Sponsored by the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
ECG Interpretation
Resources to Review Prior to Conference
Goals and Objectives
Goals
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Trainees will demonstrate competence in the systematic interpretation of ECGs and recognition of common emergent ECG findings
Objectives
​Trainees will be able to:
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List steps in the systematic interpretation of ECGs
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Describe and recognize the characteristics of common ECG diagnoses:
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ST-Elevation MI
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Anterior MI
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Inferior MI
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Posterior MI
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LVH
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LBBB
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Sgarbossa criteria
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RBBB
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Atrial fibrillation
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Atrial flutter
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SVT
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Ventricular tachycardia
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Ventricular fibrillation
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Additional Resources
ECG Teaching Websites
ECG Interpretation Systems
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“Rule of 4s” (LITFL 2019)
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“7 + 2” (ECGpedia 2011)
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Anterior MI
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Anterior STEMI (LITFL 2019)
Inferior MI
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Inferior STEMI (LITFL 2019)
Posterior MI
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Posterior MI (LITFL 2019)
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Posterior MI (EM-in-5 2013)
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Posterior MI: How Accurate is Flipped ECG? (ALIEM 2013)
Sgarbossa Criteria
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Sgarbossa Criteria Review (LITFL 2019)
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Smith-Modified Sgarbossa Criteria (Ann Emerg Med 2012)
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Sgarbossa Criteria Calculator (MDCalc)
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Miscellaneous
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Steve Smith on ECGs (EMCrit 2011)
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Pediatric ECG Interpretation (EM-in-5 2014)
Books
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ECGs for the Emergency Physician 1 by Amal Mattu and William Brady (1st ed. 2003)
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ECGs for the Emergency Physician 2 by Amal Mattu and William Brady (1st ed. 2008)
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ECG in Acute MI by Steve Smith (1st ed. 2002)