T - Wave
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.

18. Complex
Sensors
When the cell recovers its negative charge - resulting in relaxation.
Several waveforms
Autonomic nervous system.

19. Q - Wave
Caused by gel or lotion - also tension on the wires.
Patients tremors or shaking the wires
Initial negative deflection caused by ventricular depolarization.
Left and right atrium

20. The Inherent rate of the AV Junction
Listening
40-60 bpm
Loose electrode or cables or frayed or broken wires.
The deflection caused by atrial depolarization

21. Ectopic Beats
Line between two waveforms.
Is the relazation phase of the heart.
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
Premature ventricular contractions - Ventricles contract before they should show up on the EKG with NO P - WAVE

22. 60 - cycle Interference
Is the relazation phase of the heart.
Can produce deflections that are rapid and look like atrial flutter - caused by electrical interference
Loose electrode or cables or frayed or broken wires.
Listening

23. Inspection
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.
Observing
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave

24. Repolarization
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)
When the cell recovers its negative charge - resulting in relaxation.
The deflection caused by atrial depolarization
Several waveforms

25. Broken Recording
Waveform plus a segment
Loose electrode or cables or frayed or broken wires.
Increase Heart Rate.
Represent the time of ventricle contraction and the begining of repolarization of both ventricles

26. Somatic Tremors
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient
Listening
Thickest around the left ventricle
Patients tremors or shaking the wires

27. S - Wave
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
Thickest around the left ventricle
Is the relazation phase of the heart.

28. Limb Leads
bipolar and 3 augmented.
Primary pacemaker of the heart - has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm. Found just below the opening of the superior vena cava.
Faces down and to the left.
The first negative delfection that follows the R - Wave

29. Myocardium
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle.
Thickest around the left ventricle
The deflection caused by atrial depolarization

30. Normal Standardization Mark
Primary pacemaker of the heart - has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm. Found just below the opening of the superior vena cava.
Innermost layer of the heart.
1mv will cause a deflection of 10mm
Decrease Heart Rate.

31. Interval
Electrical event that result in contraction
Primary pacemaker of the heart - has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm. Found just below the opening of the superior vena cava.
Waveform plus a segment
40-60 bpm

32. Myocardium
Middle layer of the heart.
Innermost layer of the heart.
Primary pacemaker of the heart - has a normal firing rate of 60-100 bpm. Found just below the opening of the superior vena cava.
.12-.20

33. Wandering Baseline
Decrease Heart Rate.
Caused by gel or lotion - also tension on the wires.
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient
Left and right atrium

34. PR Segment
Represents the time of ventricular contraction and the begining of ventricular repolarization.
The deflection caused by ventricular repolarization
LL positive - LA negative.
The first negative deflection produced by the ventricle depolarization that follows the R - Wave

35. Epicardium
Is the relazation phase of the heart.
Outtermost layer.
Represent the time of ventricle contraction and the begining of repolarization of both ventricles
Positive deflection following the T - Wave

36. Holter Monitor
Outtermost layer.
Decrease Heart Rate.
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.

37. Normal Sensitivity level for running EKG
Middle layer of the heart.
LL positive - LA negative.
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.
0.1mv

38. T - Wave
The deflection caused by ventricular repolarization
Outtermost layer.
LL positive - LA negative.
Innermost layer of the heart.

39. Lead 1
Middle layer of the heart.
Used to measure blood pressure.
LA positive - RA negative.
Autonomic nervous system.

40. Lead 2
Innermost layer of the heart.
Movement away from the isometric line - either positive or negative.
Electrical event that result in contraction
LL positive - RA negative.

41. Diastole
Interval between two R - Waves
Thickest around the left ventricle
Is the relazation phase of the heart.
Faces down and to the left.

42. ST Segment
Premature ventricular contractions - Ventricles contract before they should show up on the EKG with NO P - WAVE
Listening
Observing
Represent the time of ventricle contraction and the begining of repolarization of both ventricles

43. Percussion
The first negative delfection that follows the R - Wave
Tapping or striking the body.
40-60 bpm
Listening

44. Pericardium
Observing
40-60 bpm
Line between two waveforms.
The outtermost layer of the heart. This is the sac that contains the heart.

45. QRS Complex
The outtermost layer of the heart. This is the sac that contains the heart.
Observing
Autonomic nervous system.
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)

46. Irregular Rhythm
The first negative delfection that follows the R - Wave
Dysrhythmia
Has 5 electrodes that are all applied to the anterior trunk.
Autonomic nervous system.

47. R - Wave
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.
Innermost layer of the heart.
Ability of a cardiac cell to generate its own impulse.
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient

48. Sphygmanometer
When the cell recovers its negative charge - resulting in relaxation.
LA positive - RA negative.
Represents ventricular depolarization (activation)
Used to measure blood pressure.

49. Auscultation
Listening
Innermost layer of the heart.
40-60 bpm
Forceful heartbeat felt by the patient

50. S - Wave
Faces down and to the left.
The first positive deflection produced by ventricular depolarization.
The first negative delfection that follows the R - Wave
An irregular beat - out of normal rhythm.