Welcome to the ECG Stampede Curriculum! In this course, you will cover everything from the basics to advanced subjects, getting you prepared to be an expert at electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation and triage. We've divided the course into units and while covered subjects are labelled in each unit, topics are interleaved and the course is meant to be taken as a whole. A specific topic like conduction disturbances is covered in multiple units as they relate to other connected processes such as ischemia or electrolyte abnormalities. Work your way through the units and you'll be an expert stampeder in no time.
The Process
1. Primer
Used just to gauge your current understanding, answer these as best as you can.
2. Video
Learn with Drs. Cooper and Giordano and follow along with the course materials.
3. Practice
Take at the end of each unit to see how much you've learned!
4. Stampede
Let's put you to the test, triage a few ECG's related to the content you just covered.
Each unit starts with a primer to get a sense of your current level of understanding. Then, join Drs. Cooper and Giordano as they work their way through various ECG's in the unit's video. When you're done, there's a practice and a Stampede where you'll put your newly-gained triage skills to the test.
Ready to get started?
Table of Contents:
Unit 1
- Systematic approach to ECG interpretation
- Rate
- Rhythm
- Axis
- Intervals
- Signs of Ischemia
- Anterior STEMI
- Left bundle branch block
- Right bundle branch block
- Ventricular pre-excitation
Unit 2
- Junctional trigeminy
- Inferior STEMI with posterior extension
- Acute myocardial infarction and left bundle branch block
- Acute myocardial infarction and left bundle branch block
- Left anterior fascicular block
- Bifascicular block (RBBB, LPFB)
- Bifascicular block (RBBB, LAFB)
- Trifascicular disease
Unit 3
- Early repolarization or the J wave pattern
- Left ventricular aneurysm
- Multivessel disease
- Pulmonary embolism
- Global subendocardial ischemia
- Myocarditis
- Left ventricular hypertrophy
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- High lateral STEMI
Unit 4
- Acute pericarditis
- Hyperkalemia-induced ST changes
- Hypokalemia
- Subtle inferior STEMI and bifascicular block
- Hyperacute T waves
Unit 5
- Brugada pattern type I, coved-type
- Brugada pattern type II, saddle-back-type
- Pulmonary embolism, T-wave inversions
- Pulmonary embolism, aVR ST elevation
- Prolonged QT
- Hypothermia
- Cerebral T waves
Unit 6
- Atrial fibrillation with Wolf-Parkinson-White
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Wellens syndrome
- Anterior STEMI and bifascicular block
- Low voltage
Unit 7
- 2:1 atrioventricular block
- Second degree heart block, Mobitz I (Wenckebach)
- Second degree Mobitz II, 3:1 atrioventricular block
- Prolonged QT due to hypokalemia
- Hyperkalemia, junctional rhythm and peaked T waves
Unit 8
- Complete heart block
- Atrial Enlargement
- Complete heart block with a junctional escape rhythm
- Complete heart block with a ventricular escape rhythm
- Second degree heart block (Mobitz I)
- Complete heart block with junctional escape rhythm
- Hyperkalemia, wide QRS and peaked T waves
Unit 9
- Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
- Atrial flutter with 2:1 conduction
- Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response
- Atrial fibrillation with Ashman phenomenon
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Supraventricular tachycardia with aberrancy
Unit 10
- Ventricular paced rhythm
- Trifascicular disease
- Sinus node dysfunction
- Ventricular paced rhythm
- Dual chamber paced with ventricular bigeminy
- Pacemaker Malfunctions
- Failure to pace
- Failure to sense
- Failure to capture
- Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia
- Sodium channel toxicity