ECGs
Cardiac rhythm charts
ECGs is the plural of ECG, an abbreviation for electrocardiogram—a test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
Medical professionals order ECGs to detect arrhythmias, heart attacks, and other cardiac abnormalities: The ER ran ECGs on all patients presenting with chest pain.
Also abbreviated EKG, from the German spelling.
Heart electrical activity recordings
- arrhythmiasAbnormal heart rhythms
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- myocardialOf heart muscle
- infarctionTissue necrosis from ischemia
tachycardia · bradycardia · fibrillation · cardiomyopathy · angina · coronary · hypertrophy · palpitations
Longitudinal seismic wave
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- intervalsGaps between events
- complexesRelated buildings or neuroses
amplitude · morphology · deflection · baseline · isoelectric · axis · vector
Electrical contact points
- leadsGoes in front
- tracingCopying by following lines
- printoutPhysical copy from device
- paperPressed pulp for writing
grid · calibration · precordial · Holter · telemetry · portable · wireless · patch
Interpreting written text
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- abnormalitiesDeviations from standard patterns
- findingsConclusions from investigation
rate · regularity · conduction · blocks · prolonged · shortened · elevated · depressed
Without pause or gap
- bedsideNear the mattress
- ambulatoryAble to walk
- remoteDistant or controller
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
alarm · surveillance · screening · exercise · wearable · smartwatch
electrocardiograms
Heart electrical activity recordings
- arrhythmiasAbnormal heart rhythms
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- myocardialOf heart muscle
infarction · tachycardia · bradycardia · fibrillation · cardiomyopathy · angina · coronary · hypertrophy · palpitations · stenosis
P-wave
Longitudinal seismic wave
complexes · amplitude · morphology · deflection · baseline · isoelectric · axis · vector
electrodes
Electrical contact points
paper · grid · calibration · precordial · Holter · telemetry · portable · wireless · patch · adhesive
reading
Interpreting written text
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- abnormalitiesDeviations from standard patterns
findings · rate · regularity · conduction · blocks · prolonged · shortened · elevated · depressed · inverted
continuous
Without pause or gap
- bedsideNear the mattress
- ambulatoryAble to walk
- remoteDistant or controller
real-time · alarm · surveillance · screening · exercise · wearable · smartwatch
ECGsMRIs
Body imaging via magnets
CT scans · X-rays · echocardiograms · angiograms · ultrasounds
- ECG machineRecords cardiac electrical activity
- ECG monitorCardiac electrical activity display