Description
Book SynopsisWalks you step by step through every aspect of ECG interpretation to develop the pattern recognition skills you need to read ECGs with confidence. 550 full-size, real-life ECG strips, a wealth of exercises, and practice tests help to ensure that you can recognise the subtle findings that distinguish one arrhythmia from another.
Table of Contents
- I. Heart Structure and Electrical Activity
- 1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart
- 2. The Electrocardiogram
- II. Rhythms and Their Analysis
- 3. Sinoatrial Node Arrhythmias
- 4. Atrial Arrhythmias
- 5. Junctional Arrhythmias
- 6. Ventricular Arrhythmias
- 7. Atrioventricular and Bundle Branch Blocks
- 8. Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers
- 9. Electrocardiogram Artifact
- 10. The 12-Lead ECG and Acute Myocardial Infarction
- III. ECG Practice Tests
- 11. ECG Practice Test One
- 12. ECG Practice Test Two
- 13. ECG Practice Test Three
- 14. ECG Practice Test Four
- Answers to Practice Test Four
- Selected References
- Index
- Identifying Features of Arrhythmias
- Six Easy Steps in Analyzing ECG Strips
