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EKG - Electrocardiogram
(Testing the Heart Before
Surgery)
In order for me to proceed with my Tummy
Tuck operation I had to get some medical tests performed to show that I
was in good health and a "Medical
Clearance for Surgery"
form signed by my family doctor. One of the tests that I needed was an
EKG (Electrocardiogram)
for testing my heart.
What is EKG?
"An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a
recording of the electrical activity of the heart over time produced
by an electrocardiograph, usually in a noninvasive recording via
skin electrodes. Its name is made of different parts: electro,
because it is related to electrical activity, cardio, Greek for
heart, gram, a Greek root meaning "to write".
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The EKG test
is nothing at all to worry about. For mine, they took me to a room, had
me take of my shirt and lie down (face up) on a cot. The nurse then
attached a few "sticky type" electrodes to my skin, then told me to lie
still until it was done. It only took a few minutes of resting on my
back then the test was done.
An EKG prior to surgery is an important part
in preparing for surgery. They have to make sure your heart is in good
shape prior to surgery. Surgery places great stress on the body and one
of the organs most important to stress is the heart. With stress your
heart not only beats faster but more forcefully.
What the EKG does is to look at the electrical activity generated by
your heart. From the pattern they can tell if you ever had a heart
attack in the past (even if you didn't know about it). It also shows if
your heart is working normally. It cannot however, tell if you will get
a heart attack in the future.
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