The Cardiac Axis Course

Description:,The ability to determine the cardiac axis on the ECG is an important clinical skill. In this course, we will explain the meaning of the term cardiac axis. We will teach you a simple method (the hexaxial method) for determining the cardiac axis on the ECG. We will explain how pathology affecting the heart results in axis deviation on the ECG. We define the terms left axis deviation and right axis deviation. We teach you the differential diagnosis of axis deviation detected on the ECG.,Course Content:,• Introduction,• The Ventricular Conducting System,• The Cardiac Axis,• The Cardiac Axis - Deviation,• Left Axis Deviation - Recognition,• Right Axis Deviation - Recognition,• Axis Deviation - Causes,• The Hexaxial Method,• P Wave Axis,• Axes and the Computer Interpretation,• Quiz,• Quiz Explanation,Learning Objectives:,Upon successful completion of this activity, you will be able to:,• Explain the basic principles underlying the determination of the cardiac axis on the ECG,• Explain the nature of events in the heart resulting in axis deviation on the ECG,• Determine the cardiac axis on the ECG,• Identify right or left axis deviation on the ECG,• Utilize the axes reported by the computer interpretation on the ECG to detect abnormalities relevant to cardiac disease,• Formulate a differential diagnosis to explain the presence of right-axis deviation or left-axis deviation on the ECG