Starting to Read ECGs A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice /

This book follows Starting to Read ECGs: The Basics by the same authorship and provides the beginner in electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation with a concise, practical and systematic guide to interpreting ECGs. The authors have included an introduction to the pediatric ECG and genetic cardiac condi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Davies, Alan (Autor), Scott, Alwyn (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
Edición:1st ed. 2015.
Temas:
Cardiology.
Medical sciences.
Critical care medicine.
Health Sciences.
Intensive Care Medicine.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 Anatomy and physiology
  • Advanced anatomy and physiology
  • Cellular physiology (action potential of pacemaker/non-pacemaker cells)
  • Wiggers diagram
  • Revision of waveform
  • Chapter 2 Revision of recording ECG and basic interpretation skills
  • Advanced lead placement (posterior ECGs / right sided ECGs)
  • Explanation of leads / electrical flow
  • Review of normal values and paper timings
  • Different methods of rate calculation
  • Chapter 3 Calculating cardiac axis
  • What it is
  • Why it's useful
  • The quick look method
  • The Hexaxial method
  • Making it more accurate
  • The vector method
  • Worked examples
  • Chapter 4 Brady-arrhythmias
  • Background
  • Genetic factors
  • treatment options
  • Chapter 5 Tachy-arrhythmias
  • Background
  • Genetic factors
  • treatment options
  • Chapter 6 conditions
  • Conduction blocks
  • PE, electrolye
  • Brugada (type I - III)
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypertrophy
  • Chapter 7 Implantable devices and the ECG
  • PPM
  • AICDs
  • Various implanted monitors (i.e. Reveal)
  • Considerations
  • ECG appearance
  • Chapter 8 Drugs and the ECG
  • Tricyclics
  • Long QT causing drugs
  • Arrythmogenic drugs
  • Cardiac specific drugs
  • Chapter 9 Paediatric ECGs
  • Normal paediatric ECG
  • Childhood cardiac abnormalities appearance on the ECG (i.e. congenital issues like holes in hearts, accessory pathways etc)
  • Chapter 10 ACS and re-profusion arrhythmia's
  • Bloods (enzymes)
  • physiology and pathology of arteriosclerosis
  • Treatment options
  • MI's
  • Posterior MIs
  • Vasospasm
  • Ideoventricular rhythms
  • Treatment options (PPCI, CABG, thrombolytic therapy).  .

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