Electrocardiogram template

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Charmaine Patel, M.D. [2]

Introduction to the Electrocardiogram Page

• The page name should be "(Disease name) electrocardiogram", with only the first letter of the title capitalized.
• Goal: To provide a description and examples of key EKG findings that may occur in the disease you are describing.
• As with all microchapter pages liking to the main page, at the top of the edit box put {{CMG}}, your name template, and the microchapter navigation template you created at the beginning.
• Remember to create links within Wikidoc by placing [[square brackets]] around key words which you want to link to other pages. For more information on how to create links click here.
• Remember to follow the same format and capitalization of letters as outlined in the template below.
• You should include the name of the disease in the first sentence of every subsection.

Overview

• The overview section should include the disease name in the first sentence.
• The goal is to summarize the EKG findings page in several sentences. This section can be the same as the EKG segment on the overview page.
• To see an example of an overview section on a electrocradiogram page, click here.

Key EKG Findings in (Disease Name)

• Describe in detail the key EKG findings that may be seen in the disease you are describing, as well as in sub-classifications of the disease, and associated conditions.
• Describe heart rate and rythm as seen on EKG, as well as changes in segments on the EKG, and special waves (eg. delta waves in WPW syndrome).
• For an example of the EKG findings segment in an electrocardiogram page, click here.

EKG Examples of (Disease Name)

• Here you should provide visual examples of EKG patterns for the disease you are describing.
• A good copyleft source to use for images is http://www.ecglibrary.com/ecghome.html.
• For an example of the EKG examples section in an electrocardiogram page, click here.

References

• References should be cited for the material that you have put on your page. Type in {{reflist|2}}.This will generate your references in small font, in two columns, with links to the original article and abstract.
• For information on how to add references into your page, click here.