DR. JONES’S ECG BLOG
January 8, 2019
What we refer to nowadays as the “Ashman Phenomenon” is really the “Gouaux-Ashman Phenomenon.” It was first elaborated by Drs. Gouaux and Ashman of New Orleans, […]
December 24, 2018
I was recently asked a question regarding the amplitude of a deflection on an ECG - more specifically, the question was about how to determine the […]
November 29, 2018
You’ve probably always heard the phrase “mean QRS axis” and if […]
November 29, 2018
When we speak of axes and vectors, we are usually referring to the mean QRS axis in the frontal plane – much more so than in […]
October 13, 2018
Since my last post on “Rabbit Ears” and right bundle branch block went viral I decided to write even more about “rabbit ears” and right bundle […]
June 16, 2018
Just like the late stand-up comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, first degree AV block just doesn’t get any respect! It’s one of the first phenomena learned in introductory […]
May 22, 2018
The most common form of myocardial infarction caused by an acute occlusion of the LAD is an anteroseptal MI (nowadays we should really be saying anteroapical) […]
April 29, 2018
Parasystole often gets a bad rap. After spending too much time trying to decipher a complex dysrhythmia, you finally succeed only to realize that it is […]
April 25, 2018
Too often laddergrams are hastily drawn on scraps of paper, backs of business cards or envelopes or whatever else may be within reach. During our classes […]