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Electrode placement ECG/Telemetry
Electrode placement and definition
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08/11/2013

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Electrocardio-graph DEFINITION
Definition
Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG) is a transthoracic interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart over time captured and externally recorded by skin electrodes
Term
RA
Definition
RA On the right arm, avoiding bony prominences.
Term
LA
Definition
LA In the same location that RA was placed, but on the left arm this time.
Term
RL
Definition
RL On the right leg, avoiding bony prominences.
Term
LL
Definition
LL In the same location that RL was placed, but on the left leg this time.
Term
V1
Definition
V1 In the fourth intercostal space (between ribs 4 & 5) just to the right of the sternum (breastbone).
Term
V2
Definition
V2 In the fourth intercostal space (between ribs 4 & 5) just to the left of the sternum.
Term
V3
Definition
V3 Between leads V2 and V4.
Term
V4
Definition
V4 In the fifth intercostal space (between ribs 5 & 6) in the mid-clavicular line (the imaginary line that extends down from the midpoint of the clavicle (collarbone)).
Term
V5
Definition
V5 Horizontally even with V4, but in the anterior axillary line. (The anterior axillary line is the imaginary line that runs down from the point midway between the middle of the clavicle and the lateral end of the clavicle; the lateral end of the collarbone is the end closer to the arm.)
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V6
Definition
V6 Horizontally even with V4 and V5 in the midaxillary line. (The midaxillary line is the imaginary line that extends down from the middle of the patient's armpit.)
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