Hmm, given your track record here I'm usually inclined to agree with you.
However, you should know that the head of our Health Occ Program (for which
I am the administrator, if you can believe it!) has informed me that the K
is used to prevent any misunderstandings in an emergency room, where an ECG
sounds too much like EEG. Of course, the truth could be a little of each. I
asked the question recently when we purchased two ECG machines. I was
curious.
Scout


"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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"Scout" wrote in message
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Bob,
for a bonus point: why do they call it EKG when the initials clearly
should be ECG?
Scout


From the inventor, Einthoven who was German. Electrokardiograph.

Usually the k implies kinetic which would mean the mechanical motion of
the heart. Instead ballistocardiogram is used called a BCG.

"Scout" wrote in message
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Hmm, given your track record here I'm usually inclined to agree with you.
However, you should know that the head of our Health Occ Program (for
which I am the administrator, if you can believe it!) has informed me that
the K is used to prevent any misunderstandings in an emergency room, where
an ECG sounds too much like EEG. Of course, the truth could be a little of
each. I asked the question recently when we purchased two ECG machines. I
was curious.
Scout


That was just my guess. Maybe we should ask RB. His wife is a nurse that
works in a famous cardiac hospital.

What brand of machines did you purchase?

Here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiogram

Before I deduct points on her evaluation, I should probably give her credit
for knowing that. Knowing her, she probably gave me the answer to the
question she thought I was asking. She might have even foolishly given me
credit for knowing the German origins of the word, and assumed I was asking
why some medical types prefer using the German versus English initials.

We purchased the Burdick Atria 3000 Interpretative ECG machine.
Scout


"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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Here you go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiogram

The Burdick Atria 3000 is he

http://www.burdick.com/products/elec...atria_3000.htm

I see it uses the University of Glasgow algorithm to interpret the ECG.

It looks like Suzy is getting replaced by a machine.

It does 3,4,6 and 12 lead ECG.

Why doesn't it do 9 or 10 lead ECG?

There is a nurse's textbook that says standard cardiac measurements use 9 or
10 lead ECG. Nurses that use that textbook go on to work in world famous
cardiac hospitals.

I guess Burdick doesn't sell that unit to world famous cardiac hospitals or
it is just kept secret from nurses.

RB can come out from hiding behind that nurse's skirt now. He's been busted
wide open!