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The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need, 8ed. [Thaler - LIPPINCOTT Williams and Wilkins]

ISBN/EAN
9781451193947
Editore
LIPPINCOTT Williams and Wilkins
Formato
Brossura
Anno
2015
Edizione
8
Pagine
360

Disponibile

35,00 €
For more than 25 years, The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need has lived up to its name as an easy-to-understand, practical, and clear reference for everyday practice and clinical decision making. Dr. Thaler’s ability to simplify complex concepts makes this an ideal tool for students, teachers, and practitioners at all levels who need to be competent in understanding how to read an EKG. Clear illustrations, clinical examples, and case studies help you quickly learn how identify and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitation syndromes, myocardial infarction, and more. Features: New material throughout and shortened and simplified explanations ensure that you’re reading the most up-to-date, clear, and accurate text available. More than 200 facsimiles of EKG strips provide greater insight into normal and abnormal tracings, increasing your understanding of their clinical significance. Clinical examples, interactive questions, and case studies put key concepts into real-world context so that what you learn is immediately usable. Full-color, simple illustrations highlight important concepts and make challenging concepts easier to understand. A companion ebook, with fully searchable text and interactive question bank, makes this a great resource for students, teachers, and practitioners.

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Autore Thaler Malcolm S.
Editore LIPPINCOTT Williams and Wilkins
Anno 2015
Tipologia Libro
Lingua Inglese
Indice Chapter 1: The Basics Electricity and the Heart The Cells of the Heart Time and Voltage P Waves, QRS Complexes, T Waves, and Some Straight Lines Naming the Straight Lines Summary: The Waves and Straight Lines of the EKG Making Waves The 12 Views of the Heart A Word About Vectors The Normal 12-Lead EKG Summary: Orientation of the Waves of the Normal EKG Coming Attractions Chapter 2: Hypertrophy and Enlargement of the Heart Definitions Axis Summary: Axis Axis Deviation, Hypertrophy, and Enlargement Atrial Enlargement Summary: Atrial Enlargement Ventricular Hypertrophy Secondary Repolarization Abnormalities of Ventricular Hypertrophy Summary: Ventricular Hypertrophy CASE 1 CASE 2 Chapter 3: Arrhythmias The Clinical Manifestations of Arrhythmias Why Arrhythmias Happen Rhythm Strips How to Determine the Heart Rate From the EKG The Five Basic Types of Arrhythmias Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin Summary: Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin Ectopic Rhythms Reentrant Rhythms The Four Questions Supraventricular Arrhythmias Summary: Supraventricular Arrhythmias Ventricular Arrhythmias Summary: Ventricular Arrhythmias Supraventricular Versus Ventricular Arrhythmias Summary: Ventricular Tachycardia Versus PSVT With Aberrancy Programmed Electrical Stimulation Implantable Defibrillators External Defibrillators CASE 3 CASE 4 CASE 5 Chapter 4: Conduction Blocks What Is a Conduction Block? AV Blocks Summary: AV Blocks Bundle Branch Block Summary: Bundle Branch Block Hemiblocks Combining Right Bundle Branch Block and Hemiblocks Blocks That Underachieve The Ultimate in Playing With Blocks: Combining AV Blocks, Right Bundle Branch Block, and Hemiblocks Pacemakers CASE 6 CASE 7 CASE 8 Chapter 5: Preexcitation Syndromes What Is Preexcitation? Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome Lown–Ganong–Levine Syndrome Associated Arrhythmias Summary: Preexcitation CASE 9 Chapter 6: Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction What Is a Myocardial Infarction? How to Diagnose a Myocardial Infarction Summary: The EKG Changes of an Evolving Myocardial Infarction Localizing the Infarct Non–Q-Wave Myocardial Infarctions Apical Ballooning Syndrome Angina Summary: The ST Segment in Ischemic Cardiac Disease Limitations of the EKG in Diagnosing an Infarction Stress Testing CASE 10 CASE 11 Chapter 7: Finishing Touches Electrolyte Disturbances Hypothermia Drugs More on the QT Interval Other Cardiac Disorders Pulmonary Disorders Central Nervous System Disease Sudden Cardiac Death The Athlete’s Heart Preparticipation Screening for Athletes Sleep Disorders The Preoperative Evaluation Summary: Miscellaneous Conditions CASE 12 CASE 13 Chapter 8: Putting It All Together The 11-Step Method for Reading EKGs Review Charts Chapter 9: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
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