electrocardiographs
Cardiac rhythm recorders
Electrocardiographs are machines that record the electrical activity of the heart, producing a tracing called an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).
The term also refers to the tracings themselves.
Doctors use electrocardiographs to detect irregular heartbeats, heart attacks, and other cardiac conditions: The electrocardiograph showed an abnormal rhythm.
Pattern of heartbeats
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
- atrial fibrillationDisorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- myocardial infarctionCardiac tissue death event
ischemia · bradycardia · tachycardia · heart block · ventricular fibrillation · palpitations · angina · heart attack
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- stylusPointed implement for marking
- cablesHeavy ropes or wires
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- monitor screenVisual output device
printout · calibration · voltage · amplifier · precordial · signal processing · battery · cart
Hospital crisis department
- ICUAcute care ward
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- bedsideNear the mattress
outpatient · stress test · routine checkup · screening · ambulance · telemetry · nursing station · technician
Highest academic honor
- vacuum tubesElectron-controlling glass cylinders
- analog recordingContinuous waveform sound capture
- LeidenHistoric Dutch academic city
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
medical breakthrough · pioneering · photographic paper · transistorization
heart rhythm
Pattern of heartbeats
- arrhythmiaAbnormal cardiac rhythm
- waveformGraphed oscillation pattern
- atrial fibrillationDisorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
myocardial infarction · ischemia · bradycardia · tachycardia · heart block · ventricular fibrillation · palpitations · angina · heart attack · abnormality
leads
Goes in front
monitor screen · printout · calibration · voltage · amplifier · precordial · signal processing · battery · cart
emergency room
Hospital crisis department
- ICUAcute care ward
- preoperativeBefore a medical procedure
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
bedside · outpatient · stress test · routine checkup · screening · ambulance · telemetry · nursing station · technician · supine
Nobel Prize
Highest academic honor
- vacuum tubesElectron-controlling glass cylinders
- analog recordingContinuous waveform sound capture
- LeidenHistoric Dutch academic city
standardization · medical breakthrough · pioneering · photographic paper · transistorization
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