Figures 1 through 3 show examples of the ECG displays for the 1-lead, 2-lead, and 3-lead long telemetry ECGs. The interface consists of two regions.
Important
The Navigation Window displays the entire ECG to be analyzed, while the Analysis Window only contains the contents of the Navigation Box. When selecting the diagnoses that comprise your interpretation, be sure to analyze the entire ECG shown in the Navigation Window.
The Navigation Window functionality is described using the UI for the 2-lead long telemetry ECGs shown in Figure 4. The functionality is the same for all long telemetry ECGs.
The Navigation Window provides a low-resolution view of the entire telemetry strip, offering an overview of its contents. The pink box in the Navigation Window is called the Navigation Box. The Navigation Box serves three purposes:
To zoom in or out, position the mouse cursor on the edge of the Navigation Box. The cursor will change to either , indicating you can resize the Navigation Box horizontally, or
, indicating that you can resize the Navigation Box vertically. See Figure 5 for examples of the cursor changes when the Navigation Box can be resized.
Once the cursor changes, press and hold the mouse button, then drag in the desired direction to resize the Navigation Box. As you resize, the ECG in the Analysis Window will adjust accordingly, becoming larger or smaller. Figure 4 illustrates this process, showing how resizing zooms in on the ECG.
There are two ways to move the Navigation Box around the Navigation Window to update the portion of the ECG shown in the Analysis Window(s).
The first method is to drag the Navigation Box:
The second method is to teleport the Navigation Box:
Figure 4 shows the result of moving the Navigation Box to the right in the Navigation Window.
To update the lead shown in the Navigation Window for 2-lead and 3-lead long telemetry ECGs, click on the desired lead in the Analysis Window region.
The Navigator Region contains two information regions:
Examples of these regions are shown in Figures 10 and 11.