Question 1

what is an ekg?

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Electric heart signa: An ekg is a record of the electric impulses the heart gives off as it beats.  Several leads are placed on the chest wall to measure the inpuses from different directions and from different parts of the heart.  It is an easy and inexpensive way to look at heart activity and diagnose problems such as arrhythmias, heart attacks and conduction disorders.  It is also used for routine health screening.

Question 2

could you explain what is an ekg, what does it do?

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ECG: Ecg shows the hearts electrical activity. It diagnoses rhythm and suggests other heart information.

Question 3

what exactly is an ekg?

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Electric heart signa: An ekg is a record of the electric impulses the heart gives off as it beats.  Several leads are placed on the chest wall to measure the inpuses from different directions and from different parts of the heart.  It is an easy and inexpensive way to look at heart activity and diagnose problems such as arrhythmias, heart attacks and conduction disorders.  It is also used for routine health screening.

Question 4

what is the difference between an ekg and an eeg? be specific, please.

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Ecg: One measures heart electrical activity, the other measures brain electrical activity.

Question 5

whats a ekg?

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Electrocardiogram: Did you just say you are a firefighter?  Seems an unusual question.

Question 6

what does an ekg show?

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Electrical activity: Ekg is a graph of the electrical activity of the upper and lower chambers of the heart. Electricity travelling toward an ekg electrode records a positive deflection and away records a negative deflection .   It offers a clue into various heart problems including heart attack, ischemia, heart rhythm disturbances, enlarged or abnormally thickened heart and electrolyte abnormalities to name a few.

Question 7

why is an ekg important?

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Heart health: Ekg is a measure of the electrical activity of the heart from which experts make deduction about the presence and type of heart disease.  Ekg cannot detect all heart diseases and is used along with clinical findings, laboratory tests, and radiologic examinations.

Question 8

can ekg detecte bloodclot?

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EKG and blood clot: Blood clots are best detected using sonography. An ekg is not the test to order for  detection of them.

Question 9

what does this mean from a ekg?

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More info: Your question does not include the ekg finding you are concerned about. Please resubmit your question with more information, and we will be glad to try to answer it.

Question 10

what does a borderline ekg mean?

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No such thing: Borderline ekg is like borderline diabetic or borderline pregnant.. No such thing! ekg shows the electrical impulses in the heart. There is a wide range of normal patterns; normal! there also other electrical deflections that are clearly not normal, i.E heart attack, hypertension, etc. I would recommend the ekg being viewed by an expert like an electrophysiologist, if your doctor is unsure.

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