EKG Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. combination of the Q wave, R wave and S wave
  2. 5. deflection on the ECG that can occur after the T wave
  3. 6. wave often seen in WPW
  4. 9. AFib increases the risk of this by 4 to 6 times
  5. 12. conduction through the atrioventricular node with delay or block, resulting in a broader QRS complex
  6. 14. a rate of greater than 100 bpm in adult patients, and 150 in pediatric patients
  7. 15. high potassium in the blood; characterized by tall, peaked T waves on a 12 lead
  8. 18. shortness of breath
  9. 20. the process in which an electronic device sends an electric shock to stop an extremely rapid or irregular heartbeat, and restore the normal heart rhythm
  10. 21. 3rd degree, or ________ heart block
  11. 25. an electrical shift that takes place within muscle cells, causing the muscle to reach action potential and ultimately contract
  12. 27. rhythm that is typically regular with narrow QRS and absent or inverted P waves
  13. 28. changes in an otherwise normal heartbeat
  14. 29. Electrical or magnetic interference that alters the EKG tracing
  15. 30. a rate of less than 60 bpm in adult patients, and 80 in pediatric patients
Down
  1. 1. short, long, longer, drop
  2. 2. a state of cardiac standstill with no cardiac output and no ventricular depolarization; also known as "flatline"
  3. 4. a secondary, smaller electrical shift that takes place after a depolarization, preparing the cells for depolarization
  4. 7. the absence of symptoms
  5. 8. characterized by a sawtooth P wave configuration
  6. 10. sudden onset and termination of an arrhythmia
  7. 11. 1) the part of the heart from which depolarization originates 2) a small device that's implanted in the chest to help control the heartbeat
  8. 13. EKG graph line when there is no electrical activity taking place; also called the isoelectric line
  9. 14. the positive deflection after each QRS complex representing ventricular repolarization
  10. 16. the removal, isolation or destruction of cardiac tissue or conduction pathways; procedure to treat AFib
  11. 17. large chambers toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs
  12. 19. type of heart monitor that records the heart’s activity for 24-96 (or more) hours
  13. 22. upper chambers in the heart that receive blood from the circulatory system
  14. 23. the first positive deflection on the EKG
  15. 24. chaotic and unsynchronized quivering of the heart during which no effective pumping occurs; may occur in the atria or the ventricles
  16. 26. the object that is adhered to the patient’s chest which connects to a wire, ultimately producing an EKG