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1 Day Programme | Day1 | |
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1 Day Programme | Day1 | |
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INTRODUCTION TO ECG INTERPRETATION 1 Day Programme
DAY 1
| 9.00-9.30 Registration | ||
| 9.30-10.00 | Session 1 | Introduction, applications, terminology |
| Clinical indications for the ECG. Basic terminology : P waves, QRS complexes, S-T segments, T waves Ta waves, U waves. QRS waveform nomenclature. The 12-lead ECG: morphological information, rhythm information. Sinus rhythm |
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10.00-11.15 |
Session 2 |
Arrhythmias-1: SA nodal dysfunction and heart block |
| Sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia, sinus arrhythmia,
sinus arrest, sino-atrial block. First degree, second degree (types I and II) and third degree AV block. 2:1 AV block, high grade block. |
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| 11.15-11.45 Coffee (Included) | ||
| 11.45-12.30 | Session 3 | Arrhythmias-2: Ectopic beats and atrial tachydysrhythmias |
| Atria (premature) ectopic beats, blocked atrial (premature)
ectopic beats, atrial escape beats. Nodal and junctional (premature) ectopic beats, nodal and junctional escape beats. Ventricular (premature) ectopic beats, ventricular escape beats Atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation. |
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| 2.00-2.30 | Session 4 | Arrhythmias-3: Junctional and ventricular tachycardias |
| Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT). Ventricular tachycardia (sustained, non-sustained, monomorphic, polymorphic, torsade de pointes Ventricular flutter. Ventricular fibrillation. |
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| 1.15-2.00 Lunch (Included) | ||
| 2.00-2.30 | Session 5 | Morphological abnormalities-1 Ventricular hypertrophy and BBB |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy. Left and right bundle branch block |
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| 2.30-3.15 | Session 6 | Morphological abnormalities-2 Ventricular pre-excitation |
| Anatomical substrates. Diagnostic criteria. Impact of pre-excitation on interpretation of the ECG. |
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| 3.15-3.45 Tea (Included) | ||
| 3.45-4.30 | Session 7 | Morphological abnormalities-3 Ischemic heart disease |
| Acute coronary syndromes. STEMI. Evolution of changes, distribution of changes, location of infarction. Non-STEMI. |
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| 4.30-5.00 | Session 8 | Revision and queries |
| Issues raised by delegates | ||