Interpretation of Electrocardiograms. 0.5 Credit Hours

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This course consists of eight one-hour seminar sessions with active student verbal participation. Topics will include ECG basics, axis determination, analysis of rhythms, atrial arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities, hypertrophy, ischemia, infarction, and vector analysis. The course will include examples of multiple ECG tracings for discussion, which will be moderated by the course director. Students will be called upon during the sessions to help interpret ECG tracings using the knowledge gained during the course didactics. The grade is based on student participation.