Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Monday, March 18, 2013

The Six-Step Method for 12-Lead ECG Interpretation

The Six-Step Method” (which actually has seven steps).

It goes like this:

1.) Rate and rhythm
2.) Axis determination
3.) QRS duration (Intervals)
4.) Morphology
5.) STE-mimics
6.) Ischemia, Injury, Infarct

“Step 7″ is a rule I started throwing in to remind students that one should always interpret an ECG (or any other diagnostic test) in light of the history and clinical presentation.

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The Six-Step Method for 12-Lead ECG Interpretation




















Source: EMS 12-Lead

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