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Results 1 - 10 of 46 for Electrode
  1. ECG electrode placement (image) 
    ... a person has heart disease. During an ECG electrodes are affixed to each arm and leg and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19865.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Contact lens electrode on eye (image) 
    ... to light. It is performed by placing an electrode on the cornea of the eye after it ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8781.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Cardiac event monitors 
    ... is slightly different, but most have sensors (called electrodes) to record your ECG. In some models, these ... the area on their chest shaved where the electrode patches will be placed. The area of skin ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007700.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Intracardiac electrophysiology study (EPS) 
    Wire electrodes are placed in the heart to do this test. These electrodes measure electrical activity in the heart. The procedure ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003867.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Holter monitor (24h) 
    Electrodes (small conducting patches) are stuck onto your chest. These are attached by wires to a small ... can match them with your Holter monitor findings. Electrodes must be firmly attached to the chest so ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003877.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Electroretinography 
    ... small device called a speculum. An electrical sensor (electrode) is placed on each eye. The electrode measures the electrical activity of the retina in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003388.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Nerve conduction velocity 
    Adhesive patches called surface electrodes are placed on the skin over nerves or muscles at different spots. A very mild electrical impulse is applied via ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003927.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. EEG 
    ... in a reclining chair. Flat metal disks called electrodes are placed on many spots on your scalp. ... held in place with a sticky paste. The electrodes are connected by wires to a recording machine. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003931.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Electromyography 
    ... health care provider inserts a very thin needle electrode through the skin into the muscle. The electrode on the needle picks up the electrical activity ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator 
    ... read the electrical activity of your heart. The electrodes are wires, also called leads, that go through ... Your ICD may have 1, 2, or 3 electrodes. Most ICDs have a built-in pacemaker . Your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007370.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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