The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care: A Comprehensive Guide

By Korin B. Hudson, Amita Sudhir, George Glass, William J. Brady

The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care provides clear, practical guidance in mastering ECG interpretation in the critically ill patient. This comprehensive guide covers the full range of complexities, including a section on differential diagnosis of more common ECGs, with over 200 tracings from which to learn and self-test.

The editors emphasize readability and accessibility, with clearly written chapters and excellent illustrations that serve as a primary source of information for students, trainees, and practicing emergency physicians in all areas.

Clinical Applications and Interpretation

This guide covers clinical applications, impact, and interpretation of the electrocardiogram, plus variants of the normal, lead misplacement, and electrocardiographic artifact encountered in clinical practice.

Cardiac Rhythms and Dysrhythmias

It also covers cardiac rhythms with normal rates, narrow QRS complex tachycardia, wide QRS complex tachycardia, and bradycardia.

Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations

Readers will find detailed information on anatomic and physiologic considerations of ischemic heart disease, historical development of the prehospital electrocardiogram, and electrocardiographic findings in acute coronary syndrome.

Special Populations and High-Risk Presentation Scenarios

This guide also covers electrocardiograms in pediatric and poisoned patients, providing valuable insights into special populations and high-risk presentation scenarios.

Advanced Electrocardiographic Techniques

Finally, it covers advanced electrocardiographic techniques, ensuring that readers are well-versed in the latest methods and approaches in the field.

The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care is ideally suited to medical students, residents, and physicians in training, but is also a useful reference for established physicians as a review and reference text, along with all other health professionals working in this field.

Product Details:

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (June 12, 2023)

Language: English

Pages: 224

ISBN-10: 1119266890

ISBN-13: 978-1119266891