reading ECG

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Just want to be able to read strips with confidance. Can someone steer me to a web site that might help. IF a pt is in lead II and everything is completely visible, I can usually get it correct. If they are fliping back and forth I get confused.....HELP!

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Specializes in Telemetry, ICU, Resource Pool, Dialysis.

http://cvphysiology.com/Tutorials/Tutorial%-%20ECG.htm

Here's one. If you just google "ecg tutorial" you should find lots of resources in different formats!

Well, sorry! I can't get my links to work using this browser. Just google it, you'll find good stuff.

Plus, if you go to the critical care section of this site and click on CCU there are links under "helpful information for the unit"

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practice, practice,practice. Allways remember your basics. Is everything there that constitutes a normal sinus beat? A P -wave , qrs, t. Does it map out from r to r . does it have a t wave. If more than one p, how many and its configuration. qrs is it normal wide or bazzare, does the r-r map out or is it coming at different times. Is the t present. These are all things to look at no matter what lead they are in . Know that each rhthym has a change in one of those things and the heart rate. Know them well and you can figure each rhythm. I didn't need a book , but they say that dubin is good.

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Specializes in oncology, telemetry, urology.

Skillstat.com was helpful for me. You can test yourself, and it times you so can practice picking up the rythmn quickly

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Check out the sticky thread found at the top of the CCU forum for helpful links regarding ECGs.

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I used http://www.randylarson.com/acls/master/ while in school, it was good practice. ECGs made easy was a good book to learn and practice with. Stand behind the telemetry monitors as much as possible, and practice practice- :) Good luck!!

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Specializes in ICU/CVU.

For great fundamentals on ECG reading and some more advanced skills as well, I found Rapid Interpretation of EKG's by Dale Dubin (book) to be one of the best. I am a monitor tech on our tele floor and I am constantly finding myself reading and re-reading material from it every week. Love it.

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Specializes in LTC.

When I work as a monitor tech I tend to keep ECG Notes on me. It's a small flip book that has all of your basic and most of your not so basic rhythms in it.

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