Parts of ECG

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P wave

atrial depolarization

<p>atrial depolarization</p>
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QRS wave

ventricular depolarization

<p>ventricular depolarization</p>
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T wave

ventricular repolarization

<p>ventricular repolarization</p>
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QT interval

systole

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TQ interval

diastole

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systole

Contraction of the heart - numerator

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distole

Relaxation of the heart - denominator

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blood pressure measurment

systolic/diastolic

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MAP (mean arterial pressure) formula

(SBP + 2DBP)/3

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how to take a blood pressure

- Inflate cuff to exceed systolic pressure in artery usually to 200

- Release air in cuff until pressure in cuff matches systolic pressure (first hear noise)

- When no sounds are heard anymore, diastolic pressure value has been reached

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Korotkoff sounds

series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released -

<p>series of sounds that correspond to changes in blood flow through an artery as pressure is released -</p>