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CVTE 4016 Electrocardiography

This course provides practice and background information on anatomy and physiology of the heart, medical terminology, electrocardiography, and stress testing. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the electrical conduction system and how it affects heart function. Upon completion of this course students will understand the cardiac cycle, be able to identify common artifacts, and demonstrate patient preparation was well as proper lead placement of EKG leads. This course provides the basis for recognizing normal and abnormal EKG patterns in all 12 leads, and plotting EKG axis. In addition students will practice with EKG equipment and perform hands-on labs including introduction to the function and proper use of the EKG machine in clinical practice.

Credits

2

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

  1. Recognize definitions of depolarization/repolarization and cardiac muscle contraction.
  2. Understand and identify the anatomy and the physiology of the cardiovascular system.
  3. Understand the electrical axis of the heart, variants, clinical relevance, and determination of the electrical heart axis. 
  4. Demonstrates how to plot EKG axis.
  5. Demonstrates understanding of a 12 Lead ECG recording, identify the ventricular rate and the position of the mean QRS vector.
  6. Identify normal values of the PR interval and the QRS complex.
  7. Understand the specific electrical activity of the heart associated with each wave and interval of a normal ECG; and demonstrate knowledge of ECG complexes which include P wave, PQ interval, QRS complex, ST segment, T wave, J joint.
  8. Understand and demonstrates knowledge of sinus rhythms, atrial rhythms, junctional rhythms, heart blocks, and ventricular rhythms.
  9. Understand and demonstrates knowledge of ischemia and infarction: Q waves, T wave abnormalities, R progression, STT abnormalities.
  10. Understand leads, and electrodes; Definitions, electrical principles and lead placement.
  11. Demonstrate proper lead placement, and how to operate and trouble shoot a 12-lead EKG unit.