Making Sense of the ECG: A Hands-on Guide, Second Edition - Brossura

Houghton, Andrew

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0340809787 ISBN 13: 9780340809785

Casa editrice: CRC Press, 2003

Riassunto

A practical, hands-on book for the non-expert in ECG interpretation, heavily illustrated with 2-colour ECGs specially re-drawn from original ECG printouts. A wide range of abnormalities are included. ECG interpretation is explained in the context of overall patient assessment, with emphasis on crucial questions such as 'Are the abnormalities I can see significant?' and 'Has this patient had a myocardial infarction?' and then takes the reader through what to do about the problem identified, including 'Should I refer this patient to a specialist cardiologist?'
Chapter 1 provides a concise introduction to electrocardiography. The book is thereafter structured according to significant aspects of the ECG trace, e.g. 'The P wave' and The ST segment', aiding the development of essential pattern recognition skills. Information related to specific medical conditions or to specific ECG patterns is readily accessible via two special contents lists at the front of the book. The three final chapters present practical guidance on three key clinical scenarios (pacemakers, exercise testing, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation) related to ECG interpretation.
This book should be particularly invaluable to any non-cardiologist dealing with a cardiac problem in the middle of the night; it includes strict guidance on when to proceed and when to wake the expert up.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Andrew R. Houghton is a Consultant Cardiologist at Grantham & District Hospital, Lincolnshire, and a Visiting Cardiologist at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK. David Gray is Reader in Medicine & Honorary Consultant Physician in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.

Contenuti:

PQRST: where the waves come from
Heart rate
Rhythm
The axis
The P wave
The PR internal
The Q wave
The QRS complex
The ST segment
The T wave
The QT interval
The U wave
Artefacts on the ECG
Pacemakers & AICDs
Ambulatory ECG recording
Exercise ECG testing
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Su questa edizione

• Editore: CRC Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0340809787
• ISBN 13: 9780340809785
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Redattore: Houghton Andrew