Reading ECGs
- by RobertS
- 2013-01-03 02:01:54
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I don't know about you but as a new recipient of a pacemaker due to sudden onset bradycardia I was fascinated by the ECG readouts. It looks terribly technical but I recently came across this site:
www.ambulancetechnicianstudy.co.uk/card.html
Not only does it give a brief refresher on the anatomy of the circulation and electrical system of the heart but also explains how it works with good diagrams all those PQRS and T waves that march across the graph paper. It has examples of ECG readouts for various conditions from normal sinus rythm to - asystole - the dreaded straight line.
It is not too technical though the last bit on ECG rules is a bit hard going but you can skip that.
The site gives a layman enough info to ask sensible questions of the medics - time spent in reconnaisance is never wasted!
If you have this alredsy then apologies but I couldn't find it elsewhere on the site.
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Thanks Robert
by IAN MC - 2013-01-04 01:01:11
I had been looking for a clear explanation of ECG's...many thanks , most useful !
Ian
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Pacemakers are very reliable devices.
Very Informative
by Moner - 2013-01-03 08:01:13
Hi RobertS,
Thanks for taking the time to post this informataive website.
Moner
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