Name: How to Read an Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)
Uploaded: 2011-04-01T12:43:44+00:00
Duration: 5 min 29 s
Description: http://www.interactive-biology.com - Making Biology Fun. In this video, I go through the P wave, QRS complex, T and U waves of the Electrocardiagram and go into the details of what each of them repres

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http://www.interactive-biology.com - Making Biology Fun. In this video, I go through the P wave, QRS complex, T and U waves of the Electrocardiagram and go into the details of what each of them represents. Enjoy!

➟Video Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:20 What is an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)?
00:43 Uses of ECG
01:01 How ECG is conducted
01:13 How an ECG looks like
01:28 Components of an ECG
02:05 P Wave (Depolarization of atria)
02:35 QRS Complex (Depolarization of the ventricles)
03:00 T Wave (Repolarization of the ventricles)
03:20 Why signals from the ventricles are larger than those coming from the atria
03:50 U Wave (Repolarization of the Purkinje fibers)
04:35 Summary

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