Description |
1 online resource (303 pages) |
Series |
Just the Facts Series |
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Just the Facts Series
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Contents |
ECG Interpretation; Contents; Contributors and consultants; Foreword; Basic electrocardiography; Sinus node arrhythmias; Atrial arrhythmias; Junctional arrhythmias; Ventricular arrhythmias; Atrioventricular blocks; ECG effects of electrolyte imbalances; ECG effects of antiarrhythmics; Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators; Basic 12-lead electrocardiography; Advanced electrocardiography; Appendices; Quick guide to cardiac arrhythmias; Cardiac drug overview; Best monitoring leads; Depolarization-repolarization cycle; Action potential curves; Cardiac conduction system |
Summary |
This quick-reference handbook presents the essential, need-to-know facts on ECG interpretation in an easy-to-scan bulleted format, with anatomical illustrations and hundreds of waveforms in various clinical presentations. The book provides step-by-step instructions on applying electrodes, selecting leads, and performing 12-lead ECGs and offers guidelines for swiftly and accurately interpreting ECGs. All common arrhythmias are graphically illustrated, and a rapid-scan technique for arrhythmia identification is given. Coverage includes drug effects on ECGs and how pacemaker waveforms appear on E |
Notes |
Selected referencesIndex |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Electrocardiography -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Nursing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Nursing
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Electrocardiography
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Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Springhouse
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ISBN |
9781451167580 |
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145116758X |
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