Where should the 3 lead cardiac monitor be placed?
RED - under right collarbone (my left)
YELLOW - under left collarbone (my right)
GREEN - on patient's left side, at the lower edge of ribcage (my right)
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What is an easy rhyme to remember the 3-lead and 12-lead monitor placements?
Red - right
Lemon - left
Green - spleen
Ride Your Green Bike Brown Black
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Which lead should normally be selected on the cardiac monitor, and why?
Lead 2 (the P wave is most visible)
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Outline the placement of the 12-lead ECG
V1 (red) = 4th intercostal space at the right sternal edge
V2 (yellow) = 4th intercostal space at the left sternal edge
V3 (green) = midway between V2 and V4
V4 (brown) = 5th intercostal space in mid collarbone line
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Part 2
V5 (black) = left anterior axillary line at the same horizontal level as V4
V6 (purple) = left mid-axillary line at the same horizontal level as V4 and V5
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If a female patient has breast tissue overlying the positions, where should the electrodes be placed?
BENEATH the breast
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How many coronary arteries does the heart have?
1. right coronary artery
2. left anterior descending artery (LAD)
3. left circumflex artery
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What artery does the leads 2, 3 and aVF look at?
the right coronary artery
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What artery does V1, V2, V3 and V4 look at?
left anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery
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What artery does V5, V6, 1 and aVL look at?
left circumflex branch of the left coronary artery
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What is an easy rhyme to remember the 3-lead and 12-lead monitor placements?
Back
Red - right
Lemon - left
Green - spleen
Ride Your Green Bike Brown Black
Card 3
Front
Which lead should normally be selected on the cardiac monitor, and why?
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