Whats Tele?

I'm studying for my BSN in ireland.....never heard of tele before. Oh and is EKG the same as what we call ECG? electrocardiogram? Sorry, I know these may sound like stupid questions!!
Quote from butterfly134I'm studying for my BSN in ireland.....never heard of tele before. Oh and is EKG the same as what we call ECG? electrocardiogram? Sorry, I know these may sound like stupid questions!!

EKG is the German spelling (kardiogram). The physician who invented it was German, and it just kind of stuck.

Tele= telemetry, when you hook up a cardiac monitor to a patient and can monitor their cardiac activity from the nurse's station.

Quote from butterfly134I'm studying for my BSN in ireland.....never heard of tele before. Oh and is EKG the same as what we call ECG? electrocardiogram? Sorry, I know these may sound like stupid questions!!

And EKG is the same as an ECG! I always tend to refer to it as an EKG

That's great thanks you learn something new everyday!!!

Tele is Telephone. I thought they had Tele's in Ireland or is it England? kidding lol. It's what everyone else said i was just trying to be funny.. Anthony

Quote from KarmaWiseRavenTele is Telephone. I thought they had Tele's in Ireland or is it England?

Quote from MickeyTongSheeeesh....some people just want to cause trouble.......A Tele is a dual pick-up electric guitar made by Fender. Favoured by Country musicians, but it does have a wider appeal. Here's a master of the Telecaster......

Quote from ayla2004telemetry occrs in the UK were pt are attached to monitors, in Heart CarE/Cornary Care, HDU and ICU, RECOVERY AND A&E

It's also tele-medicine. Used in "remote and rural" areas where access to specialist expertise is difficult. Like video-conferencing.