— EKG II

Catalog description

This course teaches the advanced aspects of electrocardiography including 12 lead acquisition and interpretation, arrhythmias, pacemakers, and cardiac medications. Emphasis will be placed on identifying arrhythmia, axism deviation, heart blocks, and acute coronary syndrome. A supervised lab portion (30 hrs.) is an integral portion of this course and will allow student performance of EKG procedures. This course includes a minimum of 30 hours of clinical externship to be performed by the student under the supervision of a preceptor or course instructor in a variety of healthcare settings.