Cardiac Monitor Technician

Electrophysiology & EKG (ECG)

ECT 101

Prerequisites. None

Introduction to Health Care System

Students learn about the importance of health care delivery, interpersonal communication and discrimination, prejudice and sexual harassment

Medico legal. Medical Ethics and Malpractice Law suits

ECT 102

Prerequisites: 101 

Medical Terminology and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitations

Students learn medical terminology, medical abbreviations and glossary words pertaining to Cardiovascular and other medical specialties.

ECT 103 

Prerequisites, 101 and 102

Basic Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology

Students will learn the basic Anatomy and Physiology of the cardiovascular system, the following are covered.

Heart size, location

Heart structure. pericardium, epicardium. myocardium and endocardium

Heart Valves, semilunar & ventricular

Chambers, Atria and Ventricles

Blood circulation, systemic and coronary. circulation of blood through the heart and through the whole body.

Major blood vessels. Arteries and Veins

Tissue perfusion, capillaries.Arterioles and Venules

Physiology of the heart

Cardiac Cycle, Valve function and pressure in the ventricles

Heart sounds, Aortic pressure, pulse pressure and blood pressure

Hemodynamics

Heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output

Baroreceptors and chemoreceptors

Peripheral resistance

Compliance, preload and afterload

Conduction system of the heart

SA node AV node, Bundle of Hiss, right and left bundle branches

ECT 104

Prerequisites: 101,102,103

Electrophysiology of the Cardiovascular system

Students will learn the following basic electrophysiology

Cardiac Cycle and electricle conduction system

Transmembrane potential

Action potential, Phase 0 - Phase 4

Polarization, Depolarization, Repolarization and Refractory period

ECT 105

Prerequisites: 101,102,103 and 104

ECG Techniques and Recognition

Students Learn the definition and position of body

Anterior- ventral, Posterior- dorsal, superior, Inferior. Medial, Lateral

Sagital, Transverse or horizontal, this will help the students for lead placement

Students will identify and learn the explanation of the following:

Waveforms: PQRS and T waves, Baseline values & normal sinus rhythm

ECG measurement

Time, Heart rate, Voltage, Axis, intervals,segments, complexes and ST segment

ECG Leads: Bipolar, unipolar, precordial and Einthoven s triangle and law

The students will learn the following ECG, Hotter and stress testing

Instrumentation

ECG calibration methods

Single channel, three channel, troubleshooting and paper speed

Recognition of recording Artefacts

Electrical Interference, Somatic tremor, Wandering base line

Patient Safety - Electrical Hazards - Pacemaker hazards

Electrical current leakage, broken cords and plugs

ground connectors and electrical shock

Students perform the  ECG on each other in the Lab and learn to identify ECG waveform,

the abnormal ECG strips will be given to identify.

ECT 106

Prerequisites: 101, 102 ,103, 104, 105

Abnormal ECG Recognition and Interpretation

Students will learn the following to identify and describe

Sinus arrhythmias, Sinus bradycardia, Sinus tachycardia

Atrial arrhythmias/PSVT, Ventricular arrhythmias, AV dissociation

SA node blocks and sinus pause, bundle branch block

Heart blocks

First degree heart block , second degree type 1 and type 11 and third degree block

Wolff- Parkinson White syndrome and Cardiac Pacemakers

The students learn the normal and abnormal 12 lead Electrocardiogram

in various cardiac pathology like Myocardial Ischemia, injury & Infarction

Hotter Monitoring

Indication and Contraindications

Preparation Techniques, lead placement

Interpretation of Advanced ECG Interpretation

ECT 107

Prerequisites: 101,102,103,104,105,106

Cardiac Stress test, Indications and Contraindications

The Stress Testing indications will be covered in detail. the students will learn

about the ischemic heart disease contraindications.

Protocols: Bruce,Modified Bruce and Naughton

 Patient preparation for the test

test interpretation

calculation; Double product and Bicycle procedures

If the patient is unable to do physical stress, students learn the

Pharmacologic stress

Dipyridamine

Dobutamine

Thallium and cardiolyte

ECT 108

Prerequisites: 101,102,103,104,105,106,107

Pharmacology - Cardiac Medication Students learn the medications used in cardiology

Categories

Antihypertensive Nitrates Calcium channel blockers and Beta blockers

Cardiac Glycosides and Antiarrythmics Emergency

Cardiac Medications

Atropine Epinephrine, isuprel and oxygen Atropine,Verapamil and Lidocaine

ECT 109

Prerequisites: 101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108

Cardiographic Department, Technical Support Electrocardiogram and patients reports

Patient Care Legal and Professional responsibility

Patient identification Verification of requested examination

Medical Ethics Patient Education, Safety and Comfort Assessment of Patient Condition

Proper Body mechanics for patient transfer

Standard Regulation and Techniques

JCAHO Standards

ECT 110

Prerequisites: 101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109

Electrocardiographic Tracing Technique

Students learn to take patient's  clinical history pertaining to Cardiopulmonary problems.

Students learn the proper technique for ECG examination including the lead placement and evaluation of PQRST.

Perform ECG on each other and identify the ECG tracing

The abnormal ECG tracing will be presented to the students to test their knowledge

to detect the abnormalities.

Students learn how to assist the physician for Cardiac Stress test and to

prepare the patient for both treadmill and pharmacological stress test.