I think the reason so many med students find ECG confusing at first is because no one really delves deeply into the underlying physiologic variations in the conducting cells in different areas of the heart. The curriculum usually has no room for it, which ends in blunt memorization. This video series really solidified the concept of pacemakers for me.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos you helped me Ace the test that I thought I was going to fail....I now understand Atrial Rhythms better then when my teacher was explaining it to me. Thank You So Much :)
Indeed what one thought he/ or she understand , the forgetfulness ultimately occurs , so how much we have to review indeed the medicine to keep update and to remember , therefore , thank you from the bottom of my heart indeed for your nice description .
Thanks for your time making these vids. Im in school for cvt and they only showed us the a flutter without qrs. I would have definitely missed this on the rcis or in real life practice without seeing this vid.
This series is fabulous, Rob. I teach EKG and Dysrythmia Interpretation to nursing and allied health students, and these help immensely! I always show them this series. Thanks for your hard work!
Thank you. I think I need more to learn. I notice that there are more rhythms that my book didn't discuss. That's why I get confused about the other's explanation. Yes, you are right!
I’m so happy for this video I just started a job and they said we have 7 weeks of training but really we only have 3 days in class and the rest on the floor idk how anybody would learn all the rhythms in 4 days
As a cardiac patient, this is rather frightening to hear. I’m sorry you get set up to fail with such gross lack of training. It’s astounding that a system which made so many advances in medical knowledge turns around and fails to pass it along and thus apply it. Bless you for taking advantage of this training on your own 👍
I don't think that is a good example ( the first graph presentation) of ectopic atrial tachycardia because the p waves almost look the same except the sinus tach because the waves and deflection are narrowed there. I'm an EKG student and watch different EKG videos and have different readings and interpretations if I compare what my book says. That makes me confused.
I am still confused as to how I am not going to assume that this is not from the SA node if the P wave is present. Do the P waves look different that a P wave of a sinus rhythm? Are the PR intervals different?
finding this very useful. But can you dumbdown if possible Regularly Regular and Irregularly irregular, Sounds simple enough but trying to wrap my brain around it better. Confused paramedic student. LOL
I'm lost on the "ectopic atrial Tachycardia.". It looks like a sinus rhythm with a brief atrial run. What am I missing? Unless that's the same thing. Also is "atrial Tach" just a rhythm that every beat is a PAC or looks like it.
Is the only difference between Sinus Arrhythmia and Ec. Atr. Tachy the rate? I would look at this and think it is sinus Arrhythmia w. rate 70bpm. How can you tell? Thanks!!
I don't think that is a good example ( the first graph presentation) of ectopic atrial tachycardia because the p waves almost look the same except the sinus tach because the waves and deflection are narrowed there. I'm an EKG student and watch different EKG videos and have different readings and interpretations if I compare what my book says. That makes me confused. Also, there is no ectopic atrial tachycardia rhythm in my book. We have atrial rhythms: Wap, Mat, SVT, PAC, non conducted PAC, PAT, atrial flutter, and atrial fib.
Anita Blanco I feel your pain. However, as you begin to learn more about ECG interpretation, you will realize that there may be more rhythms than your primary education lead you to believe. Furthermore, there will be different wording depending on the source you reference. I would recommend learning the general concepts for now, and understanding the rhythms you need to understand for testing purposes. Then come back, and expand on that. Read/learn as much as you can from as many sources as you can. Good luck with your studies!
I feel like that "mat rhythm" you showed could be confused for A fib, imo. If you have to look that hard to find different p waves, it's probably a fib
