12 Lead EKG
Event Date:
Friday, October 22, 2021 -
8:00am to 5:00pm
Course Status:
available
Event SKU: Event-2378
Registration Fee:
$125.00
Facility Room:
Classroom
12 Lead EKG Interpretation Learning Objectives
- Understand how EKG findings fits into the care of your patient
- Learn a systematic approach to evaluating a 12 lead EKG
- Identify basic heart anatomy including the electrical conduction system
- Understand EKG graph layout and markings
- Understand time and voltage as it relates to tracings
- Understand proper lead placement
- Understand the basics mechanics of how tracings are produced
- Understand the three main leads (I, II, & III) and their view of the heart
- Understand the augmented leads (aVR, aVL, aVF) and their view of the heart
- Understand the precordial leads (V1-V6) and their view of the heart
- Identify the parts of a tracing (P, QRS, ST, T)
- Understand how to measure intervals (PR, QRS, QT)
- Understand how to calculate heart rates
- Learn a systematic approach to determining rhythms
- Identify normal sinus rhythms
- Identify atrial rhythms
- Identify ventricular rhythms
- Identify premature complexes (PVC, PJC, PVC)
- Identify AV heart blocks (first, second, third)
- Identify intraventricular blocks (right and left)
- Identify lethal rhythms
- Identify rhythm changes with medications
- Identify rhythm changes will illnesses
- Understand and identify axis deviation
- Understand and identify reciprocal changes
- Understand and identify R-wave progression
- Identify ischemia
- Identify infarcts
- Understand coronary vasculature
- Identify the location of an infarct
- Understand the clues to perform right sided & posterior EKG