ECG Interpretation

Abstract

Interpreting the ECG is a task that requires an underpinning knowledge of the way the ECG is organised, what is being displayed and what the normal ranges and values of the various waveforms, intervals and segments should be. In addition to this initial knowledge base practitioners should spend as much time as they can looking at real ECGs in context, and preferably discussing these findings with more experienced colleagues. Like learning to play the piano or developing foreign language proficiency it requires many hours of practice built on top of the basic knowledge gained from books, lectures and other sources.