| Course Outline |
| Wk 1: Chapter 1: Electrocardiography |
| -History of ECG, uses , prep |
| -Infection control and vital signs |
| Chapter 2: The Cardiovascular System |
| -Circulation and the ECG |
| -Anatomy, principles of circulation, the cardac cycle |
| -Conduction system of the heart |
| -Electrical stimulation and the ECG waveform |
| Wk 2: Chapter 3: The Electrocardiograph |
| -Producing the ECG waveform |
| -ECG machines, EC controls |
| -Electrodes, ECG graph paper |
| -Calculating heart rate |
| Chapter 4: Performing an ECG |
| -Preparation for the ECG procedure |
| -Communicating with the patient |
| -Safety, applying electrodes and leads |
| -Operating the ECG machine, checking the tracing |
| -Reporting ECG results, equipment maintenance |
| -Pediatric ECG, cardiac monitoring |
| -Special patient considerations |
| -Handling emergencies |
| Wk 3: Chapter 5: Rhythm Strip Interpretation and |
| Sinus Rhythms |
| -Rhythm interpretation |
| -Identifying the components of teh rhythm |
| -Rhythms originating from the sinus node |
| -Sinus bradycardia, tachycardia, dysrhythmia, arrest, and exit block |
| Chapter 6: Atrial Dysrhymias |
| -Introduction to atrial dysrhythmias, PAC’s |
| -Wandering atrial pacemaker |
| -Multifocal atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation |
| Wk 4: Chapter 7: Junctional Dysrhythmias |
| -Introduction to Junctionla Dysrhythmias |
| -Premature Junctional Complex, junctional escape rhythm |
| -Accelerated junctional rhythm, junctional tachycardia |
| -Supraventricular Tachycardia |
| Chapter 8: Heart Block Dysrhythmias |
| -Introduction to heart block dysrhythmias |
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-First degree, second degree type I and II, and third degree AV block
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| Wk 5: Chapter 9: Ventricular Dysrhythmias |
| -Introduction to ventricular dysrhythmias |
| -PVCs, agonal rhythm, idioventricular rhythm |
| -Accelerated idioventricular rhythm, VT, Vfib, asystole |
| Chapter 10: Bundle Branch Block |
| -Intro to BBB dysrhythmias, LBBB vs. RBBB |
| Chapter 11: Pacemaker Rhythms |
| -Intro to pacemakers, evaluating pacemaker function |
| -Pacemaker complications relative to the ECG Tracing |
| Wk 6: Chapter 12: Cardiac Stress Testing |
| -Cardiac stress testing |
| -Why is exercise electrocardiography use? |
| -Other types of cardiac stress testing |
| -Preparing the patient for exercise electrocardiography |
| -Providing safety, performing exercise electrocardiography |
| -Common protocols, after exercise electrocardiography |
| Chapter 13: Ambulatory Monitoring |
| -Ambulatory monitoring |
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-How is ambulatory monitoring used, types of ambulatory monitoring
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| -Educating the patient, preparing the patient |
| -Applying an ambulatory monitor |
| -Removing an ambulatory monitor and reporting results |
| Wk 7: Chapter 14: Clinical Presentation and Managment of |
| the Cardiac Patient |
| -Coronary arteries, cardiac symptoms, atypical patient presentation |
| -Acute coronary syndrome, heart failure |
| -Cardiac patient assessment and immediate treatment |
| Chapter 15: Basic 12-:Lead ECG Interpretation |
| -The views of standard 12-lead ECG and major vessels |
| -Ischemia, injury, and infarction |
| -Electrical axis |
| -Left ventricular hypertrophy |