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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