Wear a splint. After a reduction of your broken toe, a splint is often put in place to support and protect the toe while it heals properly. Alternatively, you may have to wear a supportive compression boot, but either way, you'll likely need the use of crutches over the short term (2 weeks or so).
â¢ EKG (noun) The noun EKG has 1 sense: 1. a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph. Familiarity information: EKG used as a noun is very rare.
An EKG is done to: 1  Check the heart's electrical activity. 2  Find the cause of unexplained chest pain or pressure. 3  This could be caused by a heart attack, inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart (pericarditis), or angina. 4  Find the cause of symptoms of heart disease. A stress EKG is a type of EKG done during exercise. 2  A resting EKG is always done before an exercise EKG test. 3  Results of the resting EKG are compared to the results of the exercise EKG. 4  A resting EKG may also show a heart problem that would make an exercise EKG unsafe.