Need help with EKG interpretations

[lab211]

If anyone knows of any great tutorial websites on EKG interpretation could I be privy to their knowledge? There are EKG strips that we are suppose to interpret for clinicals. The problem I am having is that REAL patient EKGS do not look like the testbook cases we are learning in class. Any help would be highly appreciated.

thanks

[Bortaz, MSN, RN]

It seems to me that if the QRS is wide, then it's a ventricular problem. If the QRS is narrow, it's an atrial problem. After figuring that out, it made it rather easier to figure out the rest of the problem.

Is this a trustworthy method of determining atrial v. ventrical?

EDIT: Ha, I should have read the whole thread. The poster above me basically said the same thing. Go me.

[ghillbert, MSN, NP]

The only way to reliably interpret ECGs is to use a systematic method of interpretation, every time.

eg. check rate, reg/irreg, P before every QRS, PR interval, QRS interval etc (not an exhaustive list).

Any shortcut method can lead to missing things.

[Peachez8207]

If you have time could you forward me a copy also.

crystal

[ray_GN]

me too. thanks