Learning to read an EKG is an essential clinical skill that every clerk should be comfortable with. During ward rotations, the clerk will often be the first person to read an EKG and knowing what …

The electrocardiograph (abbreviated ECG or EKG) is a device that picks up electrical activity originating in the heart from the surface of the body. In the clinic, the ECG is one of the most …

Educational videos aimed to improve learning and understanding of clinical cardiology and ECGs. Virtual Cardiology is a joint collaboration between students,...

1. To identify an EKG as showing sinus rhythm, we want to see a P-wave before each QRS. We also want to see that the P-waves are actually coming from the SA node - which is located in …

The cardiovascular program at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) provides multi-disciplinary integrated care, from primary to quaternary levels. Cardiovascular disease …

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The rhythm is atrial flutter with flutter waves seen best in the inferior leads and in leads V1 to V3. The atrial rate is about 250/min. The QRS is wide (>120ms) an there is a tall R' wave in V1 …

This case report is kindly provided by Michael Rosengarten from McGill and is part of the McGill Cases. These cases come from the McGill EKG World Encyclopedia. Previous Case: McGill …

One member of the group listens with the stethoscope to the subject's heartbeat to determine where the two well-separated heart sounds fall on the ECG trace. The first heart sound S 1 is …

The first EKG shows an atrial tachycardia at about 240/min. (slow atrial flutter?) with 2:1 A/V block. The atrial activity is best seen in leads V1, III and aVF. This second EKG is interesting …