ECG Academy — EKG Training Course for Telemetry Technicians

EKG training course from cardiac anatomy to advanced arrhythmia recognition.

Module module-0: Introduction to Telemetry Monitoring — Understand the Monitor Tech role, the operational reality of cardiac surveillance, common monitoring environments, and t
Module 1: Medical Vocabulary Primer — Build your vocabulary foundation before diving into cardiac anatomy and ECG interpretation. Learn the essential terms yo
Module 2: Cardiac Anatomy & Physiology — Build a practical anatomy and physiology foundation for telemetry. Start with a fast terminology quickstart, then learn
Module 3: EKG Equipment & Lead Placement — Learn how telemetry equipment, electrode setup, and lead selection shape the tracing on your screen. Focus on signal qua
Module 4: EKG Waveform Interpretation Basics — Learn to systematically analyze the components of a normal EKG tracing. Master the PQRST waveform, intervals, and segmen
Module 5: Basic Dysrhythmias — Sinus rhythms and atrial arrhythmias — the rhythms you will see most often on the monitor. From normal sinus rhythm thro
Module 6: Junctional Rhythms & AV Blocks — The AV conduction spectrum — from junctional escape rhythms through complete heart block. Learn to identify conduction d
Module 7: Ventricular Rhythms — PVCs through terminal ventricular arrest rhythms. This module teaches the full ventricular progression: ectopy, VT, VF,
Module 8: Pacemaker Interpretation — Telemetry-first pacemaker recognition for monitor techs: paced naming, spike/capture interpretation, chamber-pattern rec
Module 11: Electrolytes & ECG Changes — Electrolyte imbalances produce characteristic ECG changes that a monitor tech must recognize. Potassium, calcium, and ma
Module 9: Clinical Integration & Decision-Making — Put it all together — clinical pattern recognition, escalation frameworks, wide-complex tachycardia assessment, SBAR com
Module 10: Telemetry Operations & Professional Practice — The day-to-day of the job — station operation, alarm management, patient safety, documentation, crisis response, communi
Module 12: 12-Lead Awareness for Monitor Techs — A monitor-tech-level 12-lead module focused on what the diagnostic tracing adds, which ST/T patterns raise concern, when
Module 13: Special Populations — Context-first telemetry interpretation across age, body habitus, pregnancy, and post-procedure monitoring so expected ba
Module 14: Drug Effects on ECG — QT-prolonging medications, digoxin effect vs toxicity, rate-control agents, antiarrhythmic awareness, and medication-awa
Module 15: Certification & Course Completion — Choose a credential pathway, build a focused study plan using this curriculum, and consolidate the full scope of monitor