ECG Interpretation The Self-Assessment Approach

by Abedin, Zainul; Conner, Robert

• ISBN13: 9781405167499
• ISBN10: 1405167491
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-19
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Accurate interpretation of the ECG is an essential skill for all health professionals. Using a unique self-assessment format, this book presents a comprehensive, incremental approach to ECG interpretation, progressing from basic to advanced concepts in electrocardiography. Amply illustrated with electrocardiograms both in the main text and the self-assessments, ECG Interpretation is a must-have practical guide that features:- An appealing, user-friendly format that will help with exam preparation - Clearly defined learning objectives to guide readers efficiently through the intricacies of ECG interpretation - Numerous practical examples of ECG strips to illustrate important concepts, including clean ECG strips to practice skills - Multiple-choice questions to consolidate learning and emphasize pertinent facts This second edition has been thoroughly revised from the original 12-lead ECG Interpretation: The Self-Assessment Approach, with fully updated text, additional electrocardiograms and new chapters covering a variety of arrhythmias and ion channelopathies. The book is an essential aid to structured learning for electrophysiologists cardiologists in training, Internists, emergency room physicians, , medical students, nurses and. cardiac technicians.

Author Biography

Zainul Abedin, MD.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, TX
Adjunct Associate professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Texas at El Paso

Robert Conner, RN.
MA, USA

Table of Contents

Complexes and intervals

Mean QRS axis determination

The normal electrocardiogram.Self-Assessment Test One

Intraventricular conduction defects

Myocardial ischemia and infarction.Self-Assessment Test Two

Chamber enlargement and hypertrophy

Acute pericarditis

Sinus rhythm and its discontents.Self-Assessment Test Three

Atrioventricular block

Atrial arrhythmias.Self-Assessment Test Four

Supraventricular re-entrant tachycardia

The Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.Self-Assessment Test Five

Junctional arrhythmias

Ventricular arrhythmias

The channelopathies

Electronic pacing.Self-Assessment Test Six

Further reading.Answers to self-assessment tests

Index

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