£48.95
Publication Date:
13 Nov 2015
For delivery:
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Description
This brand new guide assists students, interns and residents in developing a functional understanding of the set-up, workings and interpretation of ECGs O Step-by-step graphics and short, bite-sized explanations O Covers all major cardiac abnormalities including hypertrophy, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, and pre-excitation syndromes O Begins with a section on physiology of the heart and the basic set up of ECGarecording O Features top tips on what to look for, complete with illustrated examples O Supported by a companion website featuring additional practice tracings
Contents
Preface, vi About the companion website, vii 1 Anatomy and Basic Physiology, 1 2 ECG Recording and ECG Leads, 21 3 The Normal ECG and the Frontal Plane QRS Axis, 53 4 The Components of the ECG Waves and Intervals, 73 5 P waves and Atrial Abnormalities, 85 6 Chamber Enlargement and Hypertrophy, 99 7 Intraventricular Conduction Defects, 105 8 Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndromes, 123 9 Acute Pericarditis, 187 10 The ECG in Extracardiac Disease, 193 11 Sinus Node Dysfunction, 203 12 Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC), 217 13 Atrioventricular Block, 227 14 Atrial Rhythm Disorders, 243 15 Ventricular Tachycardias, 279 16 Ventricular Fibrillation and Ventricular Flutter, 305 17 Preexcitation and Wolff -Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW), 311 18 Electrolyte Abnormalities, 327 19 Electrophysiologic Concepts, 333 20 Antiarrhythmic Drugs, 351 21 Pacemakers and their ECGs, 359 22 Errors in Electrocardiography Monitoring, Computerized ECG, Other Sites of ECG Recording, 391 23 How to Read an ECG, 407 Index, 425
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