Black Belt ECG 2.0 (Videos)

Attention healthcare providers! Are you looking to master the art of 12 lead ECG interpretation for clinical application? Look no further than CME4Life’s Black Belt ECG Program. With this CME program, you’ll get instant access to the premier conference for practitioners who need to learn 12 lead ECG interpretations.

At CME4Life, we’ve taught ECG interpretation to thousands of providers, and our curriculum is the most efficient and useful system for learning ECGs. Our Black Belt ECG Program includes 6 videos that will teach you ECGs through a progression of understanding, making it the most effective way to learn this essential skill.

Our expert instructors will guide you through the program with engaging and interactive lessons that will keep you engaged and motivated throughout the learning process. With the Black Belt ECG Program, you’ll gain the skills and confidence you need to provide the best possible care to your patients.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to take your practice to the next level. Order your copy of CME4Life’s Black Belt ECG Program today and become a master of ECG interpretation!

POST-ASSESSMENT INFORMATION FOR EACH LEVEL:

After viewing each belt color video, you will be directed to take a post-assessment. These are Pre-tests for the final assessment to see what information you retained and what you may need to review. John believes that a 90% or better proves that you are ready to move on to the next level. Once you have received a 90% or better on all 6 belt color levels, you are ready for the final assessment and evaluation to obtain your CME Certificate!

Topics :

Video 1 – White Belt

Discuss the sympathetic nervous system, “Staying Alive” response, and the differences between inotropes and chronotropes.
Parasympathetic nervous system and the role of the Vagus nerve (“Leash on dog”). How does atropine work and anticholinergic side effects?
What are the antiarrhythmic drugs? Vaughan William’s Classification of antiarrhythmic drugs. How do tricyclic antidepressants work? Amiodarone and the toxicities
Risk Factor assessment – 3 causes of JVD – Difference between a simple and tension pneumothorax – Anatomy of the Heart

Video 2 – Yellow Belt

Why do we put a patient on a monitor? Difference between Unsynchronized and Synchronized shock – “R on T” phenomenon. When do we shock?
RR, PP, QQ System: How to calculate heart rate-Six-second method vs. Three-some method
QRS complex: Why is the QRS complex wide? Description of the mnemonic CVS – Description of the Bundle Branch Block Man Method – Is this V-tach patient alive or dead? Difference between V-tach and VFib – Hyperkalemia on ECG.
What is the QT interval?

Video 3 – Green Belt

Introduction to sinus tachycardia/bradycardia – Causes of tachycardia: Discussion on mnemonic PHAT HADES – Treat the causes of tachycardia – Importance of vital signs and asking important questions – First encounter with mnemonic HORID.
Why are HGB & HCT important? Who’s at risk of acute bleeding and what to do? Discussion on Trendelenburg position – How to take orthostatic vital signs and their importance
How to diagnose ventricular hypertrophy – The importance of the R & S wave on ECG – Sokolow Index as it relates to left ventricular hypertrophy – Discussion on the 3 criteria of right ventricle hypertrophy
The importance of addressing potassium – Causes of metabolic acidosis with the mnemonic KUSSMAL – ECG changes with hyperkalemia – How to treat hyperkalemia and the methods of lowering potassium

Video 4 – Blue Belt

Causes of AFib – 3 caveats to diagnosing AFib – How do emboli relate to AFib – Treatment of AFib – Discussion on the CHADS2 Score.
How to diagnose SVT – Treatment of SVT – Role of adenosine
Steps of ACLS: 3 reasons for no pulse – What 2 mechanisms save lives? How to do CPR – Discussion of the mnemonic PAL – Pyramid of the causes of PEA and the description of the mnemonic HEAD – Common reversal agents – How to confirm asystole – How to fix a lethal arrhythmia
Second discussion of where the heart blocks are located and the vagus nerve – Heart blocks are defined by the PR interval – 3 ways to deliver energy to a patient with a heart block – Heart blocks on ECG

Video 5 – Red Belt

When should you order a 12 lead ECG? Who is your PAPPA mnemonic – Discussion of HORID mnemonic – Approach to 12 lead ECG – How to confirm sinus rhythm – Discussion of John’s “Two-fer Rule” – Describe the contiguous leads – Visual presentation of the cardiac blood flow hand mnemonic
Learn where to draw the isoelectric lines – What does a Q-wave represent? 4 clinical areas of a ECG
Discussion of ST elevation and APPLE mnemonic: STEMI presentation – 3 criteria to diagnose a MI – STEMI vs. NSTEMI – Red flags of chest pain with mnemonic DRIVE – STEMI on ECG Discussion of chest pain pearls
Discussion of inverted T-waves with SLIP mnemonic: Presentation of pulmonary embolism – What is S1Q3T3?

Video 6 – Black Belt

John’s syncope rules – Discussion of PERC rules – Discussion of murmurs – Mnemonics to remember different murmurs: S=MIAS and AIMS=D – Buzz words for CHF
How does a stroke present? Discuss how to diagnose a stroke – FLEAS mnemonic to help with stroke signs and symptoms
6 ECG findings that kill patients with syncope and HAPPY mnemonic – Discussion of obstructive cardiomyopathy – Why are prolonged QT waves bad? Discussion on WPW – Discussion on Brugada Syndrome
What is Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and what does it look like on ECG? Pearls of Wellen’s sign – Discussion on De Winter’s T-waves