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This electrocardiology (ECG) course is aimed at beginning doctors and nurses. After this course you should be able to make a start at interpretatint ECG's in a systematic way. This course was originally started in [nl:Dutch], but will be translated in the next months:

The ECG course Basics: What is an ECG? How is it made? The Normal ECG 7+2 step plan to a complete interpretation of the normal ECG Rhythm Frequency Conduction (PQ,QRS,QT) Heart axis P wave morphology QRS morphology ST morphology compare the old and new ECG conclusion The 7 step plan on 1 page (unfinished) The Abnormal ECG Ischemia (unfinished) Arrhythmias (unfinished) Special arrhythmias: Long QT syndrome (unfinished) Brugada syndrome (unfinished) Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (unfinished) Cathecholamin Induced Ventricular Tachycardia (unfinished) Miscelanious (o.a. pericarditis, pulmonary embolism, electrolyte disturbances) (unfinished) The Real world Practice ECG's (unfinished) Interesting ECG's (unfinished)

Welcome to ECGpedia.org This course is freely accessible. It uses Wiki technology, which alows everybody to make changes to the text or upload new images. It also means that there is no guarantee that all information is correct at every moment in time. Still we do our best to keep up the quality of this site. Help us! Everybody is invited to improve this course. To prevent spam, you need to log in with a user account (only name, e-mail address and password are necessary). Have a look at this test page and if you want to try editing, click on 'edit'. You do not need a user account if you just want to read. For a full explanation on the editing possibilities look uitleg| here. Mail or fax (number +31- 84-755 0017) an interesting ECG and it will be added after removal of any remaining patient information. Please send an e-mail if you have any suggestions, or if you want to help in a more fundamental way. The ECGpedia.org team Jonas S.S.G. de Jong MD, cardiology resident, editor Rob Kreuger, medical illustrator, made most of the drawings Bart Duineveld, medical student, helps with technique and lay-out References References