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Clinical Deterioration & Acute Care
ECG Interpretation Essentials: A Systematic Approach
A reliable reading method, then the rhythms and patterns that change management.
professional300 min6 lessons
What you'll learn
- Apply a systematic reading sequence to a presented ECG
- Calculate rate and determine axis from a given trace
- Identify conduction block type from a presented ECG
- Recognise ischaemic and infarct patterns and localise the territory
- Differentiate life-threatening from benign rhythm abnormalities
- Prioritise a clinical response based on a presented trace
Course content
6 modules · 6 lessons
1. Electrophysiology and the Trace
- Electrophysiology and the TracePreview50m
2. A Systematic Reading Method
- A Systematic Reading Method50m
3. The Normal ECG and Its Variants
- The Normal ECG and Its Variants50m
4. Chamber Enlargement and Conduction Block
- Chamber Enlargement and Conduction Block50m
5. Ischaemia and Infarction
- Ischaemia and Infarction50m
6. Life-Threatening Rhythms
- Life-Threatening Rhythms50m