AM Session - Fundamentals of 12
Lead ECG Interpretation
Upon completion of this program, participants will
be able to:
- Recall sensitivity and specificity problems associated with the 12 Lead
ECG
- Recall patient evaluation techniques designed to overcome problems with ECG sensitivity
and specificity
- Recall conditions which cause abnormal heart sounds, and their correlating
ECG abnormalities
- Recall the two most common coronary arterial anatomic configurations
- Recall critical cardiac structures supplied by each coronary artery
- Identify
proper lead placement for obtaining 12 and 18 Lead ECGs
- Identify normal and abnormal
ECG waveforms and intervals
- Recall ECG traits and pathophysiology of Long QT syndromes
- Indentify Bundle Branch and Fascicular Blocks
- Recall common factors that
alter the 12 Lead ECG
- Identify Axis Deviation and Rotation Abnormalities on the 12 Lead
ECG
- Identify the four most common causes of Abnormal Axis Rotation on the ECG
- Identify the presence of non-concealed Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome on the ECG
- Identify
Atrial and Ventricular Hypertrophy on the 12 Lead ECG
PM Session - 12 Lead
ECG Identification of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Upon completion of this program, participant will be able to:
- Recall
conditions which comprise Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
- Describe the components of the
Quadrad of ACS, and their relevance to maximizing diagnostic accuracy in patients with ACS
- Recall
Typical and Atypical Symptoms of ACS
- Recall techniques to aid in the ECG
Diagnosis of ACS in the presence of Right and Left Bundle Branch Block QRS Patterns
- Identify
13 ECG Patterns associated with ACS
- Identify the Infarct-Related Artery in 10 common
classifications of ST Segment Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
- Recall complications to be
expected in 10 common classifications of STEMI
- Recall diagnostic criteria for Non-STEMI
and Unstable Angina
- Recall the etiology, pathophysiology and ECG abnormalities
associated with Brugada Syndrome
- Identify Patient Assessment and ECG characteristics
associated with
- Acute Pericarditis and Myocarditis
- Hyperkalemia
- Apical Ballooning Syndrome (Tako-Tsubo, "Broken Heart" Syndrome)
- Coronary Artery Vasospasm (Prinzmetal's Angina)
- Early Repolarization
