Reading EKGs

[regulator2000]

I'm beginning internship in a few week, but haven't picked up on how to interpret EKGs.... is that a big problem? should incoming interns how how to read 'em?

thx

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[tanqueray84]

I'm worried about this also. We had a couple of sessions on how to read them but it never sticks with me because I've never read one in real-life. Attendings never take the time to teach on the wards when an abnormal one comes up.

 

[jocg27]

I've just started going through The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need, by Thaler, on some recommendations from others...It's really pretty terrific, I think, and explains a lot of the stuff that you have kind of halfway heard before, but never sticks because you never really are taught the basics.

 

[OneFish TwoFish]

Alot of students enjoy Rapid Interpretation of Ekg's: Dale Dubin: ISBN 9780912912066 - it's a solid introduction that reads like a comic book, and can be completed in a few hours, even on the toilet if necessary.

As mentioned above, Thaler is also recommended.