ECG INTERPRETATIONS - LEARN BASICS OF ECG
Electrocardiograph (ECG or EKG [from the German Elektrokardiogramm ]) is a transthoracic interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart over time captured and externally recorded by skin electrodes. [1] It is a noninvasive recording produced by an electrocardiographic device. The etymology of the word is derived from the Greek electro , because it is related to electrical activity, cardio , Greek for heart, and graph , a Greek root meaning "to write". In English speaking countries, medical professionals often write EKG (the abbreviation for the German word elektrokardiogramm) in order to avoid confusion with EEG . "The ECG learning modules are designed to help you learn how to look at ECG rhythm strips and interpret them. Is the strip the normal rhythm of the heart -- normal sinus rhythm? Or an abnormal and potential dangerous rhy...