American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, Inc.
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The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine has provided Cardiovascular Courses and Board Certification Exams and Awards for all levels of Cardiovascular Professionals, including Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Cardiac Nurses, ECG and Monitor Technicians, and EMT/Paramedics for over 50 years.
Visit our Cardiology Products and Services:
Follow the links for items 1-6 below to learn more about each professional education and certification opportunity.
Item 6 is an ECG Quiz corner where we welcome visitors and members to try to solve the mysterious arrhythmias presented for advanced practitioners over the next few months.
1. CARDIAC BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAMS: Cardiac Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Monitor Technicians, and Physicians
2. ONLINE CARDIOLOGY COURSES: Basic ECG Lessons for Monitor Techs and Telemetry Nurses, 12-Lead ECG Lessons, Advanced ECG Practice, and Cardiovascular Nursing Lessons
3. LIVE CARDIOLOGY COURSES AND CONFERENCES: Visit the Conference Section to see what is on the Calendar for 2019
4. MEMBERSHIPS PLANS - offering discounts, and FREE CEs in CARDIOLOGY to our Members.
5. Check out the JOB Board - High profile Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Jobs Available- Posted October 30, 2018.
6. ECG Quiz Corner for Advanced Practice - May 2019 - See below.
Play the short video below to quickly learn about our services for cardiology professionals.
The American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine has provided Cardiovascular Courses and Board Certification Exams and Awards for all levels of Cardiovascular Professionals, including Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Cardiac Nurses, ECG and Monitor Technicians, and EMT/Paramedics for over 50 years.
Visit our Cardiology Products and Services:
Follow the links for items 1-6 below to learn more about each professional education and certification opportunity.
Item 6 is an ECG Quiz corner where we welcome visitors and members to try to solve the mysterious arrhythmias presented for advanced practitioners over the next few months.
1. CARDIAC BOARD CERTIFICATION EXAMS: Cardiac Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Monitor Technicians, and Physicians
2. ONLINE CARDIOLOGY COURSES: Basic ECG Lessons for Monitor Techs and Telemetry Nurses, 12-Lead ECG Lessons, Advanced ECG Practice, and Cardiovascular Nursing Lessons
3. LIVE CARDIOLOGY COURSES AND CONFERENCES: Visit the Conference Section to see what is on the Calendar for 2019
4. MEMBERSHIPS PLANS - offering discounts, and FREE CEs in CARDIOLOGY to our Members.
5. Check out the JOB Board - High profile Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Jobs Available- Posted October 30, 2018.
6. ECG Quiz Corner for Advanced Practice - May 2019 - See below.
Play the short video below to quickly learn about our services for cardiology professionals.
ATTENTION: Cardiac Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Advanced Cardiac Nurses - Our annual Clinical Cardiology Course was rescheduled for 10/29/2019 - 11/2/2019 in Gatlinburg, TN
Registration is now open for the PreConference and Clinical Cardiology Course; click on this link to see full details.
Click here to register online with a credit card.
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ECG Quiz Corner: Join our Advanced ECG Quiz Corner and provide your diagnosis of the ECG cases presented.
Winners will now receive a free seat in one of our online ECG classes. These case studies were designed for Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Advanced Cardiac Nurses, though we welcome Monitor and ECG Techs. As soon as someone gets the most complete answer, we will post it at the bottom of this page, and a new case will be posted. If a correct answer is not provided within 30 days, the answer will be posted along with a new case study.
Case 4 ECG Posted May 10, 2019
This ECG was recorded from a 29 year old black man with pain in his left chest on deep inspiration; he was afebrile. What is your diagnosis?
This ECG was recorded from a 29 year old black man with pain in his left chest on deep inspiration; he was afebrile. What is your diagnosis?
Case 3 was solved by Adam Gitkin. Adam, come and claim your prize.
Case Study 3:
This ECG was recorded from a patient with known coronary ischemia upon a routine office visit to his cardiologists. What is your interpretation? The diagnosis was: 1) Sinus rhythm (rate 90/min) with P-Pulmonale (P waves 3-4 mm tall in leads 2, 3, and aVF; P-axis +75 degrees); 2) Left axis deviation (axis -45 degree), possible left anterior hemiblock with the rS pattern present in leads 2, 3, and aVF and a qR pattern in leads 1 and aVL; 3) Anteroseptal infarction of uncertain date, probably recent and evolving.
Comments: 1) Despite the ST elevation, without knowledge of the clinical history one cannot assume that the infarction is acute; for example, this could be an old anteroseptal infarction with a residual aneurysm. 2) The QRS axis is only about -45 degrees and there is not the increased voltage one would expect with LAHB; so that diagnosis is tentative.
This ECG was recorded from a patient with known coronary ischemia upon a routine office visit to his cardiologists. What is your interpretation? The diagnosis was: 1) Sinus rhythm (rate 90/min) with P-Pulmonale (P waves 3-4 mm tall in leads 2, 3, and aVF; P-axis +75 degrees); 2) Left axis deviation (axis -45 degree), possible left anterior hemiblock with the rS pattern present in leads 2, 3, and aVF and a qR pattern in leads 1 and aVL; 3) Anteroseptal infarction of uncertain date, probably recent and evolving.
Comments: 1) Despite the ST elevation, without knowledge of the clinical history one cannot assume that the infarction is acute; for example, this could be an old anteroseptal infarction with a residual aneurysm. 2) The QRS axis is only about -45 degrees and there is not the increased voltage one would expect with LAHB; so that diagnosis is tentative.
