3.00 Credits
(Pre-requisite: ACT minimum subscores of 19-Reading, 18-English, and 19-Math or acceptable placement tests scores, or successful completion of ENGL 0810, READ 0810, Math Competencies 1-5)As a certified EKG Technician, you will operate machines that record the electical activity of a patient's heart. EKG rhythms provide important data for the diagnosis of heart conditions. Skills learned in this course provides a foundation for technicians to set up and administer EKGs, stress tests, prepare patients for Holter or ambulatory monitoring, edit and deliver final test results to physicians for analysis, schedule appointments, and transcribe physician interpretations. 3 semester hours credit.