Ecg Interpretation

Part five of a 5 part lecture series on ECG/EKG Interpretation with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang. This lecture series is aimed primarily at medical/nursing/paramedicine students and junior trainees, but will hopefully be useful as a refresher course for those with previous experience. Other cardiac conditions Hyperkalemia, hypokalemia Pericarditis, pericardial effusion Pulmonary embolism Long QT syndrome ECG Interpretation lectures The Basics Myocardial ischemia and infarction Conduction disease Tachyarrhythmia Other cardiac conditions References and further reading Hyperkalaemia – Hypokalaemia Pericarditis – Pericardial effusion / tamponade Pulmonary embolism Romano-Ward syndrome (LQTS) Junctional escape rhythm Ventricular escape rhythm ECG LIBRARY ...

Part one of a 5 part lecture series on the basics of ECG/EKG Interpretation with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang. This lecture series is aimed primarily at medical/nursing/paramedicine students and junior trainees, but will hopefully be useful as a refresher course for those with previous experience. The Basics In this first video we walk you through every aspect of the basics of the ECG including: Describe the parts of the ECG Rate, rhythm, axis P wave, PR interval, QRS complex, ST-segment, T wave, QT interval Identify the features of a normal ECG ECG Interpretation lectures The Basics Myocardial ischemia and infarction Conduction disease Tachyarrhythmia Other cardiac conditions References and further reading ECG Rate – Rhythm – Axis Calculation Lead positioning – V1 / V2 misplacement P wave – PR interval – PR Segment Q wave – QRS complex – QT Interval R wave – ST Segment – T wave – U wave ECG Resources/References ECG LIBRARY ...

Evaluating the Differences in Approach to the ECG Between Experts and Novices We know that emergency medicine attendings are generally faster and more accurate at ECG interpretation than residents and medical students. But how are they able to process this information so much quicker while maintaining accuracy? And can we use these strategies to help learners progress to their own ‘expert-like’ level? Our study combined eye-tracking and interview data to come up with a few ways in which EM attendings look and think about ECGs differently than more novice learners.1 ...

aka ECG Interpretation Made Easy One day, in a town not too far from here, the ICU registrar (you) is admitting a 60 year old male, who has just been brought into the emergency department with profound weakness, and needed to be intubated for respiratory failure. They were struggling in the ER, all resuscitation bays were full, and ambulances are backing up outside. No lab tests are back and they hadn’t even done an ECG. You sigh, and agree to take the patient against your better judgement… ...

Part three of a 5 part lecture series on ECG/EKG Interpretation on conduction disease with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang. This lecture series is aimed primarily at medical/nursing/paramedicine students and junior trainees, but will hopefully be useful as a refresher course for those with previous experience. Conduction disease Identify AV nodal block, bundle branch and fascicular blocks. Identify escape rhythms and their origin. ECG Interpretation lectures The Basics Myocardial ischemia and infarction Conduction disease Tachyarrhythmia Other cardiac conditions References and further reading Left anterior fascicular block Left posterior fascicular block Bifascicular block – Trifascicular block Left bundle branch block (LBBB) Right bundle branch block (RBBB) AV block: 1st degree AV block: 2nd degree, Mobitz I (Wenckebach) AV block: 2nd degree, Mobitz II (Hay) AV block: 2nd degree, “fixed ratio blocks” (2:1, 3:1) AV block: 2nd degree, “high grade AV block” AV block: 3rd degree (complete heart block) ECG Resources/References ECG LIBRARY ...

Part two of a 5 part lecture series on ECG/EKG Interpretation – Myocardial ischemia and infarction – with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang. This lecture series is aimed primarily at medical/nursing/paramedicine students and junior trainees, but will hopefully be useful as a refresher course for the more experienced. Myocardial ischaemia and infarction Identify the signs of myocardial ischaemia on the ECG. Identify which region of myocardium is ischaemic. Identify posterior infarction, right ventricular infarction, ischaemia in paced rhythms and LBBB. ECG Interpretation lectures The Basics Myocardial ischemia and infarction Conduction disease Tachyarrhythmia Other cardiac conditions References and further reading Myocardial ischemia Posterior Myocardial Infarction Right Ventricular Infarction ECG Resources/References ECG LIBRARY ...

Part four of a 5 part lecture series on ECG/EKG Interpretation on tachyarrhythmias with Dr Theo Sklavos and cardiologist A/Prof William Wang. This lecture series is aimed primarily at medical/nursing/paramedicine students and junior trainees, but will hopefully be useful as a refresher course for the more experienced. Tachyarrhythmia Identify the common types of tachycardia. Split into wide vs narrow complex. ECG Interpretation lectures The Basics Myocardial ischemia and infarction Conduction disease Tachyarrhythmias Other cardiac conditions References and further reading Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) Ventricular tachycardia Right Ventricular Outflow Tract (RVOT) tachycardia VT versus SVT with aberrancy AVNRT (AV-nodal re-entry tachycardia) AVRT (atrioventricular re-entry tachycardia) Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome ECG Resources/References ECG LIBRARY ...