List of Contributors, ix
Foreword, xi
Preface, xiii
Section 1 The ECG in Prehospital Patient Care, 1
1 Clinical applications of the electrocardiogram (ECG), 3
Robert C. Schutt, William J. Brady, and Steven H. Mitchell
2 Clinical impact of the electrocardiogram (ECG), 7
Robert C. Schutt, William J. Brady, and Steven H. Mitchell
3 Interpretation of the electrocardiogram - single-, multi-, and 12-lead analysis, 12
Robert C. Reiser, Robert C. Schutt, and William J. Brady
4 Variants of the normal, lead misplacement, and electrocardiographic artifact encountered in clinical practice, 17
Robert C. Reiser, Robert C. Schutt, and William J. Brady
Section 2 Cardiac Rhythms and Cardiac Dysrhythmias, 23
5 Cardiac rhythms with normal rates, 25
Korin B. Hudson and William J. Brady
6 Narrow QRS complex tachycardia, 29
Courtney B. Saunders and Jeffrey D. Ferguson
7 Wide QRS complex tachycardia, 37
Michael Levy and Francis X. Nolan Jr
8 Bradycardia, 44
Korin B. Hudson, J. Aidan Boswick, and William J. Brady
9 Atrioventricular conduction block, 50
Steven H. Mitchell, Korin B. Hudson, and William J. Brady
10 Intraventricular conduction block: bundle branch block and other conduction abnormalities, 54
Steven H. Mitchell, Richard B. Utarnachitt and William J. Brady
11 Atrial and ventricular ectopic beats, 62
Jeffrey D. Ferguson, Michael Levy, J. Aidan Boswick, and William J. Brady
Section 3 Acute Coronary Syndrome and the 12-Lead ECG, 67
12 Ischemic heart disease: anatomic and physiologic considerations, 69
Peter Pollak, Peter Monteleone, Kelly Williamson, David Carlberg, and William J. Brady
13 Historical development of the prehospital electrocardiogram (ECG), 76
Erik Iszkula, David Carlberg, and William J. Brady
14 Electrocardiographic findings in acute coronary syndrome, 79
Peter Monteleone, Peter Pollak, David Carlberg, and William J. Brady
Section 4 Special Populations, High-Risk Presentation Scenarios, and Advanced Electrocardiographic Techniques, 95
15 The electrocardiogram in the pediatric patient, 97
Robert Rutherford, Robin Naples, and William J. Brady
16 The electrocardiogram in the poisoned patient, 104
Steven H. Mitchell, Christopher P. Holstege, and William J. Brady
17 The electrocardiogram in hyperkalemia, 112
Steven H. Mitchell and William J. Brady
18 Life-threatening electrocardiographic patterns, 117
Steven H. Mitchell, Richard B. Utarnachitt, and William J. Brady
19 The electrocardiogram in patients with implanted devices, 122
Amita Sudhir and William J. Brady
20 Electrocardiographic tools in prehospital care, 127
Robin Naples, Alvin Wang, and William J. Brady
21 Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, 134
William J. Brady
22 Cardiac arrest rhythms, 138
Amita Sudhir and William J. Brady
Section 5 Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis of Common ECG Presentations, 145
23 Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of narrow complex tachycardia, 147
Megan Starling and William J. Brady
24 Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of wide complex tachycardia, 152
Amita Sudhir and William J. Brady
25 Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of bradyarrhythmia, 161
Megan Starling and William J. Brady
26 Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of ST segment elevation, 165
Megan Starling and William J. Brady
27 Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of ST segment depression, 176
Amita Sudhir and William J. Brady
28 Electrocardiographic differential diagnosis of T wave abnormalities: the prominent T wave and T wave inversions, 183
Amita Sudhir and William J. Brady
Index, 195
