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Q: What areas of the heart does an EKG look at?

Answer:

Inferior

Septal Anterior Lateral Posterior

Q: What EKG leads look at an INFERIOR blockage?

Answer:

inferior = II, III, aVF

Q: What EKG leads look at an SEPTAL blockage?

Answer:

V1, V2

Midterm Exam: NR571/ NR 571 (2023/

2024 Latest Update) Complex Diagnosis &

Q: What EKG leads look at an ANTERIOR blockage?

Answer:

V2, V3, V4

17. What EKG leads look at an POSTERIOR blockage?

Answer:

V8, V9

Q: what coronary artery is involved with an INFERIOR blockage?

Answer:

Right Coro- nary artery (RCA)

seen in leads II, III, & aVF

Q: what coronary artery is involved with an SEPTAL blockage?

Answer:

Left anterior descending (LAD)

seen in leads V1 & V2

Q: what coronary artery is involved with an ANTERIOR blockage?

Answer:

Left anterior descending (LAD)

seen in leads V2, V3, &V4

Q: what coronary artery is involved with an LATERAL blockage?

Answer:

Circumflex seen in leads I, aVL, V5 & V6

Q: What EKG leads look at an LATERAL blockage?

Answer:

I, aVL, V5 & V6

Q: What is aVR used for in advance diagnostics?

Answer:

assessing for bundle branch blocks. aVR looks directly down the heart. this is the ventricular

septum AKA the conduction pathway.

Q: What is troponin?

Answer:

a globular protein complex involved in muscle contraction. It occurs with tropomyosin in the

thin filaments of muscle tissue.

Q: what is CK?

Answer:

is an enzyme (a molecule that helps speed up certain chemical reactions) that occurs naturally

inside muscle cells throughout your body. Different forms of CK occur in different places, and

most of the myocardial band (MB) version of this enzyme occurs in muscle cells in your heart.

Q: What is BNP?

Answer:

B type natriuretic peptide. This is secreted by the ventricular tis- sues in the heart when

ventricular volumes and pressure in the heart are increased. Sensitive indicator

27. what is stable angina?

Answer:

Stable angina can be predicted and occurs when you are under cardiovascular stress from

exercise.

Stable angina lasts a short time (generally under 5 minutes) and disappears after rest.

Q: what is unstable angina?