| A | B |
| U wave | Potassium deficiency |
| Ca, K and Na | minerals regulate heart rhythm |
| P wave | originates in SA and spread through atria |
| rhythm strip | 20 seconds lead II |
| thallium | injection for stress test |
| precordial leads | chest leads on thorax |
| horizontal line | time line |
| QRS complex | trvl through Bundle of His, Purkinje to Ventricular depolarization |
| supine postion | lay on back |
| electrical charges | sensed all over the body |
| "time" markers | 3 second markers |
| _.. | lead two |
| polarized | charged with energy |
| diastolic | relax phase of heart cycle |
| P-R interval | 0.12-0.20 |
| lotion, gel paste | electrolyte solutions |
| 0.04 | width of sm square |
| inspiration strip | lead II 10 seconds pt holds breath |
| conduction system | Bundle His, AV, SA, Purkinje |
| 60-80 bpm | avg resting rate |
| alcohol | clean area if lotion or powder present |
| computerized ECG | 12 leads run in succesion |
| P Q R S T U | deflection labels for heart |
| SA node modified cells | act as battery to jumpstart |
| P wave | atrial depolaization (change in Electrical activity) |
| QRS wave | ventricular deporlarization |
| T | return to resting electrical state (time to rest) |
| 60-100 | RANGE of normal heart beat |
| dashes and dots | lead marking system |
| systole | contraction phase |
| cardiac cycle | one pulse and one heartbeat |
| ventricular rhythm | measure distance bet QRX complex |
| tachycardia | normal rapid heartrate over 100 bpm |
| ischemic | less then normal bld flow |
| stress test | 12 lead EKG with exercise |
| rhythm | regularity or pattern of beats |
| perfusion | bld flow to myocardium |
| wave | movement away from baseline |
| Einthoven's triangle | gude to ECG lead placement |
| rate | BPM (beats per minute) |
| alveoli | gas exchange in lungs |
| 4 prs of paranasal sines | nose drains |
| paline | tonsils at back of throat |
| infants, elderly, homeless | risk for TB |
| PE | blood clot in lung |
| COPD | chronic brochitis & emphysema |
| emphysema | progessive long term disease |
| Asian | holistic approach to medicine |
| FVC MW ERV | pulmonary function tests |
| stridor | high pitch breath sound |
| -ptysis | sputum |
| rales | crackling |
| CO2, pH O2 | artierial blood gases |
| adams apple | thyroid cartilage |
| night sweats helpytysis fatigue | TB symptoms |
| sinuses | hollow spaces or cavities |
| ventilation | inhale/exhale |
| pleura | ourter surface of lungs |
| rest ABX fluids | Tx of pneumonia |
| Lungs | most common site for TB |