School of Medicine

First Year Medicine - Semester 2, 2010

Doctor And Patient

ECG COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1. What is the standard paper speed of an ECG machine?
2. What is the time for 1 small square on the standard ECG paper?
3. What does the P wave represent in the cardiac cycle?
4. Describe the expected morphology a P wave if the electrical signal begins in the:
a. Sino-atrial node
b. AV Junction
5. What does the QRS represent in the cardiac cycle? Describe the normal morphology of the QRS complex
when conducted down the bundle of his and bundle branches.
6. Identify the leads associated with the various parts of the myocardium:
a. Inferior Surface
b. Anterior Surface
c. Ventricular Septum
d. Left Lateral Surface
7. Describe the correct anatomical placement of the ECG electrodes.
8. Describe two methods that can be utilised to calculate the rate on an ECG.
9. Describe the characteristics of an ECG of AF.
10. Describe the changes that occur in an ECG of MI.

ANSWERS WILL BE AVALIABLE ON L@G IN 2 WEEKS