Questioning Medicine

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2771093 meta-analysis of 78 original studies, looking to find the accuracy of ECG interpretation. In this analysis they looked at studies with med students, physiciansm even cardiologist and found on average we got the right diagnosis only 55% of the time. Obviously education goes up with more education 42.0% for medical students,55.8% for residents,68.5% for practicing physicians,and 74.9%) for cardiologists. in the end it I think it says a couple thingsWe all have room for improvement at reading EKGsWhen you don’t know what the EKG says the cardiologist only know the right answer an extra 6% of the timeI am not shocked by the results. Lots of these studies had you look at 10 ekgs and say what it is. I think most people can get the easy EKGS, it is the really hard ekgs that look like a four year old drawing that are challenging to name. I think a better question would have been if the providers knew what to do. Did the providers know