ECG Interpretation Video Lectures
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 the more experienced.
1. 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
References and further reading
2. 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.
References and further reading
3. Conduction disease
- Identify AV nodal block, bundle branch and fascicular blocks.
- Identify escape rhythms and their origin.
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
4. Tachyarrhythmias
Identify the common types of tachycardia. Split into wide vs narrow complex.
5. Other cardiac conditions
- Hyperkalemia, hypokalemia
- Pericarditis, pericardial effusion
- Pulmonary embolism
- Long QT syndrome
- Identify escape rhythms and their origin.
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