A 1-hour introduction to the basics of ECGs, and how the shapes relate to the movement of the heart and blood.
A video course with text and drawing slides, suitable for clinicians who are new to ECGs, struggle to understand them, or who need a refresher.
You will get a CPD certificate for this course, but it will not show on your ESR.
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| Module 1 | Introduction to the heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Introduction | |
| Unit 2 | How electricity passes through the heart muscle | |
| Unit 3 | We see this pattern as an electrical wave | |
| Unit 4 | How this looks on an ECG | |
| Unit 5 | Breaking it down | |
| Module 2 | The P Wave | |
| Unit 1 | The P wave | |
| Unit 2 | Normal P waves | |
| Unit 3 | Atrial Fibrillation | |
| Unit 4 | Atrial Flutter | |
| Module 3 | The QRS wave | |
| Unit 1 | Let's talk AV node | |
| Unit 2 | First Degree AV Block | |
| Unit 3 | Other AV blocks | |
| Unit 4 | Bundle Branches | |
| Unit 5 | Right Bundle Branch Block | |
| Unit 6 | Left Bundle Branch Block | |
| Unit 7 | Bundle Branch Blocks - pattern recognition | |
| Module 4 | The ST segment | |
| Unit 1 | Flat bits first | |
| Unit 2 | ST Segments | |
| Unit 3 | ST Elevation | |
| Unit 4 | ST Depression | |
| Unit 5 | Take a breather | |
| Module 5 | Pattern Recognition - Putting It All Together | |
| Unit 1 | Weird ECGs and what they mean | |
| Unit 2 | That's it! |
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