ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation

ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation

<DIV>Grasp the electrocardiography basics and identify arrhythmias accurately, with the freshly updated <B>ECG Workout, 7th Edition</B> .<BR /><BR />Fully addressing the most common arrhythmias, this clearly worded text will take you step-by-step through expert ECG tracing interpretation methods, including differentiating among rhythm groups, equipment use, and management protocols. This is the go-to ECG guide for both student training and professional review-perfect for physicians, nurses, medical and nursing students, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, telemetry technicians, and related practitioners.<BR /><BR /><B>Get a strong grounding in accurate ECG readings with . . .</B><BR /><ul><li><B>NEW</B> pull-out arrhythmia summary cards help you interpret end-of-chapter practice strips</li><li><B>NEW and updated</B> advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines incorporated in each arrhythmia chapter</li><li><B>NEW and updated</B> figures, boxes, tables, and additional practice strips</li><li><B>Updated coverage of all ECG concepts and skills, including:</B><UL><LI>Illustrated anatomy and physiology of the heart</li><li>Electrical basis of electrocardiology</li><li>Arrhythmia chapters: sinus, atrial, junctional and AV blocks, ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms-examples, causes, clinical treatments, and practice strips</li><li>Step-by-step direction on interpreting rhythm strips</li><li>Components of the ECG tracing: waveforms, intervals, segments, complexes, and waveform identification</li><li>Discussion of cardiac monitors, lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts, and troubleshooting monitor problems</li><li>Methods for precise rate calculation</li><li>Discussion of cardiac pacemakers: types, indications, function, pacemaker terminology, malfunctions, and pacemaker analysis, with practice tracings</li></ul>ECG conversion table</B> ensures precise heart rate calculation with plastic pocket version inside back cover</li><li><B>Skillbuilder practice strips</B> -more than 600 life-size ECG tracings:<ul><li>End-of-chapter strips from actual patients, with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation, and answers at back of book</li><li>A mix of arrhythmias to help you distinguish among types</li></ul>Posttest</B> with mix of more than 100 waveform rhythm strips, for student testing or self-evaluation</li></ul></DIV>