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It is a positive wave in the hearts muscle cells, the process of electrical discharge and the flow of electrical activity.

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Q: What does depolarization of the heart mean?
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The p wave corresponds to depolarization of the muscle fibers of the?

The p wave on a heart telemetry monitor represents the depolarization of the atria of the heart.


How do you treat heart depolarization?

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Does depolarization mean contraction?

yes


The ventricle contraction of the heart occurs iummediately after depolarization of the?

purkinje fibers


What electrical event in the heart does the QRS complex represent?

Depolarization of ventricles


What terms is used in ICD 10 rather than heart beats?

Depolarization


Is depolarization the same as contraction in the heart?

The nerve impulse causes the release of acetylcholine from the motor end plate. This causes the depolarization of the membrane of the adjacent muscle cell.


Is depolarization in the heart passed cell to cell in the same way they are the neuromuscular junction?

false


How would Damaged heart tissue affect mean electrical axis?

damages or disease of the heart could cause changes of the path of depolarization (mean electrical axis). such affects would result in abnormalities in ECG trace. ultimately causing MEA to be off


The QRS complex in an electrocardiogram results from?

An Electrocardiogram of a single heart beat shows three distinct waves. These are the P, QRS and T Waves. The QRS wave (normally the largest spike) in the electrocardiogram, is that of the ventricles depolarizing and contracting.


The crescent-shaped pacemaker of the heart that initiates depolarization under normal conditions is the?

Sinoatrial node


What is the only muscle that can contract itself?

The heart is self-contracting or rather it has a high susceptibility to depolarization.