Overview

In ten succinct lessons, this logically organized guide effectively explains the essentials of interpreting virtually every ECG practitioners are likely to encounter. Features crystal-clear vector images and practice ECG strips to build confidence and clinical skills. Expertly written by an author with nearly two decades of experience in teaching ECG interpretation, readers are masterfully guided around the pitfalls to achieve proficiency in this important clinical skill. For medical students, residents, or any medical professional who needs a "crash course" in ECG interpretation, this innovative resource is must-reading.

Table of contents

The Basics.
Chamber Abnormalities.
Intraventricular Conduction Defects.
SA ad AV Nodal Conduction Abnormalities.
Ischemia and Infarction.
Mechanisms of Arrhythmias.
Extrasystoles and Preexcitation Syndromes.
The Differential Diagnosis of Wide QRS Tachycardias.
Medication and Electrolyte Effects; Miscellaneous Conditions.
Electronic Pacemakers.
ECG Course Final Examination.
Answers to the Final Examination.