Rapid ECG Interpretation

With a step-by-step method for accurate interpretation of the ECG, this third edition of Rapid ECG Interpretation describes a systematic approach consistent with the changes in cardiology practice over the past decade.

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the ? rst test performed on most cardiac patientsone that helps make the ? rst part of the diagnosis and one that can frequently direct treatment decisions. Thus, for any phy- cian, a solid understanding of the ECG is critical. Learning the basics and subtleties of the ECG is a right of passage for all physicians and healthcare providers during their training. So, what would we want from a book on ECGs? Ideally, such a book would be comprehensive, yet concise, practically oriented, and explain pathophysiology and its application to practice. Dr. Khan has written such a book. Rapid ECG Interpretation is comprehensive, yet concise, and very practically oriented. More imp- tant, it takes a step-by-step approach, walking the reader through a thorough evaluation of the ECG. This, as many of us have been taught, is the right way to look at an ECG. This edition includes a new opening chapter that covers basic concepts. This quickly orients the reader to the physiology, anatomy, and geometry of the electrical system of the heart. After reviewing each component of the ECG, the next section describes the unique ECG patterns of speci? c cardiac conditions, including pulmonary embolism and long QT syndrome. This is f- lowed by a chapter with each of the arrhythmias. Finally, Dr. Khan includes an invaluable sectionan ECG Board Review and Self- Assessment Quiz. With this, the reader can really see if the basic c- cepts and ECG fundamentals have been learned.

More than 320 ECGs and instructive illustrations Systematic step-by-step approach that provides steps consistent with the changes in practice from the last decade New chapter to aid in preparing for the ECG Board Assessment Quiz Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Dr. M. Gabriel Khan is a cardiologist at the Ottawa Hospital and an Associate Profes­sor of Medicine, at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Khan graduated MB, BCh, with First-Class Honours at The Queen's University of Belfast. He obtained , by thesis, the Degree of Doctor of Medicine with Honours ( QUB). He is the author of Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases, Academic Press/ Elsevier, 2006; Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases, 2nd ed., Springer Science+Business Media, 2011; Rapid ECG Interpretation, 3rd ed., Humana Press/Springer Science+Business Media, 2008; On Call Cardiology, 3rd ed., Elsevier, 2006; Heart Disease Diagnosis and Therapy, 2nd ed., Humana Press, 2006; Cardiac and Pulmonary Management (1993); Medical Diagnosis and Therapy (1994); Heart Attacks, Hypertension and Heart Drugs (1986); and Heart Trouble Encyclopedia (1996).

Inhalt
Basic Concepts.- Step-by-Step Method for Accurate Electrocardiogram Interpretation.- P Wave Abnormalities.- Bundle Branch Block.- ST Segment Abnormalities.- Q Wave Abnormalities.- Atrial and Ventricular Hypertrophy.- T Wave Abnormalities.- Electrical Axis and Fascicular Block.- Miscellaneous Conditions.- Arrhythmias.- ECG Board Self-Assessment Quiz.