The Only Ekg Book You'll Ever Need

by Thaler, Malcolm S.

• ISBN13: 9780781716673
• ISBN10: 0781716675
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

This updated Third Edition of The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need provides all the information you need to read EKGs efficiently and accurately, covering everything from the fundamentals of EKG interpretation to the latest advances in pacemaker technology, exercise testing, and electrophysiological studies. You'll understand how the EKG is used in everyday practice and learn to quickly and easily interpret: hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitation syndromes, and myocardial infarctions.

Table of Contents

Getting Started	1	(8)
Chapter 1 The Basics	9	(52)
Electricity and the Heart	10	(7)
Time and Voltage	17	(2)
P Waves, QRS Complexes, T Waves, and Some Straight Lines	19	(9)
Naming the Straight Lines	28	(2)
Summary: The Waves and Straight Lines of the EKG	30	(1)
Making Waves	31	(5)
The 12 Views of the Heart	36	(9)
A Word About Vectors	45	(1)
The Normal 12-Lead EKG	46	(11)
Summary: Orientation of the Waves of the Normal EKG	57	(2)
Coming Attractions	59	(2)
Chapter 2 Hypertrophy and Enlargement of the Heart	61	(34)
Definitions	62	(3)
Axis	65	(7)
Summary: Axis	72	(3)
Axis Deviation, Hypertrophy, and Enlargement	75	(3)
Atrial Enlargement	78	(3)
Summary: Atrial Enlargement	81	(1)
Ventricular Hypertrophy	82	(6)
Secondary Repolarization Abnormalities of Ventricular Hypertrophy	88	(2)
Summary: Ventricular Hypertrophy	90	(1)
Case 1	91	(1)
Case 2	92	(3)
Chapter 3 Arrhythmias	95	(58)
The Clinical Manifestations of Arrhythmias	97	(1)
Why Arrhythmias Happen	98	(1)
Rhythm Strips	99	(2)
How To Determine the Heart Rate From the EKG	101	(4)
The Four Basic Types of Arrhythmias	105	(1)
Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin	106	(7)
Ectopic Rhythms	113	(3)
The Four Questions	116	(2)
Ectopic Supraventricular Arrhythmias	118	(11)
Summary: Supraventricular Arrhythmias	129	(1)
Ectopic Ventricular Arrhythmias	130	(7)
Summary: Ventricular Arrhythmias	137	(1)
Summary: Rules of Malignancy for PVCs	137	(1)
Supraventricular Versus Ventricular Arrhythmias	138	(6)
Summary: Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Versus Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) With Aberrancy	144	(1)
Programmed Electrical Stimulation	145	(1)
Implantable Defibrillators	146	(2)
Case 3	148	(2)
Case 4	150	(3)
Chapter 4 Conduction Blocks	153	(36)
What Is a Conduction Block?	154	(1)
AV Blocks	155	(9)
Summary: AV Block	164	(1)
Bundle Branch Block	165	(6)
Summary: Bundle Branch Block	171	(1)
Hemiblocks	172	(4)
Summary: Criteria for Hemiblock	176	(1)
Combining Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks	177	(1)
Summary: Criteria for Bifascicular Block	177	(3)
The Ultimate in Playing With Blocks: Combining AV Blocks, Bundle Branch Blocks, and Hemiblocks	180	(2)
Pacemakers	182	(4)
Case 5	186	(3)
Chapter 5 Preexcitation Syndromes	189	(12)
What Is Preexcitation?	190	(2)
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome	192	(1)
Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome	193	(1)
Associated Arrhythmias	194	(4)
Summary: Preexcitation	198	(1)
Case 6	199	(2)
Chapter 6 Myocardial Infarctions	201	(42)
What Is a Myocardial Infarction?	202	(1)
How to Diagnose a Myocardial Infarction	203	(12)
Summary: The EKG Changes of an Evolving Myocardial Infarction	215	(1)
Localizing the Infarct	216	(9)
Non-Q Wave Myocardial Infarctions	225	(2)
Angina	227	(2)
Summary: The ST Segment in Cardiac Disease	229	(1)
Limitations of the EKG in Diagnosing an Infarction	230	(1)
Stress Testing	231	(5)
Case 7	236	(7)
Chapter 7 Finishing Touches	243	(24)
Electrolyte Disturbances	245	(4)
Hypothermia	249	(1)
Drugs	250	(4)
Other Cardiac Disorders	254	(4)
Pulmonary Disorders	258	(2)
Central Nervous System Disease	260	(1)
The Athlete's Heart	261	(1)
Summary: Miscellaneous Conditions	262	(2)
Case 8	264	(3)
Chapter 8 Putting It All Together	267	(22)
The 11-Step Method for Reading EKGs	270	(2)
Review Charts	272	(17)
Subject Index	289