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The horizontal axis is time. The vertical axis is a measure of something electrical (the wires are connected to electrical contacts on your chest).

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Q: What do the horizontal lines on an ekg measure?
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The vertical axis of the ecg paper measures?

EKG paper is a grid where time is measured along the horizontal axis, of EKG graph paper and where to measure the components of the EKG wave form.


What does the horizontal scale signify on an EKG?

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What are horizontal lines on earth called?

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What do you use to measure a heart rate of a person?

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