What is an EKG? A Complete Guide to Electrocardiograms

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  • An EKG (electrocardiogram) is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart. It is used to detect any heart problems, such as heart attacks, irregular heartbeats, or heart failure. An EKG may be ordered by a doctor as part of a routine physical, or if a patient complains of chest pain, an irregular heartbeat, or other symptoms. The test involves placing electrodes on the patient's chest, arms, and legs, and recording the electrical activity of the heart. The results of the test can be displayed on a piece of paper or on a screen and will be reviewed by a doctor.
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  • @JamieNicole83
    @JamieNicole83 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    I'm having one done tomorrow and didn't know what to expect. This was very helpful. Thank you

    • @alexusbaby8929
      @alexusbaby8929 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Fr

    • @justswept6729
      @justswept6729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@alexusbaby8929 I'm getting one done tmr because my heart is beating kinda fast

    • @alexusbaby8929
      @alexusbaby8929 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cris Wycks it ain’t bad

    • @justswept6729
      @justswept6729 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alexusbaby8929 thank u it went well 💓

    • @ladybosstv3087
      @ladybosstv3087 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me to in the am

  • @jaythedjentleman2571
    @jaythedjentleman2571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    After I found out that this shows heart disease as well as heart attack it made my health anxiety go waaaaay down. After I found out that oxygen saturation being low could be a sign made me feel better too, and mine was 100 percent

    • @renialdoahmetaj7493
      @renialdoahmetaj7493 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey man I hope you are doing okay, I'm struggling rn with health anxiety. How are you ? What tips can you give me because i also did an EKG test and it turned out really well

  • @andreaohara3402
    @andreaohara3402 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    It takes longer to set you up than the actual test..

  • @welshirishgirl8288
    @welshirishgirl8288 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    They are really that fast they don't hurt at all

    • @welshirishgirl8288
      @welshirishgirl8288 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes they are no needles or pain I know because I get one every year for my pyschial

    • @GoatzombieBubba
      @GoatzombieBubba 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if you have chest hair the sticky glue can stick to them.

    • @pimpmyride7278
      @pimpmyride7278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Such an expensive test for on a few seconds.

  • @Deadheadbarbie
    @Deadheadbarbie ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the video I have to take my 9-year-old in next week this has helped me show him what to expect and now he's not so nervous

  • @LoriChampion
    @LoriChampion ปีที่แล้ว

    I have to get my EKG certification for nursing school. Helpful video !

  • @almagillyard6940
    @almagillyard6940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you this was very helpful/ feeling a lot better after watching.

  • @danielsamiec6270
    @danielsamiec6270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Need one to tryout for college football. This is nice to know what will be done. Thank you!

  • @alyssajacobsen2936
    @alyssajacobsen2936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for this I am currently on my way to get one so thank you for showing me what will happen and I'm not as scared now 😊😁

    • @dudebro8975
      @dudebro8975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      how did it go bro

  • @Mindraker1
    @Mindraker1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I've had them stuck to me during a surgery. Painless, but I've had so many stuck to me that I've found one stuck in an unexpected place the next day.

    • @keishasims3192
      @keishasims3192 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Where exactly was this "place?"

    • @hichammakkour375
      @hichammakkour375 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mindraker1

    • @MrsLyds
      @MrsLyds 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here! They forgot some from my surgery I guess ..

  • @ankae76
    @ankae76 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am having one done within the hour, so this is helpful

  • @SincerelyChiss
    @SincerelyChiss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have to get one tomorrow & I’m nervous I just don’t want anything to be wrong with my heart 😬

  • @user-br9pe1rg1l
    @user-br9pe1rg1l 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm probably going to need one done

  • @alvinfeliciano7581
    @alvinfeliciano7581 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, i hve an interview tom for ekg technician and I'm so nervous.. i don't what are they gonna ask but this video kinda helps me.. any tips? or do you have more videos? thank you 😊

  • @taylorhuntington1156
    @taylorhuntington1156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Crazy that you can have a watch capable of doing this now

  • @pr0d16y9
    @pr0d16y9 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Does the placement of the electrodes differ depending on the reason for the procedure?

    • @TheMARVELironman
      @TheMARVELironman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's usually a 12 lead ekg, 6 precordial(chest) and 2 on the arms and legs, all ekg placements should be the same no matter what

  • @lisagorter138
    @lisagorter138 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i had to have one done yesterday in the doctors office and cause i have a pacemaker i have to go back to a actual heart doctor to re do it today i am hoping and praying it all goes better today cause i am having thyroid surgery in April on the 11th and this is all part of pre op i already got the Chest xray done and the blood work this is the last on this list if this does not work then i have no clue what the surgion will do but i have tried my best to get it all done it was painless yes but the surgion knowing i had a device in my body should have told me to go to a Heart doctor to begin with and not my family doc could have made my life easier .

  • @NxthxngxnSpxce
    @NxthxngxnSpxce 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So i just had one done and this was my second time in 17 years.
    The gentleman didnt have me lay down in fact i was sitting up had my legs out. Had me lift my shirt up he attached some to my chest under my breast one on stomach one on each back of hand as soon as he hooke up the last wire he pushed a bitton and immediately took everything off said i would have results end of day that was Monday was it done correctly since he didnt have me lay down or put any on my legs??

  • @stinka4079
    @stinka4079 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this. I am scheduled for an EKG in 3 few weeks and was nervous. I'm shy about being exposed like this.

    • @nightowl5475
      @nightowl5475 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did you make out? I hope you got a clean bill of heath and wish you the best in good health!

  • @laurenpadgett8745
    @laurenpadgett8745 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Had one today. Not the first one I've had due to family history of heart disease.

  • @OblivionGameplays
    @OblivionGameplays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m having one in few weeks

  • @Louie92801
    @Louie92801 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The only painful part about the EKG is taking that dang tape off.

  • @mr.peanutbutter6969
    @mr.peanutbutter6969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The guy seemed completely over with this.

  • @timjones3486
    @timjones3486 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Even though the camera is at an awkward angle I’m seriously concerned about the positioning of the V1 to V4 electrodes!

  • @rgm3lgsquadlife246
    @rgm3lgsquadlife246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember i got one da nurse put da sticka thing in my boxers is dat normal?

  • @kaylalloyd869
    @kaylalloyd869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I have a massive fear of EKGs and I honestly don’t know why because it doesn’t hurt or anything but I’m so scared of them, they make me cry even thinking about them. I was supposed to have one a few months ago but I refused because the last time I had one I was crying so much and ended up having an anxiety attack. I know that it’s probably the most stupid fear ever and I wish I knew why I was so scared of EKG

    • @briellegalli6464
      @briellegalli6464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      SAME, I think it’s just the thought that something could be wrong with my HEART

    • @kaylalloyd869
      @kaylalloyd869 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Brielle Galli I think what it might be with me as they I don’t like lying there topless with someone I don’t know, it just gives me serious anxiety. I can’t do it at all but I honestly wish I could

    • @americaneagle6090
      @americaneagle6090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dont. I ve had many many many ekg s done before. Piece of cake

    • @angelaswift9908
      @angelaswift9908 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's okay everybody is usually afraid of something almost all people. Maybe next time you'll do better hopefully!

    • @alainaz7713
      @alainaz7713 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kaylalloyd869 omg same I'm getting one in a few hours and I'm honestly so scared too. Like I have super bad anxiety about it because I don't want to be topless and like I actually would just rather cry and not do it than have to do that.

  • @geks08
    @geks08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have to get one done soon, wish me luck :)

    • @JustScottPaid
      @JustScottPaid 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck! 🙏

    • @geks08
      @geks08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JustScottPaid thank you!

    • @catty6825
      @catty6825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SAME BROO IM SCARED 😔☝️

    • @JustScottPaid
      @JustScottPaid 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@catty6825 Try not to be scared Cindy.
      I had one done before my ablation and it was totally painless.

    • @catty6825
      @catty6825 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JustScottPaid Im trying haha! Im just scared that they find something wrong with my heart :’)

  • @marleyjanim5033
    @marleyjanim5033 ปีที่แล้ว

    650.00 bill for , just finished my scan
    Get my result 6 April
    BRB

  • @xmasgrump2398
    @xmasgrump2398 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    seems to fast to get some good info on the heart

  • @urblack7954
    @urblack7954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im looking to go into this feild casue I hate myself

  • @MARILYN19481
    @MARILYN19481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seems to be part of my regulare check up. When I went before I was too hesitant to have it because I needed to lie flat with about a one inch pillow.

  • @asphaltandtacos
    @asphaltandtacos ปีที่แล้ว

    The test is painless but when they remove the stickers your hair gets pulled out. I nearly cussed.

  • @themoreyouknow3523
    @themoreyouknow3523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Takes longer to setup than the actual test the worst part is getting shaved if you are hairy like me

  • @TheTwoTzuTzus
    @TheTwoTzuTzus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im getting one of these on monday. Im a 9 year old 4th grader who is having an ekg test because i have complained about chest pain.

    • @Deadheadbarbie
      @Deadheadbarbie ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hope everything worked out for you

  • @culliecia
    @culliecia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No Baltimore County 2:57

  • @watermelonfurryz8922
    @watermelonfurryz8922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    But they’re so cold D:

  • @ImagineAsylo
    @ImagineAsylo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have one in a few days and I'm nervous, I hope I get to keep my shirt on 😭😭

    • @zhongliswhore3448
      @zhongliswhore3448 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Can you tell me how it went down?

    • @briellegalli6464
      @briellegalli6464 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah same I have one today

    • @catty6825
      @catty6825 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@briellegalli6464 how did it goo

    • @pinoywheelgunner
      @pinoywheelgunner 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did it go? My wife had one and it sucks coz it was a male staff who did it and she had to remove her bra

    • @ImagineAsylo
      @ImagineAsylo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My first appointment was with a guy and I had on a sports bra and he let me keep everything on and just put them on under the sports bra!
      But for my second one, I got to wear a gown (on backwards though, “like the opening in the front) and definitely was more exposed

  • @thebasedude5592
    @thebasedude5592 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fucking shit, I have to get an EKG in 2 weeks. Fuck me. I hate appointments so much, its probably gonna hurt too. Damn all these stupid appointments.

  • @urblack7954
    @urblack7954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If men (or woman, because we can't discriminate in society these days cause god forbid we call a man a man) if they have hair on their chest, can we just instead of remove the enitre chest hair to fit the electro and not shave the entire chest ?

  • @yourbrother9798
    @yourbrother9798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Do they electrocute you

  • @aoomerjee
    @aoomerjee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    does an EKG hurt?

    • @urblack7954
      @urblack7954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes. Extremely

    • @urblack7954
      @urblack7954 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im just kidding I dont know

    • @Kidddas
      @Kidddas 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No I had an EKG. It doesn’t hurt.

    • @aoomerjee
      @aoomerjee 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Kidddas thanks for that information.

  • @culliecia
    @culliecia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No NORTHWEST HOSPITAL 2:06

  • @pimpmyride7278
    @pimpmyride7278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This test sucks. Because my irregular heart beat happens intermittently throughout the day! This only tells what happening right now.

    • @watermelonfurryz8922
      @watermelonfurryz8922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      pimpmyride yeah but if it happens through the day it’s probably fine if they didn’t find anything while they did it as my heart flutters sometimes

    • @genuineasmrr
      @genuineasmrr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watermelon Furryz when your heart flutters do you feel like you can’t breathe for a second? i’m 20 years old and everytime i get my vitals done they are in great shape but i noticed sometimes it feels like my heart skips a beat and i can’t breathe for a second and after i recover my heart feels like it’s beating extra hard for a couple minutes after everything happens and sometimes i get a headache. this only happens about once or twice a month, but just recently it happened three times in the span of like 10 seconds so i’m worried now.

    • @pimpmyride7278
      @pimpmyride7278 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      M no I don’t get that. Mine seems to be more in the muscles. Feels like a muscle twitching. I can actually see it twitching. Now it happens in different places as well. My neck hurts all the time now though. My heart pounds at night when I turn over in bed abruptly. I have been taking CoQ10 vitamins. I don’t really notice it as much. But it is there. My Apple Watch records my heart rate, and it shows that my heart goes above 120! Not sure how accurate it is though. It does worry me.

    • @genuineasmrr
      @genuineasmrr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      pimpmyride so odd, i hope everything’s fine and you get checked if you haven’t already.

    • @pimpmyride7278
      @pimpmyride7278 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      M I don’t have any insurance and I’m not working right now. I finished school to be an educator, but there is a hiring freeze at the moment, but as soon as I get a job with insurance I’m gonna be the doctors best patient. 🤣. Whatever it is it affects my muscles and joints as well. 🤷🏾‍♂️ the world just don’t make em like they used to. My grandparents lived forever. I’m over here hoping I can make it another 20 years at 40. Smh. I know.

  • @JB-jx9bh
    @JB-jx9bh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excuse me sir I cannot tell what's wrong with you you need to follow up with your doctor🤔

  • @kathyp374
    @kathyp374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Atrocious! The V3 and V4 placements are very wrong!!!

  • @The_sweaty_kid_ripjaw
    @The_sweaty_kid_ripjaw ปีที่แล้ว

    Chest pain

  • @culliecia
    @culliecia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TELL THEM WHY I GAVE U THE PEDIATRICS EKG

  • @MeMe-in8tj
    @MeMe-in8tj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ....Now here's your bill for $1300 sir.

  • @culliecia
    @culliecia 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    TELL THEM WHAT U DID - UR GOD 0:04

  • @vanillaporridge
    @vanillaporridge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a girl, will I have to take my bra off?

    • @gingysnap6152
      @gingysnap6152 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably it would be mostly women doing it

  • @kaysee88
    @kaysee88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    heard some doctors save $$ by asking receptionists to do the hookups because Ekg people make too much $$ for something that take minutes?? not a promising career i think lol

    • @krisc5508
      @krisc5508 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if the greedy doctors could get away with it they would have the person cleaning the shitters doing the job

    • @mattirizarry5533
      @mattirizarry5533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try 80k per year

  • @natashapicton-turbervill1124
    @natashapicton-turbervill1124 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    *ECG

  • @narroWAY
    @narroWAY ปีที่แล้ว

    .

  • @VoxBox2000
    @VoxBox2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very painful......I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy!

    • @crystalsnow1138
      @crystalsnow1138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      EKG's don't hurt at all.

    • @hillrosalind69
      @hillrosalind69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      EKGs don’t hurt

    • @lizechard
      @lizechard 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      im confused what kind of Ekg did YOU get done🧐

    • @mrtransition7665
      @mrtransition7665 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

  • @minarose3193
    @minarose3193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    an obese ekg tech?