ECG / Cardiac Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• peaked: _ t waves are often seen in mild to moderate hyperkalaemia.
• mitral: valve located between the left atrium and ventricle.
• posterior: leads 7, 8, 9 allow for this view of the heart.
• bigeminy: term when every other beat is a pvc.
• artifact: interference from various sources, causing distortion of the ecg (eg. movement).
• prinzmetal: type of spasmodic angina, that has transient st-changes.
• diaphoresis : term for excessive sweating, commonly seen in stemi patients.
• chest: another term for precordial leads is _ leads.
• saddleback: term for the distinctive shape of the widespread st-elevation seen in pericarditis.
• asystole: a non-shockable rhythm (though tell that to the movie actors).
• louis: the manubriosternal joint is better known as the angle of _
• sgarbossa: a set of criteria where infarcts can be suspected despite lbbb and paced rhythms.
• flutter: a "saw-tooth" pattern is indicative of atrial _
• printerval: a first degree av block is diagnosed when this is greater than 0.20 secs (1, 1, 8)
• widowmaker: colloquial term for an occlusion in the lad (5, 5).