ELECTRICAL RIGHT AND LEFT AXIS DEVIATION

Course overview

ONE OF THE KEY STEPS IN INTERPRETING AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (EKG) IS DETERMINING THE ELECTRICAL AXIS OF THE HEART. BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE THE ELECTRICAL AXIS CAN PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO UNDERLYING DISEASE STATES AND HELP STEER THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM CERTAIN DIAGNOSES. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES WHAT MAKES UP THE ELECTRICAL AXIS, VENTRICULAR (QRS) AXIS CLASSIFICATIONS, VARIOUS APPROACHES TO DETERMINING THE ELECTRICAL AXIS, AND CAUSES OF AXIS DEVIATION.