Tomas B. Garcia (Author)
This text contains over 250 full-size, real-life ECGs. Each chapter introduces background information that is followed by ECG strips, analyses, and interpretations. The final chapter allows you to put together everything you have learned, and a new final section provides 50 full-size, real-life 12-lead ECGs with which to practice your interpretation skills.
Unlike other texts, this book is set up to be accessed by three different levels of readers:
• Level 1, indicated in blue, provides basic information for the beginning student who has minimal experience interpreting ECGs. This level addresses basic information that you will need to understand ECGs. They are the foundation concepts upon which we will build.
• Level 2, indicated in green, provides intermediate information applicable to those with a basic understanding of the principles of electrocardiography, but who want to solidify and begin to expand that knowledge. If you have completed Level 1 of this book or have read some basic books on rhythms or 12-leads, then you are probably at this level. If you are already at this level, you can skip Part 1 and start at Part 2.
• Level 3, indicated in red, provides advanced information. This is a level for those who have some mastery of electrocardiography, such as advanced practitioners. This level requires a solid understanding of the ECG and the disease complexes that can cause the changes shown on the ECG.
12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation is designed to grow with you as your knowledge of electrocardiography progresses. Your journey into electrocardiography begins when you establish your level (see How to Pick Your Starting Level, on p. 2 at the beginning of Part 1).
As a Level 1 or Level 2 student, read the text that pertains only to your level. Once you have mastered this material, return to the beginning of the book and read the text in the next level. You always have the previous levels’ information available for reference, only a few pages away. The entire text, regardless of the level, is written in a friendly, easy-to-read tone that is clear and understandable, maximizing your comfort.
Read on to learn how to pick your starting level and to begin learning how to read an ECG. Before long, you will become an advanced ECG interpreter and better equipped to save lives.
The format allows you to move at your own speed by providing information in bite-sized chunks. It is written in an easy-to-read, friendly tone so that you can feel comfortable while you are reading. There is plenty humor throughout, because life is short and you have to have fun. We hope this approach enhances your reading experience and facilitates learning.
The book is broken down into three parts:
• Part 1 presents basic information about the complexes, waves, and intervals, as well as the ECG and calibration. You will learn about the basic beat or complex and review the basic anatomy of the heart and the electrical conduction system. You will also learn how to use some tools that can be very helpful in interpreting the ECG.
• Part 2 focuses on each wave and interval of the complex, the axis, and the 12-lead presentation of some rhythm disturbances. This book is not intended to cover all of the rhythms and you are referred to the reference section for some suggested reading on this material. Part 2 will cover the electrocardiographic criteria for the various types of acute myocardial infarctions and provides examples of each. Finally, Part 2 includes a chapter on putting it all together. This extremely useful chapter synthesizes all of the information you have learned to this point. You should plan on spending some time in this chapter and understanding the concepts thoroughly before you move on.
• Part 3, new to the second edition, includes 50 additional, unique 12-lead ECGs for practicing your interpretation skills. Included after these ECGs are discussions and analyses on each of them.
The book has been created to be continuously useful during your development and is intended to be read and reread as you advance in your knowledge and comfort level with the material. By rereading the material at increasingly advanced levels, you will get more out of the material and retain it with greater use.
Product details
- ASIN : B00HLK4CEW
- Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2nd edition (November 13, 2013)
- Publication date : November 13, 2013
- Language : English
- File size : 65797 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Not Enabled
- Print length : 688 pages
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