EKGs Part 2 of 2 - Episode 3
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? This episode is part 2 of 2 on EKGs, so if you haven’t yet listened to Part 1, we encourage you to go back one episode to get caught up.
In Part 2 Kristen discusses:
Parts of an EKG signal
Heart electrophysiology
What doctors can tell from EKG signals, and
Examples of unhealthy signals
References and Resources
Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function, 13th Edition; Widmaier, Raff, Strang