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3 Day/Day 3 |
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UNDERSTANDING the ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
DAY 3: Arrhythmias
| 9.00-9.30 | Session 1 | The cardiac rhythm and arrhythmias — basic principles |
| Definition of “cardiac rhythm”, criteria for
sinus rhythm. Classification of arrhythmias, definition of “ectopic” and “premature”. |
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9.30-10.00 |
Session 2 |
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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| 10.00-10.30 | Session 3 | Ectopic arrhythmias |
| 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. |
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| 10.30-11.00 | Session 4 | Atrial tachydysrhthmias |
| Atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation. | ||
11.00-11.30
Coffee (Included) |
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| 11.30-12.00 | Session 5 | Junctional tachydysrhythmias |
| Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT). Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT). |
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| 12.00-1.00 | Session 6 | Ventricular arrhythmias |
| Ventricular tachycardia (sustained, non-sustained, monomorphic, polymorphic, torsade de pointes) Ventricular flutter. Ventricular fibrillation. |
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1.00-2.00
Lunch (Included) |
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| 2.00-2.45 | Session 7 | Differential diagnosis of tachycardias |
| Narrow QRS tachycardia (sinus tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation, AVNRT, AVRT) Broad QRS tachycardia (VT, SVT with pre-existing BBB, rate-related BBB or ventricular pre-excitation) |
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| 2.45-3.30 | Session 8 | Practical approach to rhythm diagnosis |
| Practical tips on the most productive approach. | ||
3.30-4.00
Tea (Included) |
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| 4.00-5.00 | Session 9 | Arrhythmias : practical diagnosis |
| Practical ECG interpretation. Randomly arranged examples of cardiac arrhythmias for course delegates to read. |
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