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The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need
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Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular and practical text presents all the information the clinician needs to read EKGs efficiently and accurately. It is an ideal reference for medical students in ICM courses, house officers, or anyone directly involved in patient care, whether student, teacher, or practitioner. This edition includes new information on pacemakers, ischemic heart disease, and myocardial infarction treatment.

The book features more than 200 facsimiles of EKG strips and numerous case studies and clinical examples. Also included is a pocket-sized review section that can be removed from the book and added to a pocket notebook.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
38770
9780781741767
9780781741767

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Publication date
2002
Issue number
4
Cover
paperback
Pages count
320
Dimensions (mm)
187 x 235
Weight (g)
540

  • Getting Started 1

    Chapter 1
    The Basics 9
    Electricity and the Heart 10
    Time and Voltage 17
    P Waves, QRS Complexes, T Waves, and Some Straight Lines 19
    Naming the Straight Lines 29
    Summary:: The Waves and Straight Lines of the EKG 31 Making Waves 32
    The 12 Views of the Heart 37
    A Word About Vectors 46
    The Normal 12-Lead EKG 47
    Summary:: Orientation of the Waves of the Normal EKG 58
    Coming Attractions 60

    Chapter 2
    Hypertrophy and Enlargement of the Heart 61
    Definitions 62
    Axis 65
    Summary:: Axis 72
    Axis Deviation, Hypertrophy, and Enlargement 75
    Atrial Enlargement 78
    Summary:: Atrial Enlargement 81
    Ventricular Hypertrophy 82
    Secondary Repolarization Abnormalities of Ventricular Hypertrophy 88
    Summary:: Ventricular Hypertrophy 90
    Case 1 91
    Case 2 92

    Chapter 3
    Arrhythmias 95
    The Clinical Manifestations of Arrhythmias 97
    Why Arrhythmias Happen 98
    Rhythm Strips 99
    How To Determine the Heart Rate From the EKG 102
    The Four Basic Types of Arrhythmias 106
    Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin 107
    Ectopic Rhythms 114
    The Four Questions 117
    Ectopic Supraventricular Arrhythmias 119
    Summary:: Supraventricular Arrhythmias 130
    Ectopic Ventricular Arrhythmias 131
    Summary:: Ventricular Arrhythmias 138
    Summary:: Rules of Malignancy for PVCs 138
    Supraventricular Versus Ventricular Arrhythmias 139
    Summary:: Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Versus Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) With Aberrancy 145
    Programmed Electrical Stimulation 146
    Implantable Defibrillators 147
    Case 3 150
    Case 4 152

    Chapter 4
    Conduction Blocks 155
    What Is a Conduction Block? 156
    AV Blocks 157
    Summary:: AV Block 166
    Bundle Branch Block 167
    Summary:: Bundle Branch Block 173
    Hemiblocks 174
    Summary:: Criteria for Hemiblock 178
    Combining Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks 179
    Summary:: Criteria for Bifascicular Block 179
    The Ultimate in Playing With Blocks:: Combining AV Blocks, Bundle Branch Blocks, and Hemiblocks 182
    Pacemakers 184
    Case 5 188

    Chapter 5
    Preexcitation Syndromes 191
    What Is Preexcitation? 192
    Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome 194
    Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome 195
    Associated Arrhythmias 196
    Summary:: Preexcitation 200
    Case 6 201

    Chapter 6
    Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction 203
    What Is a Myocardial Infarction? 204
    How to Diagnose a Myocardial Infarction 205
    Summary:: The EKG Changes of an Evolving Myocardial Infarction 217
    Localizing the Infarct 218
    Non–Q Wave Myocardial Infarctions 227
    Angina 229
    Summary:: The ST Segment in Cardiac Disease 231
    Limitations of the EKG in Diagnosing an Infarction 232
    Stress Testing 233
    Case 7 238

    Chapter 7
    Finishing Touches 245
    Electrolyte Disturbances 247
    Hypothermia 251
    Drugs 252
    Other Cardiac Disorders 256
    Pulmonary Disorders 260
    Central Nervous System Disease 262
    The Athlete’s Heart 263
    Summary:: Miscellaneous Conditions 264
    Case 8 266

    Chapter 8
    Putting It All Together 269
    The 11-Step Method for Reading EKGs 272
    Review Charts 274

    Chapter 9
    How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall?* 291

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