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What Does an EKG Technician Do?
Every cardiac care team has a physician at the top and a nurse at the bedside, but there's a third figure most patients barely notice who holds the diagnostic thread together. The electrocardiogram (EKG) technician runs the test that starts almost every heart workup in the country. Before a cardiologist can interpret a tracing, before a treatment plan takes shape, someone has to place the leads, run the machine, and deliver a clean recording. That someone is the EKG tech. The role is more nuanced than it looks from the outside, and the career path is faster than most people expect.
Every cardiac care team has a physician at the top and a nurse at the bedside, but there's a third figure most patients barely notice who holds
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