General
This course was made by Nicoline Kil and Jonas de Jong. Please let us know if you have suggestions for improvement: dejong@cardionetworks.org .
The 7+2 step plan teaches you how to approach ECG interpretation in a systematic way, which prevents missing important aspects. This part of the course starts with a powerpoint presentation and finishes with a quiz.
Recognize left and right ventricular hypertrophy on the ECG and learn how atrial dilatation influences the P wave.
In this topic we will discuss the influence of non-cardiac disease and devices on the ECG. Examples are pulmonary embolism, electrolyte disturbances and pacemakers.
Learn how technical issues, such as noise, lead displacement and filter settings can strongly influence the interpretation of an ECG.