What is an ekg and what does it do?
2007-03-15 16:09:39 · 7 answers · asked by ? 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Because the body fluids are good conductors, fluctuations in potential that represent the algebraic sum of the action potentials of myocardial (heart) fibers can be recorded extracellularly, the record of these potential fluctuations during the cardiac cycle is the electrocardiogram (ECG), most electrocardiograph machines record these fluctuations on a moving strip of paper. In other words it measures the electrical activity of the heart.
2007-03-15 17:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by itr1006 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know why they call it "EKG". It means "Electro-Cardio
Gram" Cardio is spelled with a "C" It is used to give a doctor
a profile on how a persons heart is doing. It measures the number of beats per minute. It can tell a doctor if the heart is
beating properly or if it isn't. It can also give him an indication
of what part of the heart is not working right.
2007-03-15 16:36:12 · answer #2 · answered by Robert B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an abbreviation for electrocardiogram, the result of a test that records the electrical activity of the heart over time.
2007-03-15 16:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they're going to place some sticky pads on your chest, palms and legs that has wires. This measures the electrical powered impulses that your heart places out. that's not painful and purely takes a jiffy. tell the guy doing the attempt concerning to the skipped beats and respiration. additionally positioned on a activities bra and that they my no longer ought to undress you each and every and each of how. you need to ask the technologist in case you need to pass away it on.
2016-10-01 00:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by schiraldi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it checks ur heart to c if its beating right...it dont hurt....they just put some electrods on u(look like little buttons)and some tape ...the only thing that would possibly hurt would b the tape on the electrods when they take them off.then they hook the wires from the eletrods to a moniter and see if ur heart is doing ok...good luck!
2007-03-15 16:17:43 · answer #5 · answered by ticktockgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ElectroKardioGram measures some heart function.
2007-03-15 16:19:00 · answer #6 · answered by jelesais2000 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Isn't that a heart monitor where devices may be taped or somehow affixed to portions of your chest to see what's happening.
2007-03-15 16:14:31 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋