Andrew Houghton

Making Sense of the ECG (eBook, ePUB)

A Hands-On Guide

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Interpreting an ECG correctly and working out what to do next can seem like a daunting task to the non-specialist, yet it is a skill that will be invaluable to any doctor, nurse or paramedic when evaluating the condition of a patient. Making Sense of the ECG has been written specifically with this in mind, and will help the student and more experienced healthcare practitioner to identify and answer crucial questions. This popular, easy-to-read and easy-to-remember guide to the ECG as a tool for diagnosis and management has been fully updated in its fifth edition to reflect the latest guidelines.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429581540
• Artikelnr.: 57876263

Autorenporträt

Andrew R Houghton is a Consultant Cardiologist at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Visiting Fellow, University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Anatomy and physiology. PQRST: Where the waves come from. Performing an ECG
recording. Reporting an ECG recording. Heart rate. An approach to heart
rhythms. Supraventricular rhythms. Ventricular rhythms. Conduction
problems. The axis. The P wave. The PR interval. The Q wave. The QRS
complex. The ST segment. The T wave. The QT interval. The U wave. Artefacts
on the ECG. ECG interpretation in athletes. Pacemakers and implantable
cardioverter-defibrillators. Ambulatory ECG recording. Exercise ECG testing
Appendix 1: Glossary Appendix 2: ECG resources Appendix 3: Help with the
next edition.