ECG Workout - Jane Huff

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Résumé :
Grasp the electrocardiography basics and identify arrhythmias accurately, with the freshly updated ECG Workout, 7th Edition.?Fully addressing the most common arrhythmias, this clearly worded text will take you step-by-step through expert ECG tracing interpretation methods, including differentiating among rhythm groups, equipment use, and management protocols. This is the go-to ECG guide for both student training and professional review--perfect for physicians, nurses, medical and nursing students, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, telemetry technicians, and related practitioners.?Get a strong grounding in accurate ECG readings with? . . . ?*NEW pull-out arrhythmia summary cards help you interpret end-of-chapter practice strips*NEW and updated advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines incorporated in each arrhythmia chapter*NEW and updated figures, boxes, tables, and additional practice strips*Updated coverage of all ECG concepts and skills, including:*Illustrated anatomy and physiology of the heart*Electrical basis of electrocardiology*Arrhythmia chapters: sinus, atrial, junctional and AV blocks, ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms--examples, causes, clinical treatments, and practice strips*Step-by-step direction on interpreting rhythm strips*Components of the ECG tracing: waveforms, intervals, segments, complexes, and waveform identification*Discussion of cardiac monitors, lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts, and troubleshooting monitor problems*Methods for precise rate calculation*Discussion of cardiac pacemakers: types, indications, function, pacemaker terminology, malfunctions, and pacemaker analysis, with practice tracings*ECG conversion table ensures precise heart rate calculation with plastic pocket version inside back cover*Skillbuilder practice strips--more than 600 life-size ECG tracings:*End-of-chapter strips from actual patients, with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation, and answers at back of book*A mix of arrhythmias to help you distinguish among types*Posttest with mix of more than 100 waveform rhythm strips, for student testing or self-evaluation