ECG Workout (ePub)

Grasp the electrocardiography basics and identify arrhythmias accurately, with the freshly updated ECG Workout, 7th Edition. Fully addressing the most common arrhythmias, this clearly worded text will take you step-by-step through expert ECG tracing interpretation methods, including differentiating among rhythm groups, equipment use, and management protocols. This is the go-to ECG guide for both student training and professional review-perfect for physicians, nurses, medical and nursing students, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, telemetry technicians, and related practitioners. Get a strong grounding in accurate ECG readings with . . . NEW pull-out arrhythmia summary cards help you interpret end-of-chapter practice stripsNEW and updated advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines incorporated in each arrhythmia chapterNEW and updated figures, boxes, tables, and additional practice stripsUpdated coverage of all ECG concepts and skills, including:Illustrated anatomy and physiology of the heartElectrical basis of electrocardiologyArrhythmia chapters: sinus, atrial, junctional and AV blocks, ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms-examples, causes, clinical treatments, and practice stripsStep-by-step direction on interpreting rhythm stripsComponents of the ECG tracing: waveforms, intervals, segments, complexes, and waveform identificationDiscussion of cardiac monitors, lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts, and troubleshooting monitor problemsMethods for precise rate calculationDiscussion of cardiac pacemakers: types, indications, function, pacemaker terminology, malfunctions, and pacemaker analysis, with practice tracingsECG conversion table ensures precise heart rate calculation with plastic pocket version inside back coverSkillbuilder practice strips-more than 600 life-size ECG tracings:End-of-chapter strips from actual patients, with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation, and answers at back of bookA mix of arrhythmias to help you distinguish among typesPosttest with mix of more than 100 waveform rhythm strips, for student testing or self-evaluation