NR509 Post Licensure ECG Handouts

15 July 2024

NR509 Post Licensure ECG Handouts Immersion Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University Immersion – NR509

Post Licensure – MSN/NP Tracks

St. Charles, Illinois

Revised 2.20.23

ECG Handouts

Please print out and bring with you to the Immersion

Case Studies for ECG Interpretation

Case 1:

Patient Profile:

  • Age/Gender: 21-year-old female
  • Presenting Issue: Dental abscess requiring surgical debridement
  • Visit Purpose: Pre-operative clearance
  • ECG Findings: Slurred upstroke of the QRS complexes
  • Symptoms: Denies any cardiac-related symptoms

Questions:

  1. What is your diagnosis?
  2. What is the treatment plan?

Case 2:

Patient Profile:

  • Age/Gender: 34-year-old male
  • Visit Purpose: Work physical for a new job as a crane operator
  • Medical History: No previous medical history, no current medications
  • Lifestyle: Healthy, frequent exerciser, non-smoker, no alcohol intake
  • Family History: No family history of cardiac disease
  • Blood Pressure:
    • Current Visit: 178/94 mmHg
    • Previous Visit (1 month ago): 168/90 mmHg
  • Other Vitals: Within normal limits

Questions:

  1. What is your diagnosis?
  2. What is the treatment plan?

Case 3:

Patient Profile:

  • Age/Gender: 68-year-old male
  • Presenting Symptoms: Palpitations, lightheadedness, weakness, worsened by alcohol intake
  • Medical History: Hypertension treated with hydrochlorothiazide
  • Physical Examination:
    • General Appearance: Uncomfortable
    • Pulse: Irregularly irregular
    • Cardiac Auscultation: First heart sound (S1) of variable intensity
    • Pulmonary Auscultation: Mild bibasilar crackles, absence of peripheral edema
  • ECG Findings: To be interpreted

Questions:

  1. What is your diagnosis?
  2. What is the treatment plan?