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what does the medical term EKG MEANS?

What does the medical term EKG mean?

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Anonymous

Feb 08, 2025

An electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) is a test that measures the electrical signals that control the rhythm of your heartbeat.

The heart is a muscular pump made up of four chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria, and the two lower chambers are called ventricles. A natural electrical system causes the heart muscle to contract and pump blood through the heart to the lungs and the rest of the body.

An electrocardiogram may show:

Evidence of heart enlargement.

Signs of insufficient blood flow to the heart.

Signs of a new or previous injury to the heart (heart attack).

Heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias).

Changes in the electrical activity of the heart caused by an electrolyte imbalance in the body.

Signs of inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart (pericarditis).

An electrocardiogram cannot predict whether you will have a heart attack

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Anonymous

Feb 20, 2025

An EKG and an ECG are the same test…an electrocardiogram. This is a heart test and involves attaching wires to your chest and watching the electrical activity of the heart muscle while it’s pumping blood. Non-invasive test, which means it does not hurt to have done.

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Jan 13, 2025

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what does the medical term EKG MEANS?

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Anonymous

Jan 16, 2025

EKG is an Electrocardiogram that measures the electrical signals that control the rhythm of your heartbeat

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Anonymous

Feb 06, 2025

I’m not sure of the spelling (check out wikipedia, I’m sure), but EKG is essentially Elektrocardiogram. The K comes from the german spelling

ECG is commonly used in American hospitals as well (the c relating to the English spelling).

electrocardiogram EKG KARDIOC greek word for heart electrocardiograph is the device with electrodes to record minute electrc impulses produced by contraction of ventricular and atrial muscles. an electrocardiogram is information conveyed onto graph paper so yer doc can see how much yer ticker ticks

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Anonymous

Jan 04, 2025

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It is a vague term, and can be used for high/low levels of Na,K,Ca, and myocardial toxicity of of cardiac drugs e.g digoxin. It can be used for myocardial infection (myocitis), valvular diseases,conduction defects etc. Normally it is used for a shift in the normal pattern of myocardium rhythm as documented in myograph of ECG/EKG.

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