ECG Diagnosis: A Self-Assessment Guide

ISBN-13: 9780865425873 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 322 str.

Edward K. Chung

Opis

This book offers a quick self-taught course in the basics of reading electrocardiologic tracings. It will help students in their cardiology courses and in preparation for board exams. Each exercise consists of an ECG strip that is accompanied by a space in which the user can either provide a short and concise diagnosis or a longer explanation.

Spis treści

Preface.

Abbreviatioons Key.

Key to the Diagnostic Criteria.

Section 1: Normal Electrocardiogram and Normal Variants.

Section 2: Chamber Enlargement.

Section 3: Intraventricular Block.

Section 4: Myocardial Ischemia, Injury and Infarction.

Section 5: Sinus Arrhythmias.

Section 6: Atrial Arrhythmias.

Section 7: Atrioventricular Junctional Arrhythmias.

Section 8: Ventricular Arrhythmias.

Section 9: Atrioventricular Block.

Section 10: Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome (Ventricular Pre–Excitation Syndrome).

Section 11: Uncommon Arrhythmias.

Section 12: Miscellaneous ECG Abnormalities.

Case Descriptions.

Suggested Readings.

Index

Blurb

Medical, nursing, and allied health students need to master the fundamental aspects of ECG interpretation and diagnosis. The unique organization of Dr. Chung s most recent ECG book offers a quick, self–taught course on the basics of reading electrocardiologic tracings. ECG Diagnosis: A Self–Assessment Workbook will be an essential resource for all students studying cardiac care and for practitioners wanting to brush up on their ECG diagnostic skills. Presents 250 common and clinically pertinent ECG abnormalities Each page presents a 12–lead ECG and/or ECG rhythm strips and an area for notes and suggested diagnosis Through analysis of ECG strips, rationale of diagnosis, and diagnostic criteria for abnormalities ae provided by the author in the final section of the book This programmed text provides an easy way for students to learn this information in the absence of a formal course ECG Diagnosis: A Self–Assessment Workbook will be a companion volume to Pocket Guide o ECG Diagnosis and ECG Diagnosis and Self–Assessment CD–ROM by the same author.