Internal Medicine — R1 Academic Day

Workshop: How to read ECG

Teaching

Competencies covered in this activity

1. Practise medicine within their defined scope of practice and expertise
1.4. Apply knowledge of the following systems, clinical scenarios, conditions, diseases and therapies applicable to Internal Medicine, including the manifestations, investigation, and management
1.4.1. Cardiac
1.4.1.1. Symptoms
1.4.1.1.1. Chest pain
1.4.1.1.2. Dyspnea
1.4.1.1.3. Palpitations
1.4.1.1.4. Syncope
1.4.1.2. Findings and investigations
1.4.1.2.1. Abnormal cardiac enzymes
1.4.1.2.2. Cardiac murmurs
1.4.1.3. Disorders
1.4.1.3.1. Acute coronary syndromes and their complications
1.4.1.3.2. Cardiomyopathies
1.4.1.3.3. Congestive heart failure
1.4.1.3.4. Coronary artery disease
1.4.1.3.5. Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and tamponade
1.4.1.3.6. Pulmonary hypertension
1.4.1.3.7. Valvular heart disease
2. Perform a patient-centred clinical assessment and establish a management plan
2.2. Elicit a history, perform a physical exam, select appropriate investigations, and interpret their results for the purpose of diagnosis and management, disease prevention, and health promotion
2.2.11. Interpret cardio-pulmonary diagnostic testing, including electrocardiograms, and related reports