ECG/EKG Interpretation Tutorial - Episode 1 - Basic Principles

Thanks for watching this first episode of a large ECG Interpretation course! Links to many others below! By the end of this master course tutorial series, you will be able to read ECGs with the best of them.
In this first episode, I focus on the basics of the ECG paper, the waves and complexes, the segments and intervals, and the names of the different deflections seen on ECG tracings. Enjoy!
(At about 6:49, I misspoke and accidentally said right ventricle instead of atrium; sorry about that!)
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ECG Interpretation Course:
Episode 1: Basic Principles (this one) - • ECG/EKG Interpretation...
Episode 2: Recording an ECG - • ECG/EKG Interpretation...
Episode 3: Regularity and Rate - • ECG/EKG Interpretation...
Episode 4: What is an arrhythmia? - Coming soon!
Episode 5: Atrial Rhythms - Coming soon!
Episode 6: Junctional Rhythms - Coming soon!
Episode 7: Pre-Excitation Syndromes - Coming soon!
Episode 8: Ventricular Rhythms - Coming soon!
Episode 9: Escapes and Extrasystoles - Coming soon!
Episode 10: Conduction Defects - Coming soon!
Episode 11: Identifying Ischemia - Coming soon!
Episode 12: The QT Interval - Coming soon!
Episode 13: Determining the Axis - Coming soon!
Episode 14: Hypertrophy and Enlargement - Coming soon!
Episode 15: A Few Final Thoughts - Coming soon!
Episode 16: Comprehensive Interpretation - Coming soon!
Bonus Mini ECG Tutorial Segments:
Performing a 12-Lead ECG - • 12 Lead ECG Placement ...
Heart Rate with 6-Second Method: • ECG Heart Rate Calcula...
Heart Rate with Big Box Method: • ECG Heart Rate Calcula...
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I'd also like to mention that my favorite EKG book is called "The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need" by Dr Thaler (9th edition, 2018, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins) - No financial connection.
PLEASE NOTE: All of the content in this video and all other videos on this channel are solely the opinion of the creator and should NOT be used as medical advice or medical care. If you believe you have a medical condition related to the heart, you are advised to seek immediate medical attention in a hospital or medical clinic.

[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for watching this first episode! 🙏Now you're ready for Episode 2! Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXWke6NjgJ2kd7c

[@drudochi]

MiniMedLessons Thank you so much for this series... noticed you mistakenly said the SA node is in the right ventricle instead of the right atrium

[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for watching and thanks for catching this! I clearly know it is the Right Atrium (as I'm drawing in the RA at the time), but mistakenly said ventricle. Thanks for catching!

[@laurahanson1735]

Needed a review because it's been a long time. I've watched a few already this week but this is the clearest & most informative one I've ever seen. Nice!

[@bettystarks1188]

Very informative

[@reginagattas6655]

This is the best EKG lesson I’ve ever had!! Thank you for doing this!!

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[@user-om5hk3qk9y]

I previously watched episode 3 and now watching the entire series. So far, you're EKG videos are great with thorough explanation. Planning on finishing the series. In medic class now and doing cardiology. Thanks for doing this series!

[@devinprice5933]

Dude, you have no idea how helpful this video was. Thank you for the content!

[@lisaharrison8062]

Excellent! Can't wait for the next video!

[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for your comment!

[@tiffanytorres9807]

I tried to understand ecg in class, Quizlet, google and This is the first time it actually made sense !!! 😭thank you thank you thank you 🥲🥲

[@devfaulter]

Hi I'm a Community First Responder in the UK and regularly work with paramedics with patients presenting central chest pain. I find ECGs and their interpretation fascinating and your video is helping me enormously to understand the heart, its functions and disfunctions. I'm looking forward to seeing your other videos in this series. Thanks!

[@The_Professor_]

This video is great, I had a basic understanding of what an ECG is supposed to look like and how the heart depolarize. However I did not know how to break down the QRS. I am only in high school but I like to study the medical field (amongst many things) so videos like this are great. I’ve been with this channel for a little bit and I’m super excited to see this series showing up. Over the last year or so I’ve watched every video of yours I can find. This is a great channel and an awesome chance at getting solid information that’s presented in a comprehensive manner. Thank you for this video! -Roman

[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for your thoughtful comment! I’m glad you like my videos. Keep watching, so much more to come!

[@dkstbrice]

I really enjoyed this video,and I am looking forward to see the entire series.thank you for sharing.

[@jishajoy9378]

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[@deesmith3410]

Thank you so much for taking the time to present this video. Your simplistic and concise approach have helped me tremendously.

[@minimedlessons]

I'm so glad you have found it helpful! I hope to get back to making the rest of my EKG series soon.

[@sonyasajid2785]

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[@laurashinn397]

This is so great! I am new to this and I am currently taking a class on EKG and hope to work with them soon. I really enjoy your lessons as a way to get information is a slightly different way from my instructor. SO MUCH LEARNING. Thank you for doing these lessons!

[@chandrikathapa1551]

Amazingly clear and even toned tutorial. Thank you.

[@carmenalns4156]

Thank you for creating such a great video! I'm in 3rd year of Med School and I still struggle with EKG interpretation, so this was very very helpful. I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos!

[@UniPasta]

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[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for commenting! I'm glad you loved it.

[@sxylala74]

Thank you for this video!! Easily explained and understood!

[@RustyDoggRN]

this was a little in-depth for me but, I'm saving it. I KNOW I'll need it later on in nursing school. The segment about the -&+ with relation to directions and amplitude was the 1st. i have seen in the numerous videos I've been through. Thank you for the explanation.

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[@VimalVijayan94]

Thank you so much. You are keeping it simple but very much informative. please provide us with more episodes.

[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Episodes 2 and 3 are available, many more to come!

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Great video!!

[@algormortis6974]

Thank you so much for this video. Really a thumbs up. It helped us a lot.

[@drudochi]

Excited for part 2😊

[@minimedlessons]

Coming out later this week!

[@joandouglas1959]

Very good presentation. Easy to follow.

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[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for the comment, Lisa! Good luck with medical school. I hope you find my videos helpful as you continue your studies. Happy New Year and best wishes!

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[@akkerbruneel6635]

great video, very clear! I wish I could already see all of the videos of this series because I'm gonna have my rotation on cardiology next week :D

[@minimedlessons]

I'm glad you like it! I've got the first 3 episodes posted. I don't think I can pump out 11 more before next week, sorry! :)

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[@michaelgraham9331]

I like to watch these videos as I am doing a class that does electrocardiogram therapy and I am doing measurements of the P waves, QRS complexes and the T waves.

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[@Tarasuewithlove]

Thank you for this very informative video! You have definitely increased my understanding of EKG! Thanks a bunch!

[@minimedlessons]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and following!

[@Tarasuewithlove]

@@minimedlessons You're so welcome!

[@ramonestrada8990]

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[@noelmansfield7577]

Thank you very much for this master class. Just wanted to make you aware that around minute 7 when discribing the AV node, you state twice that it is in the right ventricle. Thank you.

[@rojeancervantes2440]

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[@shijimol7353]

Sir this lesson is supetb beyond words... Please do more lessons

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[@AhmedAli-ib1rr]

Thank you so much for the effort..!

[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed.

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[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for watching! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😊

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Thanks a lot it really helped

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great help..

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[@lorafizer1462]

Learning this in RN school. Much more clear than what was presenting in class.

[@minimedlessons]

Glad to hear it! Thanks for following along!

[@sanvikareddy2370]

Waiting for part 4 of EKG interpretation... When r u uploading sir....

[@Knowledge-ik5mt]

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[@izuchukwuezeokonkwo1582]

awesome videos. Please how do I watch the rest of the episodes, I could only find the first 3

[@SyracuseNP]

I just came across your video looking for info about second degree AV blocks. It's great! You mention you have done this for years... What is your background?? It would be great to hear this at the beginning of your first episode to help keep up your likes and subscriptions..

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[@minimedlessons]

Thanks for watching!

[@leemccarthy9211]

I would like to know how to get to all of your videos after episode 3. Thanks.

[@annavalanidou6404]

The As node is in the right ventricle or inRA

[@mikadeboos2051]

It's funny how I stumbled upon this video when I was just studying about the action potential in neurons. I just noticed a mistake in the ECG-graph @52:34 Between 1.0 and 1.2 seconds there's a missing 'small block'. It probably just went missing when pasting the larger ECG-paper :D

[@minimedlessons]

Hey! Good catch! Not even joking, I did that on purpose to see if anyone would catch it. :p Well, I did it on accident at first when I was building it, but decided to leave it after I noticed it too. You pay great attention to detail!

[@perryhanhiotis7367]

Any attempt to convey commendment on your teaching talents as well as explanation strategies would fall profoundly short to that which you deserve. Very well done indeed! Will the "coming soon" chapters be available or has there been a halt to the series?

[@minimedlessons]

Thank you so much for your comment. That means a lot to me. COVID derailed a lot in my professional life, both in my full time teaching position and my clinical practice in emergency medicine. Life has been hectic but is slowing back down. I hope to start working on this series again soon. Thanks!

[@kayemarieoporto]

@@minimedlessons Thank you! I am waiting for the ep 4 of this ecg series 🙏

[@peterzumanie5692]

Clarity and simplicity of concept. But I saw somewhere a U wave after the T wave, which was illustrated as papillary Muscle repolarization. Can u pls clarify it and is it important in the ECG interpretation.

[@YGmd17]

Nice lectures Doc, but how long for the rest of the episodes?

[@minimedlessons]

I'm so glad to hear you found my EKG videos helpful! I am very hopeful to get back to these soon. The COVID pandemic really changed my day-to-day work and things have been incredibly busy with my full-time and part-time jobs. I will get to them as soon as I can. I still plan to finish the series. Thanks for following along!

[@YGmd17]

@@minimedlessons of course Doc, hope you stay safe out there though.

[@avaandoozie780]

Two questions for you.... 1. Are you still planning to make the rest of the series? I LOVE what you've don't do far but it looks like it ends at episode 3. 2. What is going on, cause, etc... if the flat period between the end of the T wave and start of the next P? Does the heart just pause and then fire again? Or is it building up charge like a capacitor? If it is just pausing, what causes it know to fire off again?

[@ulicrammond1756]

Do tell me, what does the K stand for in EKG ?

[@Harryy123]

PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION SIR WHY IS T-wave positive but it is a depolarization wave ? shouldn't it be down the line.. PLEASE ANSWER

[@chonglee4369]

how do I find your all of ecg/ekg interpretation episodes?

[@DailyPropheticDeclarations]

Thank you for this amazing video. God bless you. However, you said time and again that there will be 14 different videos. Could it be you later forgot you said so?

[@minimedlessons]

Hi there. I started making this series right before COVID hit. I practice emergency medicine in addition to teaching, and my jobs changed significantly with the pandemic. Each one is very time demanding, and I have not had the time recently. I do hope to finish the series.

[@DailyPropheticDeclarations]

@@minimedlessons Okay. I can understand. Emergency Medicine is my life's greatest pursuit, too. Your videos really helped. I hope that you'll find the time to complete the series. Thanks again.

[@abinayar7898]

SA node is situated in Rt atrium sir. Mistakenly you are telling it in rt ventricle

[@amberrollins7646]

How would you go about placement on a female?

[@minimedlessons]

You’ll want to use the same anatomical landmarks, same rib spaces. It can be difficult around or over breast tissue, but it’s important to use the same rib landmarks.

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