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The ECG Made Easy E-Book: The ECG Made Easy E-Book (ePub eBook) 10th edition

eBook by Adlam, David/Hampton DM, MA, DPhil, FRCP, FFPM, FESC, John/Hampton MD, MA, BM, BCh, FRCP, Joanna

The ECG Made Easy E-Book: The ECG Made Easy E-Book (ePub eBook)

£19.99

ISBN:
9780323938105
Publication Date:
27 May 2024
Edition:
10th edition
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Pages:
210 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
Download available
The ECG Made Easy E-Book: The ECG Made Easy E-Book (ePub eBook)

Description

**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles® in Coronary Care**The ECG Made Easy, Tenth Edition hailed as a 'medical classic' by the British Medical Journal, has reached its 50th anniversary. It has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has now sold more than three quarters of a million copies.This book is a firm favourite of medical, nursing and paramedic students as it provides clear, easy to follow information on all aspects of using the ECG in clinical practice.This tenth edition has been fully updated for all healthcare professionals, for those who are still in training, and for those already practising. It is essential reading for all those who use ECGs in their day to day work. It is an easy, practical and informative guide to performing, interpreting and reporting ECGs.- The first part distils the bare essentials with minimal theory and maximum practicality.- The second part explains the theory underpinning the recording of an ECG in order to start basic interpretation of the 12 leads.- The third part includes the clinical interpretation of individual ECGs in patients with chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations and syncope as well as understanding the normal variations in ECGs recorded from healthy subjects.- All ECGs used in the book are taken from real patients from the authors' clinical practice.- New section on Single Lead ECG interpretation, increasingly seen on Smart devices.- New flow chart to aid interpretation and reporting.

Contents

How to Use This Book v Preface ix Introduction xi Part 1 The ECG Made Very Easy Indeed: A Beginner's Guide 1 1. The ECG Made Very Easy Indeed 1 Part 2 The Basics: The Fundamentals of ECG Recording, Reporting and Interpretation 17 2. What the ECG is About 17 3. The Rhythm of the Heart 42 4. Conduction and its Problems 72 5. Abnormalities of P Waves, QRS Complexes and T Waves 88 Part 3 Making the Most of the ECG: The Clinical Interpretation of Individual ECGs 105 6. The ECG in Healthy Subjects 105 7. The ECG in Patients with Chest Pain or Breathlessness 127 8. The ECG in Patients with Palpitations or Syncope 146 Part 4 Now Test Yourself 165 9. ECGs you Must be Able to Recognize 165 Quick Reminder Guide 187 Glossary 191 Index 193

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