12-Lead Ecg:The Art of Interpretation


Designed to bring you from your current level of knowledge to a fully advanced ECG interpreter, this book features 200+ full-size, real- life ECGs accompanied by thorough explanations and analyses. Presented in a clear and casual writing style, the book's leveled approach takes a complex subject and makes it simple. Whether you are an EMT, nurse, medical student, or physician wanting to learn or brush up on your knowledge of electrocardiography, this text will meet your needs. Containing more than 200 ECG strips, 12-Lead ECG is designed to be accessed by three different levels of readers--beginner, intermediate, and advanced--and is designed to grow with you as your knowledge of electrocardiography progresses. The text has been created to be continuously useful during your development and is intended to be read and reread as you advance in your knowledge and comfort level with the material. By rereading the material at increasingly advanced levels, you will get more out of the material and retain it with greater use.

PART 1: The Basics
Chapter 1: Anatomy
Chapter 2: Electrophysiology
Chapter 3: Individual Vectors
Chapter 4: The Actual ECG: Paper and Ink
Chapter 5: ECG Tools
Chapter 6: The Basic Beat
Chapter 7: The Rate
Chapter 8: Rhythms

PART 2: ECG Interpretation
Chapter 9: The P Wave
Chapter 10: The PR Interval
Chapter 11: The QRS Complex
Chapter 12: The Electrical Axis
Chapter 13: Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks
Chapter 14: ST Segment and T Waves
Chapter 15: Acute Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 16: Electrolyte and Drug Effects
Chapter 17: Putting It All Together

List of Acronyms
Additional Readings
Glossary
Index