ECG Made Easy

Before I entered med school, the idea about ECG(electrocardiogram) was nothing but a machine which displays a person's heart beat, whether the person is alive or not. Very much of a layman's knowledge. The typical picture portrayed in movies and dramas, such that when a graph went flat and the beeping sound rings, we perceived that signal as death. No, it wasn't wrong. But that oscillating graph holds a more significant role than just death. It was hard to comprehend how the heart function in a dynamic manner with its electrolyte constitutions, electrical impulses and mechanical contractions come into a major play to keep us alive. I never knew the importance of ECG until I learned how to interpret the simple looking yet relevant graph. Even with the help of several references, I failed to fully compromise its complexity.

Had a rather productive class with Dr. Anoop, with the purpose of learning how to interpret an electrocardiography. It was an extra class upon request from the group. One and a half hours sounded short yet the time was ample to make me fathom the topic broadly with just 5 pages of hand written notes. Pretty much easier than reading from the reference books which confused my tangled mind all the more. After this session, it was clear that I should no longer regard the ECG as a tool displaying just death but in a meaningful way, it tells the life of a man as well through the activities of his heart. Movies and dramas can sometimes be quite misleading, huh?

Objectives achieved!