‘@PuLSEmdx and PuLSE’ is an educational blog which runs alongside Twitter.
The aim of this blog is to improve confidence in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation, and to encourage more cardiac physiologists, student physiologists and exercise physiologists in particular, to ‘have-a-go’.
We will ‘Keep’ it simple.
The intention of this site is purely for teaching interpretation of the ECG.
Please note – This is an educational site, intended for healthcare professionals and shouldn’t be construed as patient advice.
For the benefit of those who are new, here is brief outline of how the two component sites weave in together.
The two component sites are:
- This blog Forum– “ website link ”
- Twitter Account “@PuLSEmdx” leading the interactive discussion thread under #pulsemdx
The blog (website link) assumes a basic knowledge about heart anatomy, the heart’s conducting system, cardiovascular pathologies and the views obtained from an ECG.
@PuLSEmdx Twitter Feed
The Twitter account profile ‘@PuLSEmdx’ is used to launch the case and subsequent discussions, using the hashtag #pulsemdx.
A new ECG case “quizz” is launched weekly on Wednesday evenings in term time, via @PuLSEmdx, and a conversation/discussion around the case evolves on #pulsemdx during the course of the evening.
Each term will be divided into 10 ‘classes’ or ‘cases’ to discuss:
Autumn Term: AUTUMN1, AUTUMN2, AUTUMN3 , AUTUMN4, AUTUMN5
Spring Term: SPRING1, SPRING2, SPRING3, SPRING4, SPRING5
Summer Term: SUMMER1, SUMMER2, SUMMER3, SUMMER4, SUMMER5
On alternate weeks, a summary of the previous week’s interactive Twitter discussion is archived on (website link) for reflection and review (links provided after each case).
Cases are generally aimed at Primary Care. All scenarios are completely fictitious, but based on commonly occurring presentations in practice.
If joining in on Twitter – please use the Hashtag #pulsemdx on Twitter, if you want to ask the patient any questions, or request any further investigations.
Alternatively, please join in discussion and leave comments below.
Remember there are no right or wrong answers!
ECG interpretation is often open to debate, and will usually evolve and change as new information becomes available. Everyone’s opinion is valid, and useful for others, as the evolution process takes place.
Together we will try and form an interpretation based on the analysis, and information, we have in front of us. Don’t worry if you disagree – shout out and share your thoughts – the diagnosis is often arguable. If you feel confident enough to join in, that’s fantastic, but equally its great if you just prefer to watch and learn quietly.
Please feel free to leave any comments on the blog – It’s really helpful to know how many people are ‘out there’, finding this class useful.
The more the better, to bring diversity to the class – So if you feel you’d like to get involved with basic ECG teaching, or have some interesting ECG results to share please do let us know.
You can contact us via e-mail, or DM us on Twitter via @PuLSEmdx.
Please feel free to join in, but most important of all, have fun!
Thank you.