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Welcome To Week 1 Transcript
Welcome To Week 1 Transcript
The ECG is an important diagnostic tool for assessing people with known or
suspected heart disease. It is frequently used in a variety of settings, because
it is quick and noninvasive. However, training and experience is essential to
ensure that errors aren't made which can potentially lead to misdiagnosis and
inappropriate patient care.
In this first week of the course, we will start to explore the electrical activity of
the heart, and we'll also look at how and why an ECG is performed, focusing in
detail on each step of the process. Later on in week two, we'll focus on some of
the problems you may face in obtaining a high-quality recording and how you
can address these. We will also look in more detail at the heart's normal
electrical activity, known as sinus rhythm, and how to recognise normal and
abnormal rhythms on the ECG.
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