When Will It Stop? Clinicians Are Still Ordering Routine ECGs Despite Recommendations to the Contrary
When Will It Stop? Clinicians Are Still Ordering Routine ECGs Despite Recommendations to the Contrary  
Podcast: JAMA Clinical Reviews
Published On: Tue Jun 12 2018
Description: For many years guidelines have recommended against obtaining ECGs for low-risk patients undergoing routine health examinations. Yet about a fifth of all patients having these exams get an ECG. Why? Are clinicians just stubborn or uninformed or are the guidelines missing something clinicians are concerned about? Read the article: The Screening ECG and Cardiac Risks