EKG Learning

As every physician one day learns, “false alarm” rhythms can show up on an ECG reading that can closely resemble life-threatening rhythms, such as an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Advanced care providers need to quickly differentiate these rhythms, known as ECG mimics, from their more serious counterparts to avoid unnecessary treatment or allocation of […]

Dale Dubin’s book, Rapid Interpretation of EKG’s, is a best-selling textbook that has been used for over 30 years to teach the basics of interpreting electrocardiograms. The book is designed to help readers rapidly assimilate medical concepts and understand the key principles of EKG interpretation. The book, first published in 1972 by Dr. Dale Dubin, […]

As a healthcare professional, you probably know the dread of an upcoming continuing medical education re-certification deadline. Fortunately, you can fulfill your echocardiography CME credit requirements from home on ECGEDU.com. We have recently launched Point Of Care Echo CME, a brand-new echocardiography continuing medical education course that offers both AOA Category 1-A Credit and AMA […]

The T-wave is an important indicator for understanding and monitoring the health of the heart. T-wave abnormalities are incompletely understood and are associated with a wide differential diagnosis. Thus, a T-wave abnormality may indicate a life-threatening disease or be completely benign. In fact, benign abnormalities occur in at least half of the leads on a […]

Practice Test Updated for 2024! Click Here To Skip The Intro And Go Right To The EKG Practice Exam ↓ Are you a medical student or nursing student studying for an EKG practice test? Maybe you’re a current medical professional interested in brushing up on your EKG interpretation skills? No matter what your background is, […]

As a medical professional, you will likely come into contact with ECGs on a daily, if not hourly, basis. While ECGs are used to diagnose a wide range of medical issues, there are a few critical ECG patterns that you should be able to identify and interpret without any hesitation. In this post, we’ll look […]

An ECG is one of the most efficient and most effective tests to evaluate the heart, making ECG interpretation a vital diagnostic skill in any medical setting.  ECGs are used when diagnosing a wide range of heart issues, including myocardial infarction, ventricular fibrillation, or bundle branch blocks.  An ECG is comprised of 12 leads that […]

Ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation are two serious cardiac arrhythmias that can often lead to death. Because of the critical nature of these abnormal heart rhythms, it is essential to be able to identify each on an ECG or rhythm strip. In this article, we’ll cover the differences between Vtach and Vfib, as well as […]

An arrhythmia is simply an abnormality of the rhythm of the heart. More specifically, it is an abnormality of cardiac impulse formation or conduction. That means that the areas of the heart that produce impulse may not function correctly leading to heart rhythms being too fast, too slow, or even cease. Additionally, an arrhythmia may […]