Exercise Stress ECG Essentials
Cardiology
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Description
This course covers all the essentials of exercise stress testing: what it is, when to do it, and how to do it. Along the way we will discuss issues such as which mode of exercise to use (e.g., treadmill versus cycle ergometer), when it’s safe to continue and when to stop the test, how to deal with ECG artifacts, and how to describe test results.
Course Details
23 Lessons
4 Quizzes
2 CME
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Course Highlights
Today, we move onto the Exercise Stress ECG Essentials course and look at a video covering the basic types of ST-segment changes. By the end of this lesson you will know how to recognize significant ST segment changes on the ECG (EKG).
Interpreting the ‘Positive’ stress test
This video from the Exercise Stress ECG Essentials course covers the basic criteria for identifying a “positive” stress ECG test.