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EKG CHAPTER 3

LEAD SYSTEMS

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LEADS LONG, COATED ELECTRICAL WIRES WHICH ARE A PART OF THE APPARATUS THAT MEASURES ELECTRICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ELECTRODES.
EINTHOVEN'S TRIANGLE EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE COMPOSED OF THE LIMB LEADS i, II, AND III; PROVIDES INFORMATION FROM THE FRONTAL PLANE OF THE CHEST.
LIMB LEADS SENSING ELECTRODES PLACED ON THE WRISTS AND ANKLES TO VIEW ELECTRICAL IMPULSES IN THE FRONTAL PLANE.
FRONTAL PLANE A VERTICAL POSITION OF THE BODY LYING PERPENDICULAR TO THE HORIZONTAL LEVEL.
BIPOLAR LEADS LEADS COMPOSED OF A NEGATIVE AND A POSITIVE POLE; REFLECT THE DIFFERENCE IN ELECTRICAL DIFFERENCE IN ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL BETWEEN THE TWO.
HEXAXIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM FORMATION OF SIX SEGMENTS REVOLVING AROUNDA CENTRAL AXIS OR POINT.
CENTRAL TERMINAL THE COMBINATION OF ALL TRHEE LIMB ELECTRODES SERVIN AS THE NEGATIVE POLE TO FORM A V LEAD.
UNIPOLAR LEADS MEASURE ABSOLUTE ELECTRICAL FORCE AT THE SITE OF A POSITIVE ELECTRODE.
AUGMENTED LEADS LEADS THAT AMPLIFY THE ELECTRICAL SIGNALS.
PRECORDIAL LEADS LEADS SITUATED ON THE CHEST DIRECTLY OVERLYING THE HEART.
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