EKGs Part 1 of 2 - Episode 2
Have you ever wondered what those squiggly lines mean on heart monitors in the hospital or on TV? More importantly, has a friend of yours ever gotten a heart beat tattoo, and you really wanted to critique it? In this episode, Kristen talks about what you’re seeing when you look at an EKG. As AV explains, Kristen got a bit carried away recording this topic, so it is split into two parts.
Part 1 discusses:
What an EKG looks like
A brief review of anatomy of the heart
What an EKG is and is not recording
The definition of “EKG,” and
How EKG recordings are made
Listen for Part 2 in the next episode for more.
References and Resources
Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function, 13th Edition; Widmaier, Raff, Strang
