Steps to interpret an electrocardiogram for healthcare professionals

Abstract

This article discusses the easy way and steps to interpret an electrocardiogram (ECG). ECG is one of the hardest topics for medical students, young medical doctors, cardiac nurses and other health professionals, that is why this topic has been chosen in order to help them to understand how to interpret ECG easily. Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a fundamental part of cardiovascular assessment (Fig. 1, 2), which is used in recording the electrical signal from the heart to check for different heart conditions (1). Step 1: Confirming patient details