Across
- 1. (ANS)Help slow the heart rate.
- 3. Decreased blood flow and oxygen to the heart.
- 4. Irreversible damage to the heart muscle.
- 7. Separates the right and left side of the heart.
- 10. Returns deoxygenated blood to the heart.
- 11. A 12 Lead EKG has how many chest leads?
- 14. An indirect measurement of electrical activity within the heart.
- 16. Another term for repolarization.
- 18. Ability of the heart to initiate an electrical impulse.
- 19. Branches off the Bundle of His that send impulses to the LV and RV.
- 20. Valve that allows blood to flow to the right ventricle.
- 22. Heart strings.
- 23. Examine the ST Segment, ___ may be a sign of myocardial infarction.
- 24. Torsade De Pointes is a form of ventricular ____.
- 27. V5 belongs at the 5th ICS that the ____ axillary line.
- 29. The P-Wave should always be rounded and ___ in a normal EKG.
- 31. Sawtooth waves appear during atrial ____.
- 33. 220-the patient's ____= the patient's target heart rate.
- 34. P-Wave represents the contraction of this area.
- 35. This side of the heart circulates blood from the body
Down
- 1. Carries deoxygenated blood to the lungs.
- 2. V4 belongs in the 5th ICS at the ____ line.
- 5. Usually comes after the QRS complex.
- 6. Receives electrical impulses from the AV node.
- 8. Valve that allows blood from the left atrium to the left ventricle.
- 9. Initiate the heartbeat in a normal heart.
- 11. (ANS)No conscious control over it's functions.
- 12. Inside is negatively charged and the outside is positively charged.
- 13. Distribute electrical impulses from cell to cell throughout the ventricles.
- 15. A ___ degree AV Block has prolonged PR intervals.
- 17. Leads I,II and III are known as the ____ leads because the current flows in 2 directions.
- 18. Junctional rhythms have inverted or ___ P-Waves.
- 21. Sack of tissue enclosing the heart.
- 25. Also known as the gatekeeper.
- 26. 0.12-0.20 seconds.
- 28. Relaxing of the heart
- 30. This means built-in or present
- 32. The Technician should stand on the ____ side of the patient while performing and EKG.
