the basic ecg has how many leads?
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The six chest leads (V1 to V6) “view” the heart in the horizontal plane. The information from the limb electrodes is combined to produce the six limb leads (I, II, III, aVR, aVL, and aVF), which view the heart in the vertical plane. The information from these 12 leads is combined to form a standard electrocardiogram.
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Yes. At an average of 80 beats per minute, most of us will manage less than four billion beats in our lives. But you don't die because you run out of heartbeats – you run out of heartbeats because you die. Among mammals, the number of heartbeats over the lifespan of different species is fairly constant.
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We detected early repolarizationas a prevalent sign in ECG of patients which was a notch in descending arm of QRS and/or STsegment or J-point elevation seen in 74% of patients ( 51% in inferior leads and 23% in I and aVLleads) , whilst the same findings were seen in 8 men (8%) in control group (P= 0.0001).
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Heart attack. An ECG can show evidence of a previous heart attack or one that's in progress. The patterns on the ECG may indicate which part of your heart has been damaged, as well as the extent of the damage.
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The Normal ECG The waves on an ECG include the P wave, Q wave, R wave, S wave, T wave and U wave. Interval: The time between two specific ECG events. The intervals commonly measured on an ECG include the PR interval, QRS interval (also called QRS duration), QT interval and RR interval.
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['Right axis deviation of +110° or more.', 'Dominant R wave in V1 (> 7mm tall or R/S ratio > 1).', 'Dominant S wave in V5 or V6 (> 7mm deep or R/S ratio < 1).', 'QRS duration < 120ms (i.e. changes not due to RBBB).']
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The QT interval should be measured manually, preferably by using one of the limb leads that best shows the end of the T wave on a 12-lead ECG. The QT interval should be measured from the beginning of the QRS complex to the end of the T wave and averaged over 3 to 5 beats.
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ECG characteristics of a typical RBBB showing wide QRS complexes with a terminal R wave in lead V1 and a prolonged S wave in lead V6. A right bundle branch block (RBBB) is a heart block in the right bundle branch of the electrical conduction system.
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Typically, afib is diagnosed by a simple EKG or ECG (electrocardiogram) where several electrodes are placed on your skin to measure and record your heart's electrical activity in wavelengths. It is painless and takes only a few minutes as you lie down for the test to be administered.
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In contrast to cardiac monitoring, the 12 lead ECG shows the 3-dimensional electrical activity of the heart recorded from 12 different leads or viewpoints. It provides the whole picture. This is achieved by using Bipolar (I, II & III) and Unipolar leads (augmented leads & precordial chest leads).
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Sinus tach and most SVTs have only one P wave for each QRS complex. They may or may not be buried in the preceding T waves. But there are other supra-ventricular tachycardias that have more than one P wave for each QRS or no P waves. Atrial fibrillation has no P waves.
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The precordial (chest leads) leads each consist of a positive electrode strategically placed on the chest of the patient. The positions of the positive electrode for the six precordial leads are very important for a valid tracing to be made on the EKG machine. positioned: Fourth intercostals space, right sterna border.
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When we talk about reading a 12 lead EKG, we have to talk about the term contiguous. Contiguous leads are next to each other, anatomically speaking. They are all touching, and in the same general region (like the left ventricle, for example). For contiguous leads, I came up with my “Two-Fer” rule.
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So it will print ECG channel automatically one by one without manually changing the leads. Most of single channel ECG machines use 50mm paper width. The Multichannel ECG ( 3/6/12 channel ) consists several amplifier channels and a corresponding number of recording systems .
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Electrodes (sensors) are attached to the chest, arms and legs with suction cups or sticky gel. These electrodes detect the electrical currents generated by the heart – these are measured and recorded by the electrocardiograph. The three major types of ECG are: resting ECG – you lie down for this type of ECG.
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['The SA node (called the pacemaker of the heart) sends out an electrical impulse.', 'The upper heart chambers (atria) contract.', 'The AV node sends an impulse into the ventricles.', 'The lower heart chambers (ventricles) contract or pump.']
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The cardiac conduction system is a group of specialized cardiac muscle cells in the walls of the heart that send signals to the heart muscle causing it to contract. The main components of the cardiac conduction system are the SA node, AV node, bundle of His, bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers.