12-lead EKG confidence : a step-by-step guide / Jacqueline M. Green, Anthony J. Chiaramida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Jacqueline M.

Contributor:

Chiaramida, Anthony J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electrocardiography.

Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Heart.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Other Title:

Tweleve-lead EKG confidence

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This practical and comprehensive text serves as a step-by-step 'hands on' workbook approach to learning 12-Lead EKG interpretation. The authors introduce the content and technical understanding needed for the student to interpret, analyze, and 'comprehend' the variety of rhythm strips involved with 12-lead EKGs. The book begins by discussing basic principles of anatomy and physiology, including a review of the heart's electrical system. The remaining chapters introduce the most vital concepts to be mastered before continuing on. Each section is also followed by convenient practice worksheets,

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Need and Use; 12 Critical Concepts; Section I: Overview of Heart Function and the EKG; Section II: Methodology: Measurements and Their Clinical Significance; Section III: Common Clinical Arrhythmias; Section IV: EKG Changes Related to Conduction Abnormalities; Section V: The Ischemic Disorders: EKG Changes Related to Ischemia and Myocardial Infarction (MI); Section VI: The Non-Ischemic Disorders: EKG Changes Related to Hypertrophy; Section VII: The Non-Ischemic Disorders: EKG Changes Related to Drugs, Electrolyte Abnormalities, and Other Diseases

Section VIII: Self-AssessmentAnswers to EKG Worksheets; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-282-37923-2

9786612379239

0-8261-0473-8

OCLC:

496123237