Comments on: Picture Quiz: Angel

By: Lori Morris-Hughes

Lori Morris-Hughes — Thu, 12 May 2011 21:48:34 +0000

The does not appeear to be a Name Band Bracelt on either wrist. It’s a NO-No for a patient to NOT have an ID bracelet on an arm, or sometimes an ankle. I don;t see an arm band (I.D. Band) on this patient.

By: Jack Hare

Jack Hare — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:34:57 +0000

Clearly, whoever is in charge of lighting this hospital room has Star Trek experience as well.

By: Princess Edamame

Princess Edamame — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:27:59 +0000

Is that an Okuda-gram on the monitor?

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 05:31:04 +0000

I think everyone got this one correct: the cardiac leads are shown on the right side of Gunn’s body — but the heart is on the left side.

The point about oxygen is valid — most people who are on telemetry (heart monitoring) are on supplemental oxygen as well. You could make the same argument about the missing blood pressure cuff.

I thought the monitor looked rather Star Trek too, particularly the ones in the original series that hung above the beds in sickbay.

By: EL

EL — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:17:30 +0000

I also think that the leads are wrong, although in veterinary medicine, we sometimes do have to place them in funny places.

@ Alberto — love your comments. They made me laugh.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:56:03 +0000

I just had an exam about that!

The position of the electrodes are wrong. If they were trying to show the use of the precordial leads, the electrodes are too high and in the wrong side, the heart is more orientated to the left. And I dont know why there is one in the shoulder, trying to use limb leads? Because if that is it, the electrode should be more near the wrist.

The electrodes should be 6, around the 4 and 5 intercostal spaces, and they would star in the middle of the chest (sternum) and move to the left.

Sorry if I had a funny traslation, we use another terms in spanish :) Love your site ;)

By: Andreas

Andreas — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:34:31 +0000

As far as I know the heart is in the middle. However it is larger on the left since that side pumps to the whole body instead of just the lungs. But I may be wrong.

By: Rabrab

Rabrab — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:17:19 +0000

Interesting. Until I read your hint, my thought was the same as Ashtur’s; most of the time I’ve seen anyone on a heart monitor, there’s also been an oxygen cannula in place as well.

By: Alberto

Alberto — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:39:14 +0000

- EKG electrodes are in the wrong side of the thorax
- Wall power outlet is incompatible with Angel’s cell phone charger
- EKG sensor cabling is strange: only two cables seem to be connected to the monitor
- Monitor screen looks too much like Star Trek

By: Dan Grendell

Dan Grendell — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:20:01 +0000

Is that Angel? As a vampire, does his heart even beat? Will the heart monitor do anything?