The test also will help your doctor find out if there are: 1  Problems with the outer lining of your heart (the pericardium). 2  Problems with the large blood vessels that enter and leave the heart. 3  Blood clots in the chambers of your heart. 4  Abnormal holes between the chambers of the heart.
Part of the Electronics glossary: An oscilloscope is a laboratory instrument commonly used to display and analyze the waveform of electronic signals. In effect, the device draws a graph of the instantaneous signal voltage as a function of time.
- essential tips for using an oscilloscope or scope and ensuring the best measurements are made using this type of test equipment. The oscilloscope is one of the most widely used pieces of test equipment.