Please reply to the following discussion with one or more references. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite resources in your responses to other classmates.
Responses must consist of at least 350 words (not including the greeting and the references), do NOT repeat the same thing your classmate is saying, try to add something of value like a resource, educational information to give to patients, possible bad outcomes associated with the medicines discussed in the case, try to include a sample case you’ve seen at work and discuss how you feel about how that case was handled. Try to use supportive information such as current Tx guidelines, current research related to the treatment, and anything that will enhance learning in the online classroom.
References must come from peer-reviewed/professional sources (No WebMD/Mayo Clinic or Wikipedia please!).
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Edgar Gonzalez
The material in all of these different resources is excellent resources that I have now saved onto my computer as references. Reading EKGs has always been an area that I have sought to improve on. As I have spent the last two years working in an infectious disease office, I am not readily exposed to EKGs as when I worked in the inpatient setting. The resources on teachingmedicine.com helped me go back to basics, which helped me identify areas that I needed to brush up on and grasp a better understanding. I found that the origins of the activity section was very useful, with excellent explanations of the causes of different EKG abnormalities. Once I have an in-depth understanding of how processes work and how they translate into practice, or in this case, EKGs, I am able to remember them more easily. Once I know the how and the why I can simplify the explanation so that I can then explain it to my patients. The section on rhythm diagnostic criteria, in particular, helped me clarify heart blocks. I have seen them twice during my clinical, which the office’s EKG machine helped identify. I worked with the strips with my preceptor, so this was very informative and allowed me to practice further identifying the rhythms.