The key to an accurate EKG printout is a clear connection
from the body’s internal ionic currents to the EKG machine’s on board computer.
The better the connection the more reliable and precise the EKG will be. A key
component of this connection are the electrodes placed on the patients body. Medical electrodes transfer the energy of ionic currents in the
body into electrical currents that can be amplified, studied, and used to help
make diagnoses.ECG Electrodes use the body’s ionic currents and quantify them to yield an ordinarily non-invasive test for a variety of nervous, muscular,
ocular, cardiac, and other types of disorders that might otherwise have
required surgical means to verify their presence. There are three main parts to
an electrode consisting of a lead, a metal electrode, and electrode-conducting
paste or gel for surface electrodes. There is also often a metal snap for the
lead to snap into place so that the electrode can be disposable while the lead
can be reused. Electrodes can a separated into three main categories: disposable
electrodes, reusable disc electrodes, headbands, and saline-based electrodes.
Discount Cardiology is the trusted
choice in domestic and international EKG and ECG electrode sales. Discount
Cardiology has been one of the top distributors of EKG machines and electrodes
for over 25 years. The CEO, has been in the EKG industry for over 30 years and
has accumulated an unrivaled and priceless knowledge of the trade. Located in Southern California, Discount Cardiology is at the nucleus
of EKG sales and innovation. Discount Cardiology is the number one choice in
EKG distributors because of our wide product and brand variety, customer
service, and unparalleled prices.
Discount Cardiology has one of the
largest selections of EKG machines and electrodes found in the world. Before
delving into the vast assortment of companies that Discount Cardiology
distributes it is important to understand what exactly an EKG machine is and how
electrodes are involved. An EKG is a
way to measure and diagnose abnormal rhythms of the heart, particularly abnormal rhythms
caused by damage to the conductive tissue that carries electrical signals, or
abnormal rhythms caused by electrolyte imbalances. An EKG device detects and
amplifies the tiny electrical changes on the skin that are caused when the heart muscle depolarizes
during each heartbeat. This depolarization is detected as
tiny rises and falls in the voltage between two electrodes placed on either side of the heart which is
displayed as a wavy line either on a screen or on paper. This display indicates
the overall rhythm of the heart and weaknesses in different parts of the heart
muscle. Ten electrodes are used for a 12-lead ECG. The electrodes usually
consist of a conducting gel, embedded in the middle of a self-adhesive pad onto
which cables clip. Sometimes the gel also forms the adhesive. They are labeled
and placed on the patient's body. These electrodes essentially tune into the
electrical pulses and feed the information to the EKG machine itself. Discount
Cardiology sells all types of ecg and ekg leads and EKG Paper.
These medical Supplies include Snap Electrodes, Tab
Electrodes, Tens Electrodes, Tens Unit Electrodes, ECG Electrodes,
EKG Electrodes, Holter
Electrodes, Stress
Electrodes, and more. Discount Cardiology carried all the major
brands for Electrodes like Ambu, Bio-Protech, Unomedical, 3M, Burdick, Conmed, Kendall, Lead-lok, Heartwise, Marquette / G.E. Healthcare, Vermed, Skintact,
Nikomed, Biotabs, and many more.
