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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 12-11-2007 |
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HCE261
2008 Spring – 2011 Summer
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1.0 Credit(s) 1.5 Period(s) 1.35 Load Occ |
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Applied
EKG |
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Entry-level training to professionally perform, process,
and explain the electrocardiogram. Overview of cardiac anatomy, physiology,
and conduction systems. Overview of commonly encountered drugs in cardiac
medicine. Data collection, selection, processing, and presentation for the
appropriate medical/clinical professional to review. Selected specific
non-invasive cardiac testing procedures. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the
Medical Assisting or Patient Care Technician program, or permission of
Program Director. Corequisites: HCC130 and (HCC145AA, or
HCC145AA, HCC145AB, and HCC145AC), or permission of Program Director. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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HCE261 2008
Spring – 2011 Summer II |
Applied EKG |
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Describe cardiovascular disease and its related risk
factors. (I) |
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Describe the major cardiac veins and arteries, heart
chambers, valves, cardiac muscle, and coronary blood supply. (II) |
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Locate and determine heart position to accurately place
electrodes. (II) |
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Describe the physiological processes governing the
cardiovascular system. (III) |
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Determine the origin and measurement of common EKG
intervals, segments, heart rate, and normal sinus rhythm. (III) |
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Identify commonly used cardiac drugs. (IV) |
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Use common EKG principles, techniques, potentials, and
limitations in testing. (V) |
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Explain why different leads are included in the standard
twelve-lead electrocardiogram. (V, VI) |
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Describe the electronic concept of twelve-lead, three-
channel, and single-channel EKG machines, patient and equipment grounding,
maintenance, and repair. (VI) |
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Demonstrate safe and effective EKG testing procedures,
patient preparation, and explanation of test to patient. (VII) |
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Identify patient data during procedure, normal vs.
abnormal rhythm, and patient and electrical artifacts. (VII) |
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Perform selected methods of data presentation, selection,
labeling, and preparation for review. (VII) |
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Identify selected additional non-invasive and invasive
tests. (VIII) |
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Competencies
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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HCE261 2008
Spring – 2011 Summer II |
Applied EKG |
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I. Cardiovascular Disease
Risk Factors II. Cardiac Anatomy A. Major cardiac arteries
and veins B. Heart chambers C. Cardiac valves D. Cardiac Muscle E. Coronary blood supply F. Heart position III. Cardiac
Electro-Physiology A. Conduction system B. Cardiac cycle C. Heart rate D. Ischemia IV. Cardiac Drugs A. Nitrates B. Anti-arrhythmics
C. Diuretics D. Calcium channel blockers
E. Other V. Overview of EKG Testing A. Indications B. Common Principles C. Limitations D. Types VI. Equipment A. Twelve-lead system B. Single- and
three-channel C. Safety and repair VII. Testing Procedure A. Patient Preparation B. Explanation to patient C. Lead placement D. EKG report E. Paperwork VIII. Other Tests A. Non-invasive B. Invasive |