
The ECG in Practice
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
5th Edition
Published on 11. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-443-06825-6 (ISBN)
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Description
Awarded a First Prize in the 2009 British Medical Association Medical Books Competition, "The ECG in Practice" is a clinically-orientated book showing how the electrocardiogram is used to aid the diagnosis of patients with cardiovascular disease. Each chapter begins with a brief consideration of the history and examination of the patient to assist the doctor plan how to use the ECG in the most intelligent and profitable way. The text explains the variations in the patterns of ECGs which are seen in both healthy people as well as those with cardiac problems, and illustrates the abnormalities with a comprehensive range of examples.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
. Medical students
. Foundation / Junior doctors
. Cardiac nurses and nurse practitioners
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Approx. 520 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 187 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-443-06825-6 (9780443068256)
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Content
. The ECG in healthy people . The ECG in patients with palpitations and syncope . The ECG in patients with chest pain . The ECG in patients with breathlessness . The effect of non-cardiac disease on the ECG . The ECG in pacemakers, defibrillators and electrophysiology . Reminders . Conclusions: four steps to making the most of the ECG