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The Normal Electrocardiogram
•When the cardiac impulse passes through
the heart, it also spreads all the way to the
surface of the body.
•If electrodes are placed on the skin,
electrical impulses generated can be
recorded.
This recording is known as an
Electrocardiogram
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The Normal ECG / EKG
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Recording Of Depolarization &
Repolarization Waves
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Correlation Of Action Potential
With EKG
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The Normal ECG / EKG
PR / PQ interval:-
From the beginning
of the P to the
beginning of Q / R
QT interval:-From
the beginning of the
Q to the endof T
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The Normal ECG / EKG
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Recordings From A Partially
Depolarized Myocardium
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Flow Of Currents On The Chest
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Bipolar Limb Leads
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Recording From Bipolar Limb
Leads
Einthoven’s Law :-
Lead I + Lead III = Lead II