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A 30-year-old female asked:

what is a ekg?i'm having a ultrasound on my baby heart

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Dr. Diane Minich answered

Family Medicine 37 years experience

Ekg: is a tracing of the electrical conductivity of the heart.

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Dr. John Munshower answered

Family Medicine 30 years experience

EKG: Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG) is the recording of the electrical activity of the heart.

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Dr. Marsha Davis answered

Internal Medicine 28 years experience

EKG : Can't be done till baby is born. It is where you hook wires to the outside of the body to get a tracing of heart rythm.

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