title: The interpretation of electrocardiograms: pretense or a well-developed skill?
abstract: There must be no pretense in medicine. When a physician orders an electrocardiogram on a patient he or she must be able to interpret it. Not only that, he or she must understand the mechanism responsible for the abnormality and how the abnormality fits, or does not fit, with the other data collected from the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road NE, Suite 301, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. jhurst@emory.edu
authors.forename: J Willis
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hurst
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002309:Cardiology / Q000193:education; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods