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What is low heart voltage?
Low voltage on an EKG is usually encountered in people with very thick chest walls or with lung diseases. Low voltage results from increased impedance between the EKG leads (on the chest) and the source of the charge (the heart). Increased distance, poorly conducting tissue or air all increase the impedance, thus resulting in decreased voltage visible on the EKG.
What does EKG result low voltage mean?
Low voltage on an EKG typically indicates a decrease in the electrical activity recorded from the heart, which can be caused by a variety of factors such as obesity, chronic lung disease, pericardial effusion, or poor contact between the skin and EKG electrodes. It is important to follow up with a healthcare provider to determine the underlying cause and appropriate management.
Why is 12 lead ekg only have 10 leads?
There are only 10 electrodes and leads, but those 10 leads get 12 different electrical recordings, which makes it a 12-lead ekg.
What does a high voltage reading on an EKG mean?
allows high-voltage shocks to be applied to the patient to stimulate heart action, without disconnect the EKG machine.Hope this helped! :)If you meant that the EKG registers high voltages (high R waves) and you are not referring to a "high voltage reading", if nothing else is abnormal, it could mean that the patient have a thin chest wall and pecs! Usually and echo will be done to make sure everything is okay.
What does the Ventrical lines on EKG paper represent?
voltage
How do EKG machine leads work?
EKG machine leads are electrodes attached to the patient's skin to measure the electrical signals produced by the heart. The leads pick up these signals and transmit them to the EKG machine, which then displays them as a graph that represents the heart's electrical activity. Different lead placements provide different views of the heart's electrical activity.
EKG leads are written with Roman or Arabic numbers?
Roman
Where would you put the leads for EKG on people with no legs?
on the thigh
Does EKG measure voltage?
Of course it does. That is main purpose of it. It is related to the heart node electircal activity.
What does EKG mean?
Close to normal, but not quite.
What does a twelve lead EKG provide?
A twelve lead electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) shows a representation of the electrical activity of the heart as measured from 12 different perspectives (leads). The interpretation of EKGs allows a physician to determine if there are potential abnormalities or injury to the heart, at the time the EKG is taken.
What does EKG showed NSR mean?
normal sinus rhythm
