Eydawn Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 See, that's why we make bad patients. We're the sort of people who like to be told as much as we can and think about things, rather than just accepting what someone tells us or refuses to tell us. DocHarris, better to not be told much than to be patronized, count your blessings... at least they're not treating you like a child. Perhaps when you go in to get the monitor off you can talk to your primary care doc and tell him/her that you're not trying to self diagnose or anything, but as a matter of learning and being able to understand something because it's your own body, you'd love to see at least a few of the strips and what leads were being monitored, at his/her discretion. There is a time and a place for saying to a patient "I'm sorry, I don't have the full picture for you and I don't want to give you the wrong information because of it" and there's also a time for recognizing that someone may be much more adversely affected by being kept in the dark and giving them *something* to think about. Just saying. Wendy CO EMT-B
VentMedic Posted December 1, 2008 Posted December 1, 2008 In your electrocardiology/electrocardiography books, see if there is an explanation for the MCL leads. Most Holter monitors cannot do a true 12 lead ECG but will do the limb leads and MCL1-5 or 6 depending on the chosen positions for specific diagnostic value. Typically in the ICUs we will monitor the limb leads and MCL1. There are also a couple of sternal leads and the Lewis lead that can be done for more specific views. You can use Google books for some online reading with interesting textbooks.
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