1. The EKG Name of PowerPoint Name of Course Name of Lesson
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2. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM EKG (EEG)
Remember: The heart has its own electrical
system.
Do you remember the three parts? Name them:

3. SA - Sinoatrial Node
AV - Atrioventricular Node
3. Purkinje Fibers

4. Current passes through body to skin.
Current can be measured with an electrocardiogram. (EKG,ECG)
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5. What Does an EKG Look Like?
P = P Wave- Just before atrial contraction
QRS Complex- Impulse causing ventricle
contraction
T= T Wave – Ventricles relax R
P Through T = Systolic Pressure
T Through P = Diastolic T p Q S
Direction of impulse