EKG Technician Online offered by San Francisco State university is replacing now in-person EKG course.

EKG Technician program prepares candidate to work as EKG technician.

EKG Technician course covered topics:

Role of the EKG Technician
Function of the EKG Department in a variety of settings (hospital, clinic, office, mobile service)
Medical terminology related to electrocardiography
Care and safety of patients including medical and legal aspects of patient care
Anatomy and physiology of the
cardiovascular system
Electrophysiology, the conduction system of the heart, and the cardiac cycle
Circulation of blood through the heart and vessels
Lead placement for 12-lead electrocardiography
Basic EKG interpretation of normal rhythms and arrhythmias
EKG troubleshooting including recognizing artifacts
Waves and measurements
EKG strip analysis (P,Q,R,S,T wave-form interpretation)
Identification of rhythms using the 12-lead EKG
Pacemakers
Holter monitoring and the echocardiogram

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Address:

San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States ‎
+1 415-338-1111

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