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Cardiovascular - EKG Basics

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Overview

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The course teaches EKG/ECG basics, including the placement of ECG leads and understanding how an ECG/EKG machine generates charges to view the heart in transverse and frontal planes. The individual skills taught include identifying different components of an EKG, such as P-Wave, PR Interval, Q-Wave, R-Wave, S-Wave, ST Segment, and T-Wave. The teaching method involves a lecture format with visual aids and examples. The intended audience for this course includes healthcare professionals, medical students, and anyone interested in learning about EKG basics.

Syllabus

- Intro and Overview.
- Cardiac Conduction System.
- Positive Deflection.
- Negative Deflection.
- EKG Lead II Example.
- P-Wave.
- PR Interval .
- Q-Wave.
- R-Wave.
- S-Wave.
- ST Segment.
- T-Wave.
- EKG Leads: Types.
- Bi-Polar Limb Leads (Leads I, II, III).
- Augmented Uni-Polar Limb Leads (aVL, aVR, aVF).
- EKG Chest Lead Placement.
- Reporting Locations.
- Wrap up.

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