Nurturing Life Sciences
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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology
In recording limb lead II, the negative terminal of the electrocardiograph is connected to the right arm and the positive terminal is connected to the left leg.
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To record limb lead III, the negative terminal of the electrocardiograph is connected to the left arm and the positive terminal is connected to the left leg.
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Einthoven’s Law
Lead I potential Lead III potential + = Lead II potential
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Three unipolar limb leads (Augmented limb leads):
VR (right arm), VL (left arm) and VF (left foot).
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When the positive terminal is on the right arm, the lead is known as the aVR lead.