ECGs by Example

This is a book of 100 full 12-lead ECGs displayed on the upper part of a double-page spread with, below, notes and illustrations about the particular features of the ECG that are of importance, and a clinical comment on the case along with a list of the common causes of the problem. Thus the book provides in itself a collection of full 12-lead ECGs of a wide range of common clinical problems encountered in casualty, ordered in the way that a fledgling ECG mind might place them. All the ECGs are reproduced as real traces and are of normal size. Examples of variation in the clinical conditions are also included. The book carries on from simpler ECG books and provides a greater depth of experience in ECG training.

• Provides good reproduction of full 12-lead ECGs
• Includes a wide range of cardiac abnormalities
• Highlights the diagnostic criteria for each abnormality listed
• Reflects how this subject is encountered in practice
• The traces are originals, not redrawn or stylized
• Assists the student by illustrating alongside the key features of the recording; thus these can be viewed in relation to the whole trace
• A useful guide to a difficult subject which has to be fully understood by a wide range of health professionals

20 new recordings included, mainly further examples of common conditions rather than rarities.

Inclusion of radiographical images in some cases, to highlight additional clinical features relevant to the ECG.

New section on System disorders and drug effects

New section on Technical issues

Dean Jenkins, Specialist Registrar in Care of the Elderly, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff; and Stephen John Gerred, MB, ChB, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand