Posted: January 5th, 2016

Describe the role of ECG in the health maintenance examination

Details for learning contract A  Spend about 800 words on this.

Goal-1:

To understand clinical situations where an ECG will and will not provide useful clinical information.

Objectives:

• Describe the value of the ECG in the evaluation of the following situations
• Chest pain
• Palpitations
• Syncope
• Congestive heart disease
• hypertension
• Screening for asymptomatic coronary artery disease
• Describe the limitation of ECG in each of the above clinical situations
• Describe the role of ECG in the health maintenance examination

Goal-2:

To provide appropriate recovery of post-surgical patient.

Objectives can be based on:

• Pain
• Fluid in and out
• Vitals
• Wound site

Refer to the attached PDF to get more ideas

5 key points

1. It is crucial to follow guidelines and policies on postoperative care
2. Using evidence-based tools can make a stressful situation calmer and more controlled
3. Proficiency and patient safety should be maintained by updating knowledge and understanding
4. All vital signs, observations and assessments performed must be recorded
5. Patients should be educated on how to prevent postoperative complications