Clinical and ECG Practice Vocabulary

Vocabulary-style flashcards based on clinical procedures, ECG lead placement, phlebotomy, and medical ethics/isolation precautions as described in the lecture notes.

V1 placement

$4\text{th}$ intercostal RIGHT of sternum

V2 placement

$4\text{th}$ intercostal LEFT of sternum

V4 placement

$5\text{th}$ intercostal midclavicular

V6 placement

$5\text{th}$ intercostal midaxillary

Ground lead

AVF (right leg)

Correct order of draw

Light blue, Gold, Lav

Informed consent

When an HCP explains a procedure to a patient in a non jargon manner

P wave

Represents Atrial depolarization

QRS

Represents Ventricular depolarization

Palpate

Feeling the vein

Bradycardia

A heart rate that is less than $60$ bpm

Normal heart rate range

$60-100$ bpm

Droplet isolation

Transmission of illness via sneezing

Assault and battery

Touching a patient without their permission

Abandonment

A physician deciding to no longer treat a patient without another physician taking over the case