Practical ECG Interpretation

Introduction to ECG Interpretation. Part I: The Basics of Electrocardiography - A Brief Introduction to the Essentials. 1 Action Potentials. 2 Anatomy and Blood Supply of the Conduction System. 3 Normal Conduction and Complexes. 4 Electrodes and Leads. Part II: Helpful Hints in Interpreting ECGs in Young Adults. 5 Normal Rhythm and Rate. 6 Determining Axis and Intervals. 7 Effects of Electrolyte Abnormalities on ECG. 8 ECG Clues to the Presence of Hemodynamically Significant Congenital or Valvular Heart Disease in Young Adults. 9 ECG Clues to the Presence of an Increased Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in Young Adults. Part III: Specific ECG Tracings and Diagnoses. Section A: Conduction System Disease. 10 Atrial Flutter with 1:1 Conduction. 11 Atrioventricular Nodal Re-Entry Tachycardia. 12 Atrial Fibrillation. 13 Atrial Tachycardia. 14 Brugada Syndrome. 15 Complete Heart Block. 16 Long QT Syndrome. 17 Ventricular Tachycardia. 18 Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome. Section B: Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension and Valvular Heart Disease. 19 Atrial Septal Defect - Secundum. 20 Atrial Septal Defect - Primum. 21 Dextrocardia. 22 Patent Ductus Arteriosus. 23 Tetralogy of Fallot. 24 Ventricular Septal Defect. 25 Mitral Stenosis. 26 Aortic Insufficiency. 27 Pulmonic Stenosis. 28 Pulmonary Hypertension. Section C: Coronary Artery Disease, Pericarditis and Cardiomyopathies. 29 Dilated Cardiomyopathy. 30 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. 31 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia. 32 Anterior Myocardial Infarction. 33 Inferior-Posterior Myocardial Infarction. 34 Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction with Existing Bundle Branch Block. 35 Pericarditis. Section D: Cardiovascular Manifestations of Systemic Diseases. 36 Muscular Dystrophy. 37 Intracerebral Bleed. 38 Pulmonary Embolus. 39 Hyperthyroidism. Section E: Miscellaneous. 40 Hyperkalemia. 41 Early Repolarization. 42 P-Pulmonale. 43 Digoxin Toxicity. 44 Atrial Myxoma. 45 Hypothermia. Index.