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What is the primary purpose of electrocardiography?
To record the heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles
Which cardiac abnormalities can lead to changes in the normal ECG pattern?
Cardiac rhythm disturbances, inadequate coronary artery blood flow, and electrolyte disturbances
What do the electrodes in electrocardiography detect?
Small electrical changes resulting from cardiac muscle depolarization followed by repolarization during each cardiac cycle
How are ECG signals recorded in a conventional 12-lead ECG?
From twelve different angles using ten electrodes placed on the patient's limbs and chest
"ECG" usually refers to which type of ECG?
"ECG" usually means a 12-lead ECG taken while lying down
Test your knowledge about electrocardiography, the process of producing an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) which records the heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles.
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