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Table 1 Topics covered in each of the six ECG e-modules

From: Comparing the effectiveness of asynchronous e-modules and didactic lectures to teach electrocardiogram interpretation to first year US medical students

Module

Topics

End of module questions

Module 1: ECG basics

The normal ECG and how to interpret the ECG strip

22-question quiz

Module 2: ECG abnormalities

Atrial enlargement, ventricular hypertrophy, bundle branch blocks, pathologic Q waves and T-wave inversion

5-question quiz

Module 3: ECG Rhythms and arrhythmias

Sinus tachycardia, sinus bradycardia, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

10-question quiz

Module 4: Atrioventricular blocks

1st degree, 2nd degree (Type 1 and Type 2), 3rd degree

6-question quiz

Module 5: Ventricular arrhythmias

Premature ventricular contractions (PVC’s), ventricular tachycardia (VT), Torsades de Pointes, ventricular fibrillation (VFib)

5-question quiz

Module 6: Ischemia/ACS

ECG signs of subendocardial ischemia as well as the acute coronary syndromes (including ST elevation MI with a focus on localizing lesions to a coronary artery)

10-question quiz