| Electrocardiographic crotchets or common errors made in the interpretation of the electrocardiogram. | |
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PMID: 9541767 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Irritating errors are called crotchets. This paper discusses the following electrocardiographic crotchets: memorizing patterns rather than using basic principles, failure to use the electrocardiogram as a diagnostic tool, failure to correlate all available data, failure to appreciate the limitation of the computer interpretation, failure to appreciate the diagnostic value of P-wave abnormalities, the identification and misuse of abnormal Q waves, the misuse of left or right axis deviation of the QRS complexes, the misuse of the amplitude of the QRS complexes as a sign of left ventricular hypertrophy, identification of left ventricular hypertrophy, failure to identify uncomplicated and complicated bundle-branch block, failure to identify secondary and primary T-wave abnormalities, failure to identify secondary and primary S-T abnormalities, and lack of knowledge of the U waves. |
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Authors:
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J W Hurst |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical cardiology Volume: 21 ISSN: 0160-9289 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Cardiol Publication Date: 1998 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-05-21 Completed Date: 1998-05-21 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7903272 Medline TA: Clin Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 211-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac
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diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors Electrocardiography* / standards Humans Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnosis Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted |
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Clin Cardiol. 1998 Jun;21(6):456
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9631280
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