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Do you teach an introductory 12-Lead course? Here's help.

It can be quite a challenge to teach 12-lead ECG when your students have never had a 12-lead class before, or when they are very rusty.  There is so much ground to cover!  Over the years, I have learned (the hard way) that most students cannot retain well when bombarded with a subject for a whole day, especially on several consecutive days.  For years, I taught an 8-hour 12-lead review course.  The first part of the day was anatomy, lead concepts, and STEMI.  After lunch, we covered bundle branch blocks and other misc.

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ECG Factoids

When I post 12-Lead ECGs and ECG rhythm strips to this site, I try to provide helpful comments for teachers. I don't try to completely discuss all the ramifications of each ECG. A lot of these comments involve little "factoids" that are helpful for our students. Examples: on nearly all ECGs, the channels (or strips of ECG tracing) are run simultaneously. That means that, from left to right, the strip represents a timeline. But, the strips below show the same 10 seconds in time. This is VERY helpful in so many ways.

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Classroom Energy Flow

Do you think you are responsive to your students?  Sure, you are careful to answer their questions thoughtfully, and give sufficient breaks.  But, how do you know if your students are learning from you?
 

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Thanks, Everyone!

Wow.  It has really been fun getting this website started.   So many of you have written emails and commented on the social media to let me know that you like the site.   I am working hard to get more content added so that, every time you come to the site, you will find something new.

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Welcome to ECG GURU!

Welcome to the GURU! My name is Dawn Altman, and I have taught ECG and other topics for many years. Sometimes, when preparing a presentation, I am frustrated by the amount of material available on the internet that not accessible due to copyright protection.

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