Mod D Week 3 Term Words

An electrocardiography device that includes a small portable cassette recorder

A test used to evaluate a patients lung capacity

T Wave

Includes the Q, R, S Wave

Small upward curve

A test used to measure breathing capacity

A condition characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep.

A pen-like instrument that records electrical impulses on ECG paper

An instrument that measures the air taken in and expelled from the lungs.

The process of returning to the original polar (resting) state.

A view of a specific area of the heart on an electrocardiogram.

A peak or valley on an electrocardiogram.

The condition of having two separate poles, one of which is positive and the other, negative.

Sensors that detect electrical activity.

Downward deflection

The loss of polarity, or opposite charges inside and outside; the electrical impulses that initiate a chain reaction

An instrument that measures and displays the waves of electrical impulses responsible for he cardiac cycle.

Large Upward Spike

The greatest volume of air that a person is ale to expel when performing rapid, forced expiration.

A standardized measuring instrument used to check and adjust the volume indicator on a spirometer.

Subnormal oxygenation of arterial blood, short of anoxia.

The sequence of contraction and relaxation that makes up a complete heartbeat

Tracking made by electrocardiograph

Q Wave

The process by which a graphic pattern is created to reflect the electrical impulses generated by the heart as it pumps.