Medicine
ECG
In movies or TV shows that even briefly involve a hospital, you can see an ECG monitor showing the electrical activity of the heart. But what these spikes really mean and how to decipher them is usually only known to real doctors. Let’s fix this.
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You will:
- take your own electrocardiogram with the help of an ECG device
- identify the electrocardiogram of a person suffering a heart attack
- decipher several cardiograms using an ECG ruler
You will learn:
- how to properly attach electrodes
- what the spikes on the cardiogram are and what they mean
- how to decode an ECG
Experiments
Internship ECG
Learn more about physical examinations
ECG basics
Find out what PQRST waves are
ECG signs of pathology
Learn how heart disease looks on an ECG
Measuring ECG
Record an electrocardiogram using your mobile phone
Patient: John Peters
Meet and diagnose your patient
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