Rapid ECG Interpretation - Softcover

M. Gabriel Khan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0721603289 ISBN 13: 9780721603285

Publisher: Saunders, 2003

Synopsis

The New Edition of this popular guide to ECG interpretation is back―completely updated and expanded. Dr. Khan's clear and concise 11-step method makes it easy to correctly identify a wide range of common heart conditions as well as those that are rare but clinically relevant. Readers will review the progress of cardiovascular practice and the importance of the ECG to current clinical practice, including early diagnosis of acute MI, and a greater understanding of ST segment in diagnosing cardiovascular problems.

• Uses a clear and concise 11-step method for the accurate and rapid interpretation of ECGs.
• Provides diagnostic criteria to help readers correctly identify a wide range of common heart conditions as well as those that are rare but clinically relevant.
• Organizes information into a bulleted format for rapid access to information.
• Features algorithms, illustrations, and 220 sample ECGs to make the material easy to understand and apply.
• Demonstrates how to clearly read each portion of the ECG.

• Presents a new chapter on basic concepts that describes the fundamentals of ECG reading and understanding.
• Explains the genesis of wave and deflection of the ECG supported by instructive illustrations and diagnostic tips.
• Examine the ECG interpretation of the often-misdiagnosed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
• Describes 12 lead positioning and interpretation, providing the reader with a better understanding of the potential pitfalls of the ECG.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The ECG is the oldest cardiologic test, but even 100 years after its inception, it continues as the most commonly used cardiologic test. Despite the advent of expensive and sophisticated alternatives, the ECG remains the most reliable tool for the conÞrmation of acute myocardial infarction (MI). The ECG -- not the CK-MB, troponins, echocardiogram, or SPECT or PET scan -- dictates the timely administration of lifesaving PCI or thrombolytic therapy. There is no test to rival the ECG in the diagnosis of arrhythmias, which is a common and bothersome clinical cardiologic problem. In this new third edition, Rapid ECG Interpretation presents a systematic step-by-step approach that provides protocols consistent with changes in cardiology practice over the past decade. All diagnostic ECG criteria are given with relevant and instructive ECGs, providing a quick review or refresher for proficiency tests and for physicians preparing for the ECG section of the Cardiovascular Diseases Board Examination. Among the additions to this new edition is a new chapter, ECG Board Assessment Quiz, whichh provides 81 selected ECG tracings which should sharpen the skills of all who which to Interpret ECGs.

Authoratative and timely, Rapid ECG Interpretation, Third Edition, is an essestial reference for cardiologists, cardiology fellows, internists, residents in internal medicine, family practicioners, and residents in family practice.

About the Author:

M. Gabriel Khan, MD, FRCP (London), FRCP (C), FACP, FACC, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

About this edition

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0721603289
• ISBN 13: 9780721603285
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352