Making Sense of the ECG
A Hands-On Guide, Fourth Edition
4th Edition
Published on 4. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
264 pages
978-1-4441-8182-1 (ISBN)
Description
Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2015
Interpreting an ECG correctly and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task to the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that will be invaluable to any doctor, nurse, or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient.
Making Sense of the ECG has been written specifically with this in mind, and will help the student and more experienced healthcare practitioner to identify and answer crucial questions, including:
Are these abnormalities significant?
How to I distinguish between VT and SVT?
Has the patient had a myocardial infarction?
How do I measure the QT interval?
Should I refer this patient to a cardiologist?
This practical, easy-to-read and easy-to-remember guide to the ECG as a tool for diagnosis and management has been fully updated in its fourth edition to reflect the latest guidelines.
Interpreting an ECG correctly and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task to the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that will be invaluable to any doctor, nurse, or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient.
Making Sense of the ECG has been written specifically with this in mind, and will help the student and more experienced healthcare practitioner to identify and answer crucial questions, including:
Are these abnormalities significant?
How to I distinguish between VT and SVT?
Has the patient had a myocardial infarction?
How do I measure the QT interval?
Should I refer this patient to a cardiologist?
This practical, easy-to-read and easy-to-remember guide to the ECG as a tool for diagnosis and management has been fully updated in its fourth edition to reflect the latest guidelines.
Reviews / Votes
"The book's primary strength is its broad appeal. It is a great reference for medical students and interns or noncardiovascular subspecialists. Illustrations are plentiful, which is essential to recognizing ECG patterns."-Shawn Ragbir, MD for Doody's Review Service
More details
Series
Edition
4th New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Undergraduate doctors and nurses; junior doctors and nurses, particularly those on medical wards, Emergency departments, ICU/HDU; paramedics; and cardiac technicians.
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
2-color prints 186 + black, 33 s/w Tabellen, 195 s/w Abbildungen
2-color prints 186 + black; 33 Tables, black and white; 195 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-8182-1 (9781444181821)
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11/2019
5th Edition
CRC Press
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05/2008
3rd Edition
Hodder Arnold
€46.03
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Persons
Andrew R. Houghton, Consultant Cardiologist, Grantham and District Hospital; Visiting Fellow, University of Lincoln, UK
David Gray, Reader in Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
David Gray, Reader in Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Author
MA(Oxon) DM FRCP(Lond) FRCP(Glasg) Consultant Cardiologist, Grantham and District Hospital, UK and Visiting Fellow, University of Lincoln, UK
DM MPH BMedSci FRCP(Lond) FRIPH Reader in Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician (Retired); Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Content
Where to Find the ECGs. Where to Find the Medical Conditions. PQRST: Where the Waves Come From. Heart rate. Rhythm. The Axis. The P Wave. The PR Interval. The Q Wave. The QRS Complex. The ST Segment. The T Wave. The Qt Interval. The U Wave. Artefacts on the ECG. Pacemakers and Implantable. Cardioverter Defibrillators. Ambulatory ECG Recording. Exercise ECG Testing. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Index.