EKGs for the nurse practitioner and physician assistant / Maureen A. Knechtel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knechtel, Maureen A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electrocardiography.

Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Heart.

Heart--Diseases--Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is vital for NPs and PAs to be highly skilled in EKG interpretation to correctly identify high-risk patients and to make appropriate clinical decisions. This reference book is the first to present a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to EKG interpretation, covering all major topics required for expertise in this area. Based on a physiologic approach that facilitates in-depth understanding, the text includes clinical scenarios that may be seen in practice, and firmly links the information found in the EKG printout to the patient's symptoms. It clearly presents the gamut of requisite topics

Contents:

pt. I. Basics of cardiac physiology and relationship to the EKG rhythm output

pt. II. Interpreting the 12-lead EKG

pt. III. Commonly occurring arrhythmias and EKG findings

pt. IV. Clinical application.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8261-9957-7

OCLC:

831118670