Why ECG Terrifies Vet Students 😱— Until They Hear THIS.

New veterinarians and vet students often get overwhelmed the moment ECG appears on the screen, all the numbers, all the squares, all the tiny waveforms. But in this video, Dr. Jonathan Goodwin breaks it down most simply and practically as possible.

This lesson covers:
✔️ How ECG paper speed works (and why 50 mm/s matters in dogs & cats)
✔️ The 3 questions every vet must answer: heart rate, waveforms, rhythm
✔️ How to use heart rate variation to detect rhythms vs arrhythmias
✔️ Why ECG leads are just “perspectives” (explained with real-life analogies)
✔️ What P waves really tell you — and how to spot left vs right atrial enlargement
✔️ How depolarization and repolarization create the shapes you see on ECG
✔️ Why wider = longer conduction time, and taller = more electrical force

Perfect for:
🐾 Vet students
🐾 New veterinarians
🐾 Techs learning ECG interpretation
🐾 Anyone who wants ECG to finally make sense

This isn’t just another ECG video, this is the clearest, most practical explanation tailored for veterinary medicine.

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Dr. Goodwin is a board certified veterinary cardiologist that treats patients in multiple states along the East Coast. He is passionate about educating veterinarians, veterinary students, and the generally interested public regarding all things cardiology in veterinary medicine. This content will cover so many of the questions and concerns parents of our furry patients have, as well as ones for the future of veterinary medicine.

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