Art of EKG Interpretation Karen Ehrat Shipping Calculator Request a Quote for 10+ Copies Tell A Friend More Info... Synopsis Similar Items Customer Reviews Related Subjects Additional Description More titles by Karen Ehrat Retail Price: $72.95 Cardiotext Price: $71.49 Availability: Usually ships within 2-3 business days. Rush shipping available. Product Information: ISBN-13: 9780757516436 ISBN-10: 0757516432 Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company Format: Spiral bound, 552 pages Pub Date: 02/2005 Edition Number: 6

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Synopsis Working with complex equipment and patient ailments, students need to be able to base their judgments on sound principles. The fundamentals of EKG interpretation is often beyond the scope of undergraduate/graduate curriculum. Yet, students frequently express interest in this technical subject. The Art of EKG Interpretation is designed as a curriculum supplement. This comprehensive text is organized in a self-instructional format, progressing from basic to more advanced content. This book can be faculty taught or utilized as a self-directed learning guide. Beyond the interpretation of dysrhythmias, the text addresses 12 EKG analyses and the subjects of ischemia and myocardial infarction. NEW TO 6TH EDITION: Entire new section on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes Current medication information including the new American Health Drug Specifications Updated Pacemaker information on various types of pacemakers, indications for pacemakers, and methods for recognizing and correcting pacemaker malfunction Additional EKG strips reinforce the concepts of the text New and expanded Practice Exercises help enhance retention of the material SPECIAL SECTIONS ON Antiarrhythmic, Thrombolytic and Platelet Inhibitor Therapy Hemodynamic Monitoring Pediatric EKG Interpretation Pacemaker Basics Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes

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Table of Contents
(Participant Objectives Precede Each Section)
LEADing into Section 1, 1
Section 1: The Conduction System and Related Matters, 13
Input Section 1.1: The Conduction System, 14
Input Section 1.2: The P Wave and P-R Interval, 15
Input Section 1.3: The QRS Complex, 17
Input Section 1.4: The ST Segment and the T Wave, 20
Input Section 1.5: Paper Time, 22
Input Section 1.6: Measuring P, P-R, and QRS Intervals, 24
Input Section 1.7: Calculating Heart Rate, 27
Input Section 1.8: Sinus Rhythm, 32
Input Section 1.9: Interpreting Dysrhythmias, 33
Section 2: Sinus and Atrial Dysrhythmias, 43
Input Section 2.1: Steps for Interpreting Dysrhythmias, 44
Input Section 2.2: Sinus Arrhythmia, 45
Input Section 2.3: Sinus Bradycardia, 48
Input Section 2.4: Sinus Tachycardia, 51
Input Section 2.5: Premature Atrial Contractions, 53
Input Section 2.6: Atrial Tachycardia, 58
Input Section 2.7: Wandering Atrial Pacemaker (W.A.P.), 61
Input Section 2.8: Sick Sinus Syndrome (Brady-Tachy Syndrome), 62
Input Section 2.9: Atrial Flutter, 63
Input Section 2.10: Atrial Fibrillation, 67
Input Section 2.11: Atrial Flutter-Fibrillation ("flutter-fib"), 70
Section 3: Junctional Escape and Ectopic Rhythms, 79
Input Section 3.1: Junctional Escape Rhythm, 80
Retrograde P Wave, 81
The Hidden P Wave, 84
Input Section 3.2: Premature Junctional Beats, 88
Input Section 3.3: Junctional Tachycardia, 90
Section 4: Ventricular Ectopic and Escape Rhythms, 97
Input Section 4.1: Premature Ventricular Contractions, 98
P Wave Buried in QRS Complex, 99
Retrograde P Wave, 99
R on T Phenomenon, 102
Multifocal P.V.C.s, 102
Interpolated P.V.C.s, 104
Input Section 4.2: Fusion (Dressler) Beats, 107
Input Section 4.3: Ventricular Tachycardia, 110
Capture Beats, 113
Input Section 4.4: Ventricular Flutter, 116
Input Section 4.5: Ventricular Fibrillation, 116
Input Section 4.6: Ventricular Escape Beats and Rhythms, 119
Atrial Kick, 120
Section 5: Conduction Disturbances and Heart Block, 127
Input Section 5.1: Sinus Arrest (Sinus Pause) and Sinus Block, 128
Input Section 5.2: Atrial Tachycardia with Block, 130
Input Section 5.3: Early Studies and Relevant History, 131