ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care

By: Peter Rosen

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Paperback | 22 October 2004 | Edition Number 9002

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ECG in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care provides a comprehensive, clinically relevant resource on electrocardiography for those who care for patients in the emergency setting.

The book provides succinct information on ECG abnormalities and their etiologic differential diagnoses; diagnostic criteria for the ECG manifestations of various clinical diseases/ entities; and many 12-lead ECG examples for review.

Offers expert guidance from a premier editorial team.
Includes description/pathophysiology · causes · ECG findings · differential diagnosis/hints · and ECG examples in the Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Disease section.
Features a consistent chapter organization that follows a specific outline, ensuring consistent, reliable information throughout.
Uses over 450 illustrations, including a multitude of 12-lead examples for review-making this resource ideal for board preparation.
And much more.

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I think this book is value for money and would be of use both as a revison and as a reference book for ED staff at all levels. Emergency Medicine Australasia 2006

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Color insert falls after	p. 368
Introduction	p. xxiii
Abbreviations	p. xxv
Terminology	p. xxvii
The Normal Electrocardiogram
Standard 12-Lead Electrocardiogram: Principles and Techniques	p. 3
The Normal Electrocardiogram and Its Interpretation	p. 6
Variants of Normal	p. 12
Electrode Misplacement and Artifact	p. 16
The Pediatric Electrocardiogram	p. 22
The Abnormal Electrocardiogram
Dysrhythmias at Normal Rates	p. 31
Bradydysrhythmias	p. 36
Tachydysrhythmias	p. 39
Abnormal Axis	p. 46
P Wave	p. 48
PR Interval and Segment	p. 53
QRS Complex	p. 56
ST Segment	p. 60
T Wave	p. 66
QT Interval	p. 70
U Wave	p. 72
Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Disease
Dysrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances
Bradycardia and Escape Rhythms	p. 77
Sinus Pause/Sinus Arrest	p. 81
Sinoatrial Exit Block	p. 83
Atrioventricular Block	p. 85
Intraventricular Conduction Abnormalities	p. 89
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter	p. 96
Wandering Atrial Pacemaker and Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia	p. 101
Other Supraventricular Tachydysrhythmias	p. 104
Preexcitation Syndromes	p. 112
Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation	p. 118
Pacemakers: Normal Function	p. 129
Pacemakers: Abnormal Function	p. 136
Sick Sinus Syndrome	p. 143
Atrioventricular Dissociation	p. 146
Diseases of the Heart and Contiguous Structures
Waveform Genesis in Acute Coronary Syndrome	p. 149
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Acute Myocardial Infarction and Ischemia	p. 151
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Regional Issues	p. 173
Acute Myocardial Infarction: Confounding Patterns	p. 181
Ventricular Hypertrophy	p. 188
Cardiomyopathy	p. 195
Myopericarditis	p. 199
Myocarditis	p. 204
Endocarditis	p. 207
Benign Early Repolarization	p. 210
Ventricular Aneurysm	p. 213
Valvular Disorders	p. 216
Pericardial Effusion	p. 220
Cardiac Transplant	p. 223
Dextrocardia	p. 227
Cardiac Trauma	p. 230
Long QT Syndromes	p. 235
Congenital Heart Disease	p. 238
Toxicology and Systemic Disease
Toxicology Section: Introduction	p. 253
Digitalis	p. 255
Beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agents	p. 260
Calcium Channel Antagonists	p. 263
Other Cardioactive Agents	p. 265
Antipsychotic Agents and Lithium	p. 268
Tricyclic Antidepressant Agents	p. 272
Other Sodium Channel Blocking Agents	p. 274
Cocaine and Other Sympathomimetics	p. 278
Electrolyte Abnormalities	p. 282
Pulmonary Embolism	p. 288
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	p. 293
Pulmonary Hypertension	p. 297
Pneumothorax	p. 300
Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders	p. 303
Neurologic and Neuromuscular Conditions	p. 311
Rheumatologic/Immunologic Disorders	p. 317
Acute Rheumatic Fever	p. 321
Miscellaneous Infectious Syndromes: Lyme Carditis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated, and Chagas Disease	p. 324
Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Gastrointestinal Diseases	p. 327
Advanced Techniques and Technologies
Additional Lead Electrocardiograms	p. 335
Serial Electrocardiography and ST Segment Trend Monitoring	p. 342
The Prehospital 12-Lead Electrocardiogram	p. 347
The Electrocardiogram and Stress Testing	p. 351
QT Dispersion	p. 360
Electrocardiographic Predictive Instruments	p. 363
Electrocardiographic Body Surface Mapping	p. 367
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