Expert LPN Guides: ECG Interpretation

Lippincott

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ISBN-13: 9781582557014
ISBN-10: 1582557012
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Format: Paperback, 312 pages
Pub Date: 05/2007
Edition Number: 1

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LPN Expert Guides Pocket-sized quick reference offers hundreds of ECG strips, including practice strips, all clearly explained; an easy 8-step method for reading any ECG strip; ACLS quick-scan algorithms from the American Heart Association, and more. For nurses. Softcover. DNLM: Electrocardiography - nursing - Handbooks.

Geared to LPNs/LVNs, this quick-reference pocket book provides an easy-to-understand guide to ECG interpretation and features over 200 clearly explained ECG rhythm strips. Following a refresher on relevant cardiac anatomy, physiology, and electrophysiology, the book presents the 8-step method for reading any rhythm strip. Subsequent chapters explain various cardiac rate and rhythm abnormalities, including sinus node arrhythmias, atrial arrhythmias, junctional arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, and atrioventricular blocks. Arrhythmias are covered in a consistent format�causes, significance, ECG characteristics, signs and symptoms, and interventions. Coverage also includes ECG characteristics of disorders, drugs, pacemakers, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and a chapter on basic 12-lead electrocardiography.