The effect of clinical history on accuracy of electrocardiograph interpretation among doctors working in emergency departments

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 161-165

  Cruz, Monique F ^a   Edwards, James ^a   Dinh, Michael M ^a   Barnes, Elizabeth H ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRUGADA SYNDROME; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL HISTORY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERICARDITIS; QT PROLONGATION; RESIDENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING;

EID: 84867357312     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11598     Document Type: Article

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