Full Description
This brand new guide assists students, interns and residents in developing a functional understanding of the set-up, workings and interpretation of ECGs
Step-by-step graphics and short, bite-sized explanations
Covers all major cardiac abnormalities including hypertrophy, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, and pre-excitation syndromes
Begins with a section on physiology of the heart and the basic set up of ECG recording
Features top tips on what to look for, complete with illustrated examples
Supported by a companion website featuring additional practice tracings
Contents
Preface vi
About the Companion Website vii
1 Anatomy and Basic Physiology 1
2 ECG Recording and ECG Leads 21
3 The Normal ECG and the Frontal Plane QRS Axis 53
4 The Components of the ECG Waves and Intervals 73
5 P waves and Atrial Abnormalities 85
6 Chamber Enlargement and Hypertrophy 99
7 Intraventricular Conduction Defects 105
8 Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndromes 123
9 Acute Pericarditis 187
10 The ECG in Extracardiac Disease 193
11 Sinus Node Dysfunction 203
12 Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC) 217
13 Atrioventricular Block 227
14 Atrial Rhythm Disorders 243
15 Ventricular Tachycardias 279
16 Ventricular Fibrillation and Ventricular Flutter 305
17 Preexcitation and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) 311
18 Electrolyte Abnormalities 327
19 Electrophysiologic Concepts 333
20 Antiarrhythmic Drugs 351
21 Pacemakers and their ECGs 359
22 Errors in Electrocardiography Monitoring Computerized ECG Other Sites of ECG Recording 391
23 How to Read an ECG 407
Index 425
