EKG
See
electrocardiography
Facts
- Electrocardiogram: a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.
- Test to determine the pattern of a patient's heartbeat.
- An exercise EKG is performed to assess the heart's response to stress or exercise.
- Transtelephonic EKG A transtelephonic EKG is an EKG that is recorded outside the hospital and then sent to the hospital over the phone.
- An EKG is an important part of the initial evaluation of a patient who is suspected to have a heart related problem.