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EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knechtel, Maureen A., MPAS, PA-C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Electrocardiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (354 pages)
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Reviewers
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part I: Basics of Cardiac Physiology and Relationship to the EKG Rhythm Output
- Chapter 1: Introduction to the EKG , Cardiac Anatomy, and Electrical Conduction System
- Depolarization and Repolarization
- Sinus Node
- Atrioventricular Node
- Bundle of His
- Bundle Branches
- Review Questions
- Resources
- Chapter 2: Defining the Intervals
- P Wave
- PR Interval
- QRS Duration
- ST Segment
- T Wave
- QT Interval
- U Wave
- Reference
- Chapter 3: Lead Review
- Types and Placement of Leads
- Limb Leads
- Review of Important Points
- Combining Unipolar and Bipolar Leads
- Placement of the Chest Leads
- Basic Interpretation of the QRS Complex Across the Precordial Leads
- R Wave Progression
- Applying the Group Pattern of 12-Lead EKG Interpretation
- Summary of EKG Abnormalities and Associated Clinical Conditions
- Part II: Interpreting the 12-Lead EKG
- Chapter 4: Rate
- Calculating the Heart Rate
- Junctional and Escape Rhythms
- Chronotropic Incompetence
- Chapter 5: Rhythm
- The Autonomic Nervous System and Heart Rate Variation
- Sinus Arrhythmia
- Atrial Arrhythmia
- Atrial Bigeminy, Trigeminy, and Tachycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Summary of Atrial Arrhythmias
- Clinical Relevance of Premature Atrial Contractions
- Treatment of Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Clinical Relevance of Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Treatment of Premature Ventricular Contractions
- References
- Chapter 6: Axis
- Using Limb Leads to Define Axis in Degrees
- Depolarization Vectors
- Defining the Four Quadrants
- Determining the Axis
- Summary of Axis Quadrant Determination
- Determining Axis in Degrees
- Applying Axis to Clinical Practice
- Chapter 7: Heart Block
- Sinus Pause
- Atrioventricular Block
- Ventricular Standstill
- Right Bundle and Left Bundle Branch Block
- Right and Left Hemiblock
- High-Risk Findings
- Treatment for Heart Block
- Chapter 8: Ischemia and Infarction
- Ischemia
- Infarction
- Coronary Blood Supply
- Coronary Supply to the Conduction System
- Following a Pattern
- Reciprocal Changes
- Anterior Wall Ischemia and Infarction
- Lateral Wall Ischemia and Infarction
- Inferior Wall Ischemia and Infarction
- Posterior Wall Ischemia and Infarction
- Evaluating for Ischemia in the Presence of Bundle Branch Block
- EKG Findings in Ventricular Aneurysm
- High-Risk Findings for Ischemia and Infarction
- Risk Stratification
- Treatment
- Part III: Commonly Occurring Arrhythmias and EKG Findings
- Chapter 9: Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Diagnosing Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Adenosine and Supraventricular Tachycardia.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Knechtel, Maureen A., MPAS, PA-C EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant
- ISBN:
- 9780826176738
- 0826176739
- Publisher Number:
- 99986444057
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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