Understanding Electrocardiography
8th Edition
Published on 22. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-323-01905-7 (ISBN)
Description
This new, eighth edition of "Understanding Eletrocardiography" covers all aspects of electrocardiography to help health professionals picture the mechanisms of arrhythmias, their ECG patterns, and the options immediately available as well as those available for a cure. The illustrations and descriptions in this edition help the reader visualize and comprehend mechanisms of cardiac rhythms as well as retain this knowledge to pave the way for a systematic approach to ECG recognition and emergency response. This edition attains the goal of guaranteeing the best possible patient outcomes by providing complete coverage from step-by-step instruction to the more advanced concepts of ECG monitoring and includes new chapters on the Athlete's ECG, In-Hospital T-Segment Monitoring, Ischemia Monitoring, and Brugada Syndrome.
More details
Edition
8th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
<b>Primary: </b>Critical care nurses, medical surgical nurses, including students
taking a course in ECG interpretation
<b>Secondary: </b>ECG technicians and other health care professionals involved in ECG interpretation
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Approx. 450 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
950 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-323-01905-7 (9780323019057)
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Content
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO THE 12 LEAD ELECTROCARDIOGRAM 1. The 12 Electrocardiogram Leads 2. Normal Electrical Activation of the Heart PART II: ARRHYTHMIA RECOGNITION 3. Mechanisms of Arrhythmias 4. Determination of the Electrical Axis 5. Measurement of Heart Rate and Intervals 6. Arrhythmias Originating in the Sinus Node 7. Premature Atrial Complexes and Atrial Tachycardia 8. Atrial Fibrillation 9. Atrial Flutter 10. Junctional Beats and Rhythms 11. Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia 12. Premature Ventricular Complexes 13. Monomorphic Ventricular Rhythms 14. Aberrant Ventricular Conduction 15. Digitalis-Induced Arrhythmias 16. Atrioventricular Block 17. Potassium Derangements 18. Atrioventricular Dissociation 19. Fusion Bats and Parasystole 20. The Athlete's ECG NEW! PART III: Abnormal 12-Lead Electrocardiograms 21. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome 22. Wellens Syndrome 23. Bundle Branch Block and Hemiblock 24. Acute Myocardial Infarction 25. Congenital Long QT Syndrome 26. Torsades de Pointes in the Acquired Long QT Syndrome 27. Brugada Syndrome NEW! 28. Acute Pulmonary Embolism 29. Chamber Hypertrophy and Enlargement 30. Expert ECG Evaluation: The Diagnostic Leads 31. In-Hospital Ischemia Monitoring NEW! PART IV: Special Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures 32. Signal-Averaged ECG and Fast Fourier Transform Analysis 33. Electrical Stimulation Therapies 34. Pacemaker Therapies for Bradyarrhythmias