ECGs Made Easy Pocket Reference

by Aehlert

• ISBN13: 9780323014335
• ISBN10: 032301433X
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780815100928
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-15
• Publisher: Mosby
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Summary

This portable reference offers quick, convenient access to key guidance on ECG interpretation. Completely updated to reflect the 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care, it puts essential, state-of-the-art knowledge at the readers' fingertips.

Author Biography

Barbara Aehlert, RN, is the President/CEO of Southwest EMS Education, Inc. in Arizona. She has been a registered nurse for more than 20 years with clinical experience in medical/surgical and critical care nursing and, for the past 15 years, in prehospital education. As an active instructor, Barbara regularly teaches courses related to the care of the adult cardiac patient and takes a special interest in teaching basic dysrhythmia recognition to nurses and paramedics. In addition to this text and the accompanying ECGs Made Easy, Barbara is the author of the following Mosby publications: ACLS Quick Review Study Guide, ACLS Quick Review Study Cards, ACLS Quick Review Slide Set, Mosby's ACLS Test Generator, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support Study Guide. Barbara has also acted as a consultant on other Mosby educational materials, as a reviewer of several texts, and has contributed to several Mosby CD-ROM projects.

Table of Contents

Anatomy and Physiology	1	(16)
Basic Electrophysiology	17	(37)
Sinus Mechanisms	54	(8)
Atrial Rhythms	62	(20)
Junctional Rhythms	82	(9)
Ventricular Rhythms	91	(17)
Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks	108	(9)
Pacemaker Rhythms	117	(14)
Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG	131	(23)
References	154	(2)
Glossary	156	(14)
Credits	170