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    The only EKG book you'll ever need / Malcolm S. Thaler, M.D., Physician, Internal Medicine, One Medical Group, Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Medical Staff, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.

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    • Title:The only EKG book you'll ever need / Malcolm S. Thaler, M.D., Physician, Internal Medicine, One Medical Group, Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Medical Staff, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
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    • Author/Creator:Thaler, Malcolm S., author.
    • Published/Created:Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2015]
      ©2015

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Electrocardiography.
    • Medical Subjects: Electrocardiography.
      Case Reports.
      Heart Diseases--diagnosis.
    • Genre/Form:Case studies.
    • Edition:8th edition.
    • Description:x, 346 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
    • Summary:For more than 25 years, The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need has lived up to its name as an easy-to-understand, practical, and clear reference for everyday practice and clinical decision making. Dr. Thaler's ability to simplify complex concepts makes this an ideal tool for students, teachers, and practitioners at all levels who need to be competent in understanding how to read an EKG. Clear illustrations, clinical examples, and case studies help you quickly learn how identify and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitation syndromes, myocardial infarction, and more.
    • Notes:Includes index.
    • ISBN:9781451193947 (pbk.)
      1451193947 (pbk.)
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: Electricity and the Heart
      Cells of the Heart
      Time and Voltage
      P Waves, QRS Complexes, T Waves, and Some Straight Lines
      Naming the Straight Lines
      Summary: The Waves and Straight Lines of the EKG
      Making Waves
      12 Views of the Heart
      Word About Vectors
      Normal 12-Lead EKG
      Summary: Orientation of the Waves of the Normal EKG
      Coming Attractions
      Definitions
      Axis
      Summary: Axis
      Axis Deviation, Hypertrophy, and Enlargement
      Atrial Enlargement
      Summary: Atrial Enlargement
      Ventricular Hypertrophy
      Secondary Repolarization Abnormalities of Ventricular Hypertrophy
      Summary: Ventricular Hypertrophy
      Case 1
      Case 2
      Clinical Manifestations of Arrhythmias
      Why Arrhythmias Happen
      Rhythm Strips
      How to Determine the Heart Rate From the EKG
      Five Basic Types of Arrhythmias
      Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin
      Summary: Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin
      Ectopic Rhythms
      Reentrant Rhythms
      Four Questions
      Supraventricular Arrhythmias
      Summary: Supraventricular Arrhythmias
      Ventricular Arrhythmias
      Summary: Ventricular Arrhythmias
      Supraventricular Versus Ventricular Arrhythmias
      Summary: Ventricular Tachycardia Versus PSVT With Aberrancy
      Programmed Electrical Stimulation
      Implantable Defibrillators
      External Defibrillators
      Case 3
      Case 4
      Case S
      What Is a Conduction Block?
      AV Blocks
      Summary: AV Blocks
      Bundle Branch Block
      Summary: Bundle Branch Block
      Hemiblocks
      Combining Right Bundle Branch Block and Hemiblocks
      Blocks That Underachieve
      Ultimate in Playing With Blocks: Combining AV Blocks, Right Bundle Branch Block, and Hemiblocks
      Pacemakers
      Case 6
      Case 7
      Case 8
      What Is Preexcitation?
      Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome
      Lown Ganong Levine Syndrome
      Associated Arrhythmias
      Summary: Preexcitation
      Case 9
      What Is a Myocardial Infarction?
      How to Diagnose a Myocardial Infarction
      Summary: The EKG Changes of an Evolving Myocardial Infarction
      Localizing the Infarct
      Non Q-Wave Myocardial Infarctions
      Apical Ballooning Syndrome
      Angina
      Summary: The ST Segment in Ischemic Cardiac Disease
      Limitations of the EKG in Diagnosing an Infarction
      Stress Testing
      Case 10
      Case 11
      Electrolyte Disturbances
      Hypothermia
      Drugs
      More on the QT Interval
      Other Cardiac Disorders
      Pulmonary Disorders
      Central Nervous System Disease
      Sudden Cardiac Death
      Athlete's Heart
      Preparticipation Screening for Athletes
      Sleep Disorders
      Preoperative Evaluation
      Summary: Miscellaneous Conditions
      Case 12
      Case 13
      11-Step Method for Reading EKGs
      Review Charts.
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