EKG Interpretation Study Guide & Flashcard Index

Here is the list of the EKG terminology covered in our EKG Interpretation flashcards (Edition 3). This can also be used as a handy study guide for your nursing exams.

Topic/Term Card #
6-Second Strip Method 9
Accelerated Junctional 24
Adenosine 42
Amiodarone 42
Amplitude 5
Angina 39
Antiarrhythmics 42
Artificial Pacemakers 40
Asynchronous 40
Asystole 31
Atenolol 42
Atria Foci 13
Atrial Depolarization 2-3
Atrial Dysrhythmias 18-21
Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) 20-21, 42
Atrial Flutter 19, 21, 42
Atrial pacing 40
Atrial Repolarization 2-3
Atrial Rhythms 6, 13
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV Blocks) 32-35
AV Node 2
AV pacing 40
Big box method 8
Big boxes on EKG strip 5
Bradycardia 15, 23, 41
Bundle Branch Block (BBB) 36
Bundle branches 2, 36
Bundle of His 2, 36
Cardiac Disorders 39
Cardioversion 42
COPD 39
Defibrillation 42
Digoxin 42
Diltiazem 42
Duration 5
EKG Leads 1
Electrolyte Imbalances 39
Escape Beats 38
Fib waves 20
Fibrillation waves 13
First Degree AV Block 32
Flutter waves 13
Heart Conduction System 2-3
Heart Rate 7-9
Heart Rhythm 6
Hypercalcemia 39
Hyperkalemia 39
Hypermagnesemia 39
Hypocalcemia 39
Hypokalemia 39
Hypomagnesemia 39
Idioventricular Rhythm 30
Inverted P waves 13, 22-25, 38
Irregular heart rhythm 6, 9
Ischemia 39
Isoelectric 5
Junctional Bradycardia 23
Junctional Escape Beat 38
Junctional Foci 13, 38
Junctional Rhythm 13, 22-25
Junctional Tachycardia 25
Memory Method 8
Metoprolol 42
Mobitz I (AV Block) 33
Mobitz II (AV Block) 34
Myocardial Infarction (MI) 39
Normal Sinus Rhythm 14
P wave 2-5, 10
P Wave Analysis 10
Pacemakers 13, 40
Pacemakers (Artificial) 40
Pacing 40
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia 21
Pericarditis 39
Placement of EKG leads 1
PR interval 4-5, 11
PR segment 2, 4, 11
Premature Atrial Complexes (PACs) 18
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVCs) 26
Propranolol 42
Pulmonary Embolism 39
QRS Complex 2-5, 9, 12
QT Interval 5
R waves 6-8
Regular heart rhythm 6-8
Respiratory Disorders 39
SA Node 2, 13, 37, 40
Sawtooth flutter waves 19
Second Degree Type 1 AV Block 33
Second Degree Type 2 AV Block 34
Sinus Arrhythmia 17
Sinus Bradycardia 15
Sinus Dysrhythmias 15-17
Sinus Node 2, 13, 37, 40
Sinus Pause 37
Sinus Rhythms 13-14
Sinus Tachycardia 16
Small block method 7
Small boxes on EKG strip 5
ST Segment 2, 4-5
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) 21, 42
Synchronous 40
T wave 2-5
Tachycardia 16, 21, 25, 27, 39, 42
Third Degree AV Block 35
Torsades de Pointes 28
Ventricular Depolarization 2-3
Ventricular Dysrhythmias 26-31
Ventricular Escape Beat 38
Ventricular Fibrillation (VFIB) 29, 42
Ventricular Foci 13
Ventricular myocardium 2
Ventricular pacing 40
Ventricular Repolarization 2-3
Ventricular Rhythms 6, 13
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) 27, 42
Verapamil 42
VFib waves 29
Wenchkebach (AV Block) 33