Obtaining an ECG Recording the ECG see Procedure
Obtaining an ECG Recording the ECG (see Procedure 48 -1) Standardization, sensitivity, and speed Mounting an ECG tracing Slide Number 1
Artifacts The medical assistant must recognize and correct the most common types of artifacts on the ECG recording. Wandering baseline Slide Number 2
Artifacts Somatic tremor Slide Number 3
Artifacts Sixty-cycle interference Slide Number 4
Artifacts Interrupted baseline Slide Number 5
Sensitivity Standards Most machines have 3 sensitivity standards that can be selected Slide Number 6
Sensitivity Standards (cont’d) Slide Number 7
Typical ECG Rhythm Abnormalities Sinus arrhythmias Sinus bradycardia Sinus tachycardia Slide Number 8
Typical ECG Rhythm Abnormalities Atrial arrhythmias Premature atrial contraction (PAC) Atrial flutter Ventricular arrhythmias Premature ventricular contraction Ventricular fibrillation Slide Number 9
Typical ECG Rhythm Abnormalities Slide Number 10
Biochemical Arrhythmias Digitalis Potassium Slide Number 11
Stress Test Conducted to observe and record the patient’s cardiovascular response to measured exercise challenges. Slide Number 12
Holter Monitor A portable system for recording the cardiac activity of a patient over a 24 -hour period or longer. The patient must keep a journal of all stressful events and activities during the entire time the monitor is worn. 13 Slide Number
Patient Education Heart disease and stroke account for more than one third of all deaths. Talk to the patient about factors that could be modified, and give him or her encouragement for any attempt at complying with these suggestions. Include visual aids, posters, brochures. Slide Number 14
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