ECG Interpretation

The Self-Assessment Approach

Zainul Abedin, Robert Conner (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2007 | 2nd edition
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-6749-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Accurate interpretation of the ECG is an essential skill for all health professionals. Using a unique self-assessment format, this book presents a comprehensive, incremental approach to ECG interpretation, progressing from basic to advanced concepts in electrocardiography. Amply illustrated with electrocardiograms both in the main text and the self-assessments, ECG Interpretation is a must-have practical guide that features: • An appealing, user-friendly format that will help with exam preparation
• Clearly defined learning objectives to guide readers efficiently through the intricacies of ECG interpretation
• Numerous practical examples of ECG strips to illustrate important concepts, including clean ECG strips to practice skills
• Multiple-choice questions to consolidate learning and emphasize pertinent facts


This second edition has been thoroughly revised from the original 12-lead ECG Interpretation: The Self-Assessment Approach, with fully updated text, additional electrocardiograms and new chapters covering a variety of arrhythmias and ion channelopathies. The book is an essential aid to structured learning for electrophysiologists cardiologists in training, Internists, emergency room physicians, , medical students, nurses and. cardiac technicians.

Autor

Zainul Abedin, MD. Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, TX Adjunct Associate professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Texas at El Paso Robert Conner, RN. MA, USA

Inhalt

1 Complexes and intervals. 2 Mean QRS axis determination.

3 The normal electrocardiogram.

Self-Assessment Test One.

4 Intraventricular conduction defects.

5 Myocardial ischemia and infarction.

Self-Assessment Test Two.

6 Chamber enlargement and hypertrophy.

7 Acute pericarditis.

8 Sinus rhythm and its discontents.

Self-Assessment Test Three.

9 Atrioventricular block.

10 Atrial arrhythmias.

Self-Assessment Test Four.

11 Supraventricular re-entrant tachycardia.

12 The Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome.

Self-Assessment Test Five.

13 Junctional arrhythmias.

14 Ventricular arrhythmias.

15 The channelopathies.

16 Electronic pacing.

Self-Assessment Test Six.

Further reading.

Answers to self-assessment tests.

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2007
• Verlagsort: Hoboken
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 180 x 255 mm
• Gewicht: 572 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren
• ISBN-10: 1-4051-6749-1 / 1405167491
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-6749-9 / 9781405167499
• Zustand: Neuware