(16 reviews) Author: ISBN : 9780132377294 New from $69.29 Format: PDFUnlike books that encourage rote memorization, this conversationally-written text puts the student at the patient’s bedside, focusing not just on identifying rhythms or EKGs, but also on “Now what do I do for the patient?” Assuming no prior knowledge, EKG PLAIN AND SIMPLE, 3/e covers EKG from basic to advanced concepts. Part I progresses seamlessly from basic cardiac A&P through waves and complexes, lead morphology, and rhythms. Part II covers 12-lead interpretation, axis, hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, and more. The text presents many clinical scenarios, anecdotes, and critical thinking exercises, plus hundreds of practice rhythm strips and 12-lead EKGs. This edition adds new scenarios, chapter notes, and tables; more medication information; and new coverage ranging from MI symptoms to hemiblocks.
- Paperback: 504 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall; 3 edition (February 13, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0132377292
- ISBN-13: 978-0132377294
- Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.3 x 10.6 inches
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EKG Plain and Simple PDF
Your reviewer, who has a technical background but is not a medical professional, has long been curious as to the meaning of the various blips on the electrocardiogram plots taken during physical exams at the doctor's office. In order to learn how to read EKGs (aka ECGs), your reviewer perused a half dozen books and several websites. The best resource turned out to be EKG Plain and Simple by Karen M. Ellis. In fact, I'll go further: this outstanding book is one of the best texts I've ever encountered on any subject. Period. In fact, anyone contemplating writing a text book should refer to this book as a model for how to proceed.
This book begins by covering the physical structure of the heart (atria, ventricles, valves, etc.) and how the blood flows through it. It then discusses the pathways taken by the electrical currents that originate at pacemakers in heart and cause the heart to beat as they traverse the heart. It's these electrical currents that are picked up and measured by the EKG electrodes attached to a person's skin. Illustrations in the book show where the resulting leads are on the body. Next the book explains how to read and interpret the resulting EKG plots. The features on these plots correspond to the various electrical signals in different parts of the heart. The various leads pick up the same signals but see them from different angles, so a current flowing towards one lead and resulting in a positive deflection on the EKG plot, may show up as a negative signal with the current going away from a different lead. The book discusses types of abnormalities that may be measured by the EKG, the appropriate drugs used to treat them, as well as inappropriate actions that could harm the patient. Case studies are presented and discussed.
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