How to Read an ECG

Brandon Fainstad, MD

Objectives

Develop a systematic approach for reviewing an electrocardiogram (ECG)

Teaching Instructions

Plan to spend 10-15 minutes familiarizing yourself with the 8-step approach and the criteria for each step.

Printouts

How to read an ECG – handout

Presentation Board

Comment on this article

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Contact

Licencing

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Disclaimer

Patient confidentiality is a priority. No case presented here contains uniquely identifying characteristics, nor do the cases reflect the presentation or care of any one individual. Rather, they represent a compilation of similar cases adapted to achieve the greatest educational value and generalizability.

The authors provide this content for educational purposes only. This content is not intended, nor should it be used as medical advice.

The content on this site does not necessarily represent the opinions of the principal author, team or their employer.