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Author Houghton, Andrew R

Title Pocket ECGs for Nurses
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (254 pages)
Contents Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The basics of the heartbeat; 2. The basics of the ECG; 3. How to record a 12-lead ECG; 4. How to read a 12-lead ECG; 5. Heart rate: Bradycardia and tachycardia; 6. An approach to heart rhythms; 7. Supraventricular rhythms; 8. Ventricular rhythms; 9. Conduction problems and types of block; 10. QRS complexes and left ventricular hypertrophy; 11. ST segment elevation and depression; 12. T wave changes; 13. QT interval prolongation; 14. Bedside and ambulatory monitoring; 15. Summary of key points; Appendix A: ECG resources
Summary "The ECG is one of the most commonly used investigations in contemporary medicine. Interpretation of the ECG can appear daunting, but it is actually relatively straightforward as long as a systematic approach is taken. Pocket ECGs for Nurses assists with this task by providing a detailed yet readable introduction to ECG interpretation, supplemented by clinical information about how to act based on its findings. The book begins by covering the basics of cardiac anatomy and physiology and how these relate to the ECG. It then guides nurses on how to perform a high-quality ECG recording, interpret it and make sense of common ECG abnormalities. The book also includes a guide to ambulatory and bedside monitoring as well as useful chapter summaries. This pocketbook is an essential reference for the non-specialist who needs to be able to record and perform a basic and safe interpretation of an ECG. Written in plain language with clear explanations, bullet lists and summaries throughout, this handy guide will benefit nurses as well as paramedics and other allied health professionals in recording and reading ECGs"-- Back cover
Notes Appendix B: Help with the next editionBack Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Electrocardiography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Diseases.
MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
Electrocardiography
Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Roebuck, Alun
ISBN 9781498705943
1498705944