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Course: ECG Assessment: an Introduction for Healthcare Providers
Where do I go from here?
Courses at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London Formed in 1996, the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education is a joint enterprise between two leading universities, Kingston …
Summary of what we have covered
Congratulations! You have reached the final few steps of ECG Assessment: an Introduction for Healthcare Providers. We hope you have found the two weeks both enjoyable and useful for enhancing …
How do arrhythmias affect people?
Arrhythmias can have a number of physiological effects which may lead to a range of symptoms. In particular, there is a loss of the normal co-ordinated depolarisation and contraction of …
Supraventricular arrhythmias: an introduction
Abnormal heart rhythms occur when the electrical impulse does not originate at the sinus node and follow the normal path through the atria and ventricles. In this presentation, we look …
Ventricular arrhythmias: an introduction
Abnormal heart rhythms occur when the electrical impulse does not originate at the sinus node and follow the normal path through the atria and ventricles. In this presentation, we look …
Why is sinus rhythm important for maintaining a normal blood pressure?
In order to understand the relationship between sinus rhythm and blood pressure, we first need to focus on the concept of blood pressure. Simply put, blood pressure is the outwards …
Parameters for normal sinus rhythm
In this presentation, we look at the parameters for normal sinus rhythm. This includes a review of the normal waveforms and relationships between them. We will also be looking at …
Relationship between sinus rhythm and the ECG waveforms
In this video, we look, in greater detail, at the relationship between sinus rhythm and the ECG waveforms. As this is a powerpoint presentation, we’ve also created an illustrated transcript …
Barriers to obtaining a high quality ECG recording
During this presentation, we will look at some of the most common barriers to obtaining a high-quality ECG recording, including inaccurately placed electrodes or leads, electrical interference, skeletal muscle activity …
Looking ahead to next week
We hope you are enjoying the course so far! Next week, we will be building on what you’ve learned by exploring: Challenges you may face in obtaining a high-quality ECG. …
Post-procedure considerations
In our fifth and final video of our ‘How to record an ECG’ series, Clinical Simulation Specialist, Jasmine Burnett, talks us through the post-procedure considerations required when doing a standard …
Attaching the leads
In the third video of our ‘How to record an ECG’ series, Clinical Simulation Specialist Jasmine Burnett shows how to attach the leads for a standard ECG recording. Embedding your …
How to place chest electrodes for an ECG
In this video, our lead course educator, Jo Gregory, gives us a more in-depth guide on how to place the electrodes for an ECG, using a model skeleton as her …
Recording the ECG and documentation
In the fourth video of our ‘How to record an ECG’ series, Clinical Simulation Specialist Jasmine Burnett demonstrates how to record and document a standard ECG recording.
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