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  Almost all medical professionals require certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) to work in the hospital or many medical facilities. Not only that, but they need to recertify in ACLS every two years. Trainees of ACLS learn how to treat cardiac emergencies like a myocardial infarction (heart attack), cardiac arrests, and life-threatening arrhythmias […]

If you’ve ever looked at an ECG reading, you may notice that readers will occasionally mention an rSR’ pattern in their interpretation. While this may sound like cause for alarm, most of the time, it’s actually a benign finding. Keep reading to get an in-depth overview of what an rSR prime (rSR’) pattern is, as […]

My patient complained of palpitations. I ordered a 24-hour Holter monitor. Nothing is more frustrating than receiving a report stating “arrhythmias seen, no diary submitted,” and then finding out from the patient that they were never asked to even keep a diary during monitoring. From my perspective, the patient’s time and money, as well as […]

While it may seem like a complex concept, with the right instruction, learning how to read an ECG is a lot less daunting than it may seem. The real trick to learning to read and interpret ECGs is to follow a system. A systematic approach, such as the one taught in our ECG interpretation courses, […]

Heart failure (HF), also called congestive heart failure, is one of the most common hospital diagnoses and therefore is encountered by almost every medical specialty. This article summarizes and simplifies HF. What Is Heart Failure Although HF is a diagnosis upon itself, I view it as a clinical syndrome that always has another cause. As […]

Although electrocardiograms (ECGs/EKGs) are performed routinely, they are not always done correctly and consistently. As such, I wrote this article to explain the proper electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG) setup and lead placement. The goal is to help standardize all ECGs. Background For decades, I noticed a significant inconsistency in the way electrocardiograms are performed.  I asked nurses, […]

Healthcare providers need to be able to recognize the symptoms, and risk factors of heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) as well as know the ECG criteria and basic treatments. This article reviews the signs and symptoms of myocardial infarctions, elaborates on the risk factors, teaches the ECG criteria of heart attacks and describes basic treatments. What […]