Web site helps you interpret ECGs
Myocardial infarctions, hypertrophy, electrolyte abnormalities, and arrhythmias — both ventricular and supraventricular in origin. Would you be able to identify all of these abnormalities on a patient’s electrocardiogram (ECG)?
If you’re looking to hone your skills for interpreting ECGs, log onto Heartstuff (www.heartstuff.com). The site features sample ECGs, flashcards, and case discussions. "ED nurses can use the site to test themselves on both ECG and rhythm strips and to evaluate and learn from the case discussions," says Tomas B. Garcia, MD, FACEP, the site’s creator and visiting assistant professor at the University of Miami School of Medicine. "I am an ED physician and set up the site with that in mind."
The flashcards are useful for reviewing or learning the different criteria involved, he says. "The case discussions are real-life situations that I encountered in the ED, how to identify and diagnose them, and how to treat them."
Garcia created the site with the goal of offering ECG interpretation information to other health care professionals. "I am going to keep it small and instructive and will be adding to it constantly in order to keep it fresh," he says. "Even though it doesn’t have the best graphics on the web, it gets the teaching points across."
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Site: Heartstuff
Address: www.heartstuff.com
Contact: Tomas B. Garcia, MD, FACEP, Heartstuff, 910 Wren Ave., Miami Springs, FL 33166. E-mail: [email protected].
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