12-Lead EKG Confidence

Electrocardiography: A Curriculum for Self-Guided Learners

“If you think there’s another specialist who has all the answers, someone else who’s going to bail you out of trouble every time you have a question about ECGs, you are mistaken. That person may just as likely be wrong, so YOU must strive to become THE expert.”

Amal Mattu MD, ECG Interpretation of STEMI: Who’s the Expert?, Medscape. Mar 21, 2012.

Electrocardiography is pretty easy to learn as long as it is done in a stepwise fashion:

  • Step 1: The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need (2012). It is definitely not the only EKG book you’ll ever need. However, it is a good place to start.
  • Step 2: 12-Lead EKG Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide, 3e (2014) by Jacqueline M. Green, MS (reviewed here)

    12-Lead EKG Confidence
    12-Lead EKG Confidence, 3e (2014)
  • Step 3: Pocket Guide for Huszar’s Basic Dysrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndromes: Interpretation and Management (2011) by Keith Wesley MD (reviewed here) and/or ECG Pocket Brain (2011) by Ken Grauer MD (reviewed here). Introduces additional important EKG concepts and training.
  • Step 4: ACLS – 2011: The ACLS/Arrhythmia Pocket Brain Book by Ken Grauer MD. Shows you how to apply EKG reading skills to real life clinical scenarios.
  • Step 5: ECG Interpretation blog entries by Dr. Ken Grauer. Additional materials, similar what is covered in Step 3 and Step 4 above.
  • Step 6: EKG Videos by Amal Mattu MD. Advanced EKG interpretation and management concepts.
  • Step 7: Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog by Dr. Stephen W. Smith. Highly advanced EKG concepts.

Good luck!

Comments

3 responses to “Electrocardiography: A Curriculum for Self-Guided Learners”

  1. Eric LaMotte Avatar

    Brendan Phibbs’ “Advanced ECG: Boards and Beyond” is also a great monograph that (as the title implies) would fit in as one of the later steps.

  2. Vijay Balaji.K Avatar
    Vijay Balaji.K

    Beautifully penned down resources.
    Also would like to suggest a youtube channel called “EKG Guy” . His videos are worth watching..

    Thanks for the great blog

    1. Mark Yoffe, MD Avatar

      Thank you very much, Vijay! I just looked up EKG Guy – it looks pretty neat!

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