ECG Mastery: Blue Belt

Our ECG Blue Belt course deals with moderately advanced rhythm problems. Here you’ll learn to diagnose over 95% of dangerous and common pathologies. ­It’s the perfect follow-up to our ECG Yellow Belt course.

13 Lessons (2h 05m)
10 Quizzes, 10 CME credits

 

LEVEL 1

Rhythms at a glance

There are several important and sometimes life-threatening rhythms that you should be able to recognize at a glance. Learn how to identify these rhythms instantly.

• Rhythms at a glance

6m 03s

• Rhythms at a glance quiz

 

LEVEL 2

Rapid and regular and broad

Here you learn how to differentiate between the different forms of regular broad complex tachycardias (the QRS complexes occur at regular intervals), a key skill in rhythm analysis.

• Rapid and regular and broad

8m 03s

• Rapid and regular and broad quiz

 

LEVEL 3

Rapid and regular and narrow

Learn about the different causes for regular narrow complex tachycardias and some valuable tricks on how to differentiate between them. Some of these tricks might even end the tachycardia entirely.

• Rapid and regular and narrow

14m 20s

• Rapid and regular and narrow quiz

 

LEVEL 4

The P waves are not normal

P waves can do funny things. They can be absent, their orientation can be abnormal, and they can show up where you wouldn’t normally expect them. Learn what that tells us about the cardiac rhythm.

• The P waves are not normal

14m 53s

• The P waves are not normal quiz

 

LEVEL 5

High degree AV blocks

When there are more P waves than QRS complexes, high degree AV block might be at play. Learn what that that means and what forms of blocks there are.

• High degree AV blocks

15m 41s

• High degree AV blocks quiz

 

LEVEL 6

The basic rhythm and its interruptions

In this level, you’ll learn what we mean by “basic rhythm,” in what ways the basic rhythm can be interrupted, and what to make of it.

• The basic rhythm and its interruptions

5m 38s

• The basic rhythm and its interruptions quiz

 

LEVEL 7

Unexpected beats

In this module you’ll learn everything you need to know about premature beats or ectopic beats as they are also called.

• Unexpected beats

15m 24s

• Unexpected beats quiz

 

LEVEL 8

Pauses, Rhythm Cheat Sheet, and AV dissociation

Have you ever seen pauses on the ECG? In this module, we’ll teach you when to worry and when to keep cool.

• Pauses - do we have to worry?

7m 07s

• AV dissociation

5m 41s

• The Rhythm Cheat Sheet

9m 16s

• Pauses and AV dissociation quiz

3 Lessons (22m 04s), 1 Quiz

 

LEVEL 9

Pacemakers

Differentiate between normal and abnormal pacemaker functions and learn to recognize the different pacemaker types used today.

• Pacemakers

15m 44s

• Pacemakers quiz
• Wrapping up