Course Highlights
Basic EKG
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Foundation of an EKG
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Components of an EKG
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Recognition of Sinus Rhythms
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Sinus Node Arrhythmias
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Cardiac and Pulmonary Syndromes
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Bundle Branch Blocks
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Myocardial Injury, Ischemia, and Infarction
Advanced EKG
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Atrial Arrhythmias
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Ventricular Arrhythmias
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AV Conduction Abnormalities
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Medication Effects, Electrolyte Imbalances, and Metabolic Factors
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Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD)
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An Approach to EKG Interpretation
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Foundation of the EKG
- Basic anatomy and physiology of the heart
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Automaticity, contractility, conductivity
- The Action Potential: Depolarization and Repolarization
Components of the EKG
- EKG basics – waves, intervals, segments
- Reading the EKG
- Measurements
- Calculation of heart rate
- Leads
- Performing an EKG
- Cardiac monitors
- Normal EKG
- Interpret EKG
- Limitations and Uses of the EKG
Recognition of Sinus Rhythms
- Normal Sinus Rhythm
- Normal Sinus P Wave
- Normal Sinus QRS Complex in Chest Leads
- Normal Sinus QRS Complex in Limb Leads
- Normal Sinus ST Segment
- Normal Sinus T Wave
Sinus Node Arrhythmias
- Normal Sinus Rhythm
- Sinus Bradycardia
- Sinus Tachycardia
- Sinus Arrhythmia
- Escape Patterns
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
Cardiac and Pulmonary Syndromes
- Cardiac Enlargement
- Acute Pericarditis
- Pericardial Effusion
- Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis
- Myocarditis
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Bundle Branch Blocks
- Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)
- Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)
- Fascicular Blocks
Myocardial Injury, Ischemia, and Infarction
- Myocardial Injury
- Myocardial Ischemia
- Myocardial Blood Supply
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
- STEMI and Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Q Waves of Infarction
- Localization of Infarction
- Anterior Wall Q Waves
- Inferior Wall Infarctions
- Posterior Infarctions
- Right Ventricular Infarctions
- Q Waves: Normal or Abnormal
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Silent Myocardial Infarctions
- Subendocardial Ischemia
- Angina pectoris (Stable Angina)
- Stress Testing and Coronary Artery Disease
- Silent Myocardial Ischemia
- NSTEMI “Subendocardial Infarction”
- Unstable Angina
- Noninfarction Ischemia
- Prinzmetal’s (Variant) Angina
- Early Repolarization
Atrial Arrhythmias
- Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome
- WPW Treatment
- Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC)
- Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT)
- AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- AV Reentrant Tachycardia (AVRT)
- Management of Acute PAT
- Long-Term Management of PAT
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Differentiation of Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation
- Clinical Implications for Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation
- Treatment of Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation
Ventricular Arrhythmias
- Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)
- Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
- Torsade des Pointes (TdP)
- Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR)
- Ventricular Fibrillation (VF)
- Cardiac Arrest
- Clinical Causes of Cardiac Arrest
- Sudden Cardiac Death
AV Conduction Abnormalities
- Degrees of Heart Block
- First Degree AV Block: PR Interval Prolongation
- Second Degree AV Block Syndromes
- Third Degree (Complete) AV Block
- Location of the Block
- Onset and Progression of Block
- 2:1 AV Block
- Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter with AV Heart Block
- Symptoms of Heart Block
- Treatment
- AV Heart Block in Acute MI
- AV Dissociation Syndromes
Medication Effects, Electrolyte Imbalances, and Metabolic Factors
- Medications Used to Treat Arrhythmias
- Psychotropic Medications
- Digitalis Toxicity
- Electrolyte Disturbances
- Additional Metabolic Factors
- ST-T Segment Repolarization Changes
Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD)
- Pacemakers
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD)
- Pacemaker and ICD Malfunction
- Indications for a Pacemaker or ICD
An Approach to EKG Interpretation
- Thirteen Specific EKG Features to Analyze
- The EKG Report
- Examples of EKG Interpretation Documentation
Cardiac Stress Tests
- What Causes Chest Pain?
- Exercise Stress Test
- Risks
- Before the Test
- Placing the ECG leads
- Beginning the Stress Test
- After the Stress Test
Nuclear & Echo Stress Tests
- Before the Test
- Placing the ECG leads
- Limb Lead Placement for ECG
- During the Test
- After the Test
- Stress Echocardiogram
- Before the Test
- During the Test
- After the Test
Holter Monitors
- History
- Modern Holter Monitors
- Heart Conditions Detected via Holter Monitor
- Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib):
- Bradycardia:
- Tachycardia:
- Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT):
- Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs):
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACs):
- Non-sustained Ventricular Tachycardia (NSVT):
- Placing the Holter Monitor
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