Planning a Holter monitor
In this chapter, we’ll cover the key principles of planning for a Holter monitor, describe alternative options, and show students how to select the right device for their patient.
- Planning a Holter monitor intro
- Introducing Holter monitoring
- Choosing between monitoring options
- Recognizing the clinical indications
- Taking a patient-centered approach
- Requesting a Holter monitor
- Putting it into practice (case examples)
- Planning a Holter monitor quiz
Performing a Holter monitor
In this chapter, we’ll cover the practicalities of Holter monitoring, how to obtain a high-quality ECG recording, and how to process a monitor once it has been returned.
- Performing a Holter monitor intro
- Explaining the Holter monitor to your patient
- Optimizing the recording
- Keeping a symptom diary
- Returning the Holter monitor
- Putting it into practice (case examples)
- Performing a Holter monitor quiz
Interpreting the results
Here, we’ll cover the process of Holter analysis, with a structured workflow you can use to analyze recordings, show examples of common findings, and highlight common pitfalls.
- Interpreting the results intro
- Analyzing a Holter monitor recording
- Reviewing the ECG
- Making sense of common findings
- Avoiding pitfalls
- Writing a Holter monitor report
- Putting it into practice (case examples)
- Interpreting the results quiz
- Holter Monitoring Essentials outro