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"I thoroughly recommend this text to all who work within an acute care area, or indeed any nurse with an interest in developing their ECG interpretation skills."--British Journal of Resuscitation "Easy to read, succinct review of the cardiac conduction system...(a) useful tool for any health professional new to a monitored environment, and would provide the essential baseline knowledge required for such staff."--British Journal of Perioperative Nursing
Table of Contents
Foreword iv
Acknowledgements vi
Chapter 1 The conduction system in the heart 1
Chapter 2 Principles of ECG monitoring 10
Chapter 3 ECG interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias 40
Chapter 4 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the SA node 50
Chapter 5 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the atria 72
Chapter 6 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the AV junction 96
Chapter 7 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the ventricles 114
Chapter 8 Cardiac arrhythmias with atrioventricular block 135
Chapter 9 Cardiac arrhythmias associated with cardiac arrest 155
Chapter 10 Recording a 12 lead ECG 169
Chapter 11 Interpreting a 12 lead ECG 182
Chapter 12 Management of peri-arrest arrhythmias 220
Chapter 13 Record keeping 243
Appendix 249
Index 286
