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Electrocardiograph technicians, commonly called EKG technicians, operate noninvasive equipment which prints graphic tracings of electrical impulses transmitted by the heart.

The EKG technician is responsible for maintaining the equipment and supplies, preparing the patient for the test and monitoring the patient during the procedure. Additional duties may include scheduling of appointments, data entry into computerized machines, typing of physicians' interpretations, and maintaining patient files.

This program involves the study of the principles of basic electrocardiography that prepares the technician to perform non-invasive cardiac testing procedures in a healthcare setting under supervision. It includes basic anatomy and physiology with emphasis on the cardiovascular and respiratory system, as well as interpretation of basic life-threatening arrhythmias. It will teach the student to perform diagnostic procedures at the request of the physician to evaluate and diagnose patients with cardiac disease.

TOPICS:
++ HEARTS ANATOMY & FUNCTION
++ ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND THE ECG
  RECORDING
++ WAVE FORMS AND MEASUREMENTS ON THE ECG
++ SINUS MECHANISMS
++ JUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS
++ ATRIAL MECHANISMS
++ THE VENTRICULAR MECHANISMS
++ AV CONDUCTION DEFECTS
++ ELECTRICAL INGERVENTIONS
++ PACEMAKERS
++ 12 LEAD ECG
++ ARRYTHMIAS