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EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant.
It is vital for NPs and PAs to be highly skilled in EKG interpretation to correctly identify high-risk patients and to make appropriate clinical decisions. This reference book is the first to present a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to EKG interpretation, covering all major topics required for...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Springer Publishing Company,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I. Basics of Cardiac Physiology and Relationship to the EKGRhythm Output; Chapter 1: Introduction to the EKG, Cardiac Anatomy, and Electrical Conduction System; Introduction; Depolarization and Repolarization; Sinus Node; Atrioventricular Node; Bundle of His; Bundle Branches; Chapter 1 Review Questions; Chapter 2: Defining the Intervals; Introduction; PR Interval; QRS Duration; ST Segment; T Wave; QT Interval; U Wave; Chapter 2 Review Questions; Chapter 3: Lead Review; Introduction; Types and Placement of Leads; Limb Leads.
- Review of Important PointsCombining Unipolar and Bipolar Leads; Placement of the Chest Leads; Basic Interpretation of the QRS Complex Across the Precordial Leads; R Wave Progression; Applying the Group Pattern of 12-Lead EKG Interpretation; Chapter 3 Review Questions; Part II. Interpreting the 12-Lead EKG; Chapter 4: Rate; Calculating the Heart Rate; Junctional Rhythms; Chronotropic Incompetence; Chapter 4 Review Questions; Chapter 5: Rhythm; Introduction; The Autonomic Nervous System and Heart Rate Variation; Sinus Arrhythmia; Atrial Arrhythmias; Atrial Bigeminy, Trigeminy, and Tachycardia.
- Atrial FibrillationSumary of Atrial Arrhythmias; Ventricular Arrhythmias; Chapter 5 Review Questions; Chapter 6: Axis; Introduction; Using Limb Leads to Define Axis in Degrees; Depolarization Vectors; Defining the Four Quadrants; Determining the Axis; Summary of Axis Quadrant Determination (Figure 6.9); Determining Axis in Degrees; Applying Axis to Clinical Practice; Common Causes of Axis Deviation; Chapter 6 Review Questions; Chapter 7: Heart Block; Introduction; Sinus Pause; Atrioventricular Block; Right Bundle and Left Bundle Branch Block; Right and Left Hemiblock.
- Chapter 7 Review QuestionsChapter 8: Ischemia and Infarction; Introduction; Ischemia; Infarction; Coronary Blood Supply (Figure 8.4); Coronary Supply to Conduction System; Following a Pattern; Reciprocal Changes; Anterior Wall Ischemia and Infarction; Lateral Wall Ischemia and Infarction; Inferior Wall Ischemia and Infarction; Posterior Wall Ischemia and Infarction; Evaluating for Ischemia in the Presence of Bundle Branch Block; EKG Findings in Ventricular Aneurysm; Chapter 8 Review Questions; Part III. Commonly Occurring Arrhythmias and EKG Findings; Chapter 9: Supraventricular Tachycardia.
- IntroductionDiagnosing SVT; Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia; Reentrant Tachycardias; Junctional Ectopic Tachycardia; Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Flutter; Review of SVT; Chapter 9 Review Questions; Chapter 10: Ventricular Arrhythmias; Introduction; Premature Ventricular Contractions; Ventricular Tachycardia; Ventricular Tachycardia Versus Aberrant SVT; Ventricular Fibrillation; Asystole; Brugada Pattern; Chapter 10 Review Questions; Chapter 11: Paced EKGs; Introduction; Indications for Pacemakers; Anatomy of the Pacemaker System; Atrial Pacing; Ventricular Pacing; Dual-Chamber Pacing.