There are Q waves in the inferior leads and in leads V1-V4 (anteroseptal leads). This indicates an infarction, possibly old. What is concerning about this ECG tracing are the ST segments. There is an ...

Enlarge Source: Learn the Heart Which of the following does the above ECG represent? The ECG shows sinus tachycardia at about 110 beats per minute with a prolonged PR of 0.22 seconds: first-degree ...

If you are a nurse, doctor or other medical professional that deals with cardiac issues or ECG readings, you owe it to yourself and your patients to take an EKG interpretation course. An EKG ...

Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA Correspondence to Professor Jonathan A Drezner, Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, P.O. Box ...

I was involved in a malpractice case a couple of years ago as a consultant. The case involved an emergency physician who was being sued for failure to make a rapid diagnosis of an ST-segment elevation ...

Communicating concerns about nonspecific changes on ECG Exercise caution when a patient presents with acute chest pain. The ability to explain the situation as clearly as possible is essential.

1 Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Division of Ciology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 3 Division of Ciology, Seattle Children's ...