ECG105 — Adv ECG Diag Proc, Prep & Exam
In this course, students will learn the skills and knowledge to perform patient assessments, and obtain vital signs. Students will learn how to attach a Holter monitor to produce a diagnostic trace and analyze the trace following the monitoring process. Students will also learn how to conduct clinical exercise stress tests utilizing exercise electrocardiography for patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. In this course, students will also learn how to conduct telemetry monitoring while in a hospital setting and assess and evaluate pacemakers. Diagnostic testing procedures will be performed within a prescribed range of functions involving routine and non-routine methods as well as diagnostic procedures which require the exercise of some discretion and judgment. Students will have also completed an exam prep course and taken the Certified ECG Technician (CET) Exam by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). The exam is a 100-question exam and students will have 2 hours to complete it. The exam is timed and proctored. Requisites: Prerequisites: ECG103.