A reader-friendly, how-to guide for reading EKGs – from basic to advanced
EKG Core Curriculum is a basic, easy-to-understand introduction to interpreting EKGs. Written by a physician who is experienced in teaching EKG classes to students and residents, the book begins with basic concepts and progresses to more advanced lessons. Unlike competitive titles, this unique learning tool features fresh new approach to teaching EKGs, references for further reading, clinical vignettes, clinical tips, ladder diagrams, and self-tests at the end of each chapter.
•Diagnostic Criteria appendix not found anywhere else•The author has taught the basics of EKGs for more than thirty years•Uses the popular “vector approach” to teaching
I: Background material/Getting started
How to use this book
History
Anatomy and physiology
Electrophysiology
Introduction to the EKG
II: The cardiac rhythms
Introduction to laddergrams
Mechanisms of arrhythmias
Sinus rhythms
Premature complexes and aberrancy
Conduction abnormalities and heart block
Supraventricular arrhythmias
Ventricular arrhythmias
III: Chamber enlargement
Atrial
Ventricular
IV: Myocardial ischemia, infarction and pericarditis
V: Preexcitation
VI: Pacemaker interpretation
VII: Miscellaneous conditions
Electrolyte imbalance
Drug effects
QT prolongation
Hypothermia
VIII: A Step-by-Step Method of Interpretation
IX: Final exams
X: Supplementary materials
Diagnostic criteria
Glossary
Index
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