Practical EKG Interpretation
Activity
Active Large Group Session
Active Large Group Session
Curriculum Block
Complexity and Chronicity / Integration Foundation / Part 5
- Indicates most relevant
Objectives
Activity Objectives
- Describe basic scientific principles of the EKG that can be applied to understand how the 12 lead EKG records the heart’s electrical activity and can be used to diagnose a broad spectrum of cardiac pathologies.
- Demonstrate a basic approach to common pathologies that can be seen on an EKG and how to work through diagnosis.
- Utilize practice material and worked examples for medical students to test their knowledge and refine their understanding of the EKG.
Assessments
Concept Application Exercise (CAE)
Tags
Basic Sciences
Diagnosis
Curriculum Block
Complexity and Chronicity
Integration Foundation
Part 5
Curriculum Week
IF
Discipline
Cardiology
MCC Blueprint
Assessment/Diagnosis
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests.
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
MeSH
Heart Function Tests [E01.370.370.380]
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular [E01.370.370]
Electrocardiography [E01.370.370.380.240]
Electrocardiography [E01.370.405.240]
Electrodiagnosis [E01.370.405]
