Basic Arrhythmias

by Walraven, Gail

• ISBN13: 9780131175914
• ISBN10: 0131175912
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-05-27
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Newly revised edition of a BEST-SELLING EKG book!Revised and updated to include topics such as the use of pacemakers and implanted defibrillators. A FREE in-book CD will give users an opportunity to practice in an interactive and fun environment.Appropriate for any student or practicing health care provider who needs to learn or review basic EKG or arrhythmia concepts.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Directions	xiii
Electrophysiology	1	(16)
Self-Instructional Unit
Electrical vs. Mechanical Function	2	(1)
Sodium Pump	3	(1)
Polarization, Depolarization	4	(1)
Conduction System	5	(2)
Inherent Rates	7	(1)
Irritability, Escape	8	(1)
Nervous System Influence	9	(3)
Key Points	12	(1)
Self-Test	13	(4)
Waves and Measurements	17	(30)
Self-Instructional Unit
Introduction	18	(1)
Electrodes	18	(1)
Rule of Electrical Flow	19	(1)
Monitoring Leads	20	(1)
Graph Paper	21	(1)
Voltage Measurements	22	(1)
Time Measurements	22	(1)
Cardiac Cycle	23	(1)
Waves, Intervals, Segments	24	(1)
P Wave and PRI	25	(1)
QRS Complex	26	(2)
ST Segment and T Wave	28	(1)
Measurements	28	(1)
Practice	29	(1)
Artifact, Interference	29	(1)
Refractory Periods	29	(4)
Key Points	33	(1)
Self-Test	34	(4)
Practice Strips (PART I)	38	(2)
Practice Strips (PART II)	40	(7)
Analyzing EKG Rhythm Strips	47	(24)
Self-Instructional Unit
Analysis Format	48	(1)
Regularity	49	(2)
Rate	51	(2)
P Wave	53	(1)
PR Intervals and QRS Complexes	54	(1)
Role of the AV Node	55	(1)
Ventricular vs. Supraventricular	56	(2)
Key Points	58	(1)
Self-Test	59	(3)
Practice Strips (PART I)	62	(2)
Practice Strips (PART II)	64	(7)
Sinus Rhythms	71	(28)
Self-Instructional Unit
Introduction	72	(1)
Normal Sinus Rhythm	72	(2)
Sinus Bradycardia	74	(2)
Sinus Tachycardia	76	(1)
Sinus Arrhythmia	76	(2)
Review	78	(2)
Key Points	80	(1)
Self-Test	81	(3)
Practice Strips	84	(15)
Atrial Rhythms	99	(48)
Self-Instructional Unit
Atrial Rhythms	100	(1)
Wandering Pacemaker	100	(1)
Ectopics	101	(1)
Premature Atrial Contraction	102	(3)
Atrial Tachycardia	105	(1)
Atrial Flutter	106	(3)
Atrial Fibrillation	109	(3)
Key Points	112	(1)
Self-Test	113	(4)
Practice Strips	117	(30)
Junctional Rhythms	147	(40)
Self-Instructional Unit
Junctional Pacemaker	148	(2)
Junctional P Wave	150	(2)
Premature Junctional Contraction	152	(2)
Junctional Escape Rhythm	154	(1)
Junctional Tachycardia	155	(1)
Accelerated Junctional Rhythm	156	(3)
Supraventricular Tachycardia	159	(2)
Key Points	161	(1)
Self-Test	162	(4)
Practice Strips	166	(21)
Heart Blocks	187	(44)
Self-Instructional Unit
Conduction Through the AV Node	188	(1)
Heart Blocks	188	(2)
First Degree Heart Block	190	(1)
Second Degree Heart Blocks	191	(2)
Type II Second Degree Heart Block	193	(3)
Wenckebach (Type I Second Degree Heart Block)	196	(3)
Third Degree Heart Block (Complete Heart Block)	199	(6)
Key Points	205	(1)
Self-Test	206	(4)
Practice Strips	210	(21)
Ventricular Rhythms	231	(66)
Self-Instructional Unit
Ventricular Rhythms	232	(1)
Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC)	233	(3)
Unifocal vs. Multifocal	236	(1)
R on T Phenomenon	237	(1)
Runs and Couplets	238	(1)
Grouped Beating	239	(2)
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)	241	(2)
Ventricular Fibrillation	243	(2)
Idioventricular Rhythm	245	(2)
Asystole	247	(2)
Key Points	249	(2)
Self-Test	251	(6)
Practice Strips	257	(40)
Practice Makes Perfect	297	(128)
Introduction	297	(2)
Introduction	297	(2)
Practice Strips	299	(126)
Final Challenge	425	(52)
Introduction	425	(1)
Introduction	425	(1)
Self-Test	426	(51)
Appendix A Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology	477	(8)
Appendix B Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications of Arrhythmias	485	(6)
Appendix C 12-Lead Electrocardiography	491	(14)
Appendix D Basic 12-Lead Interpretation	505	(34)
Appendix E Pacemakers	539	(12)
Appendix F Answer Key	551	(90)
Practice Strips for Chapter 2	553	(5)
Practice Strips for Chapter 3	558	(2)
Practice Strips for Chapter 4	560	(4)
Practice Strips for Chapter 5	564	(8)
Practice Strips for Chapter 6	572	(6)
Practice Strips for Chapter 7	578	(6)
Practice Strips for Chapter 8	584	(10)
Practice Strips for Chapter 9	594	(33)
Self-Test Chapter 10	627	(14)
Glossary	641	(10)
Index of Practice Strips by Rhythm Names	651	(10)
Index	661	(6)
Flash Cards	667