Synopses & Reviews
Copiously illustrated and written in a friendly and supportive tone, this self-study text and workbook teaches the EKG as a practical tool used to formulate comprehensive, well-informed interpretations in any clinical setting. Readers learn to develop sophisticated analytical skills by implementing axis methodology presented in a step-by-step manner, along with hundreds of practice EKGs and full answers at the end of each chapter.
Table of Contents
- Basic Anatomy, 1
- The History and Workings of the Electrocardiogram, 14
- The Electrical System, 20
- Heart Rate, 32
- Intervals, 48
- How to Measure Axis, 74
- The P Wave Axis, 136
- Hemiblock, 152
- Right Bundle Branch Block, 174
- Left Bundle Branch Block, 192
- The T Axis, 210
- ST Segment Depression, 238
- ST Segment Elevation, 258
- Inferior Q Waves (Initial QRS Axis), 280
- Anterior Q Waves (Initial QRS Axis), 298
- Atrial Abnormalities, 316
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, 334
- Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, 354
- Clinical Conditions Affecting the EKG, 372
- Putting It All Together: Practice EKGs, 402
Answers to EKGs, 424
Index, 429