Talk:Electrocardiogram
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Talking about QTc, how about providing the references to Bazett's and Rautaharju's publications???
JFW | T@lk 11:15, 7 May 2004 (UTC)
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I didn't understand what is the "lead". Does it have anything to do with the chemical element?--132.66.16.12 08:44, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- A lead (rhymes with speed) is a recording electrode which measures voltage at a particular point in the body. It's not related to the chemical element, lead (rhymes with Fred). In EKG and related techniques, usually between 5-12 leads are placed on the limbs and ankles, and are used to record a profile of the electrical activity of the heart. --Diberri | Talk 14:49, Aug 26, 2004 (UTC)
move to electrocardiography?
like electroencephalography - Omegatron 18:20, Apr 19, 2005 (UTC)
- That sounds like the right thing to do. Jonas Olson 21:49, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
jargon
"through the interventricular septum. Very wide and deep Q waves do not have a septal origin, but indicate myocardial infarction."
- all these medical words (all over the article) need either linking or explanatory text in the article itself, for us laymen. - Omegatron 18:30, Apr 19, 2005 (UTC)
The Q-wave normally indicates the phase during which the septum depolarises. However, a similar change (but much more pronounced) is seen in the hours after the onset of a heart attack. JFW | T@lk 10:24, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)
EKG-ECG
I've heard that electrocardiogram (ECG) is pronounced EKG so it would be easier to differentiate from EEG in speech, it's also phonetic, not because cardio- starts with K in german Prometheus235 14:27, 14 Jun 2005 (UTC)
