Objectives
Given case scenarios and sample EKG strips, the attendee will be able to
1. Make basic EKG interpretation of arrhythmias at the ACLS level.
2. Modify Rehab treatments based on EKG findings techniquesw within cardiovascular and pulmonary, orthopedic,
and neurologic programs.
Expanded Course Contents
EKG in Rehabilitation
a. Role of EKG in Rehabil9itation
b. Cardiovascular Dynamics
Anatomical Perfusion of the Heart: Related Signs & Symptoms
Heart Conduction System
Nerual& Humoral COntrol of the Heart
Autonomic NErvous System: Sympathetic, Parasympathetic & Other Influences on Automaticity
Einthoven's Triangle of Standard Limb Leads
Terminology of various lead configurations:
a. Standard Limb leads
b. "Augmented Ventral" leads
c. "Ventral', "Chest", or "Precordial" lead systems
d. X, Y, Z lead system: add a 3 dimensional measurement
Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR) - Definitions
Amplitude: normal variations
Calculation of Heart Rate Methods
Rate and Rhythm Patterns: Terminology & Artifact
Rate Abnormalities
Sinus tachycardia
Atrial tachycardia
Sinus bradycardia
Sinus arrhythmia
Wandering pacemaker
Nodal or Junctional rhythm
Nodal or Junctional tachycardia
Nodal or Junctional bradycardia
Tachy-Brady Syndrome
Premeature Contractions
Premature atrial contractions (PAC)
High, Middle, Low premature nodal contraction (PNC)
Left and Right premature ventricular contraction (PVC)
Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
Multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT)
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT)
Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter
Ventricular Arrhythmias
Idioventricular rhythm
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
Asystole
Torsades de Pointes
Conduction Blocks
Sinus arrest
First degree A-V block
Second degree A-V blocks: Wenckebach or Mobitz type I
Mobitz type II
Third degree heart block or complete AV dissociation
Bundle branch blocks (BBB)
Variant Rhythms
Aberrancy v. PVC
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW)
Fusion beats
60-cycle interference
Skeletal muscle tremoring
Pacemaker types and Intersociety Commission for Heart Disease Codes
Clinical problem solving model and tips in Rehab and exercise
Lots and lots of sample EKG strips to practice!!!!!!!!!
