Electrocardiography Basics

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What is the primary purpose of electrocardiography?

  • To record the heart's electrical activity through repeated cardiac cycles (correct)
  • To measure the overall magnitude of the heart's electrical potential
  • To monitor inadequate coronary artery blood flow
  • To detect changes in the normal ECG pattern

Which cardiac abnormalities can lead to changes in the normal ECG pattern?

  • Cardiac murmurs, myocardial infarction, and myocardial ischemia
  • Cardiac rhythm disturbances, inadequate coronary artery blood flow, and electrolyte disturbances (correct)
  • Aortic valve stenosis, ventricular tachycardia, and atrial fibrillation
  • Pulmonary embolism, pericarditis, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

What do the electrodes in electrocardiography detect?

  • The blood flow through coronary arteries
  • Small electrical changes resulting from cardiac muscle depolarization followed by repolarization during each cardiac cycle (correct)
  • The heart rate and rhythm
  • The overall voltage of the heart's electrical potential

How are ECG signals recorded in a conventional 12-lead ECG?

<p>From twelve different angles using ten electrodes placed on the patient's limbs and chest (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"ECG" usually refers to which type of ECG?

<p>&quot;ECG&quot; usually means a 12-lead ECG taken while lying down (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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