ISBN:
9780323095945
Copyright:
2012
Publication Date:
08-29-2011
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$39.99
Flip and See ECG - Revised Reprint - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 3rd Edition
by Elizabeth Gross Cohn, RN, MS, NP, ACNP, DNSc, CEN, EMT-CC
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource - Access Card
ISBN:
9780323095945
Copyright:
2012
Publication Date:
08-29-2011
Imprint:
Mosby
List Price:
$39.99
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- Thumb tabs and lay-flat spiral binding make it easy to use anywhere, and the small size fits easily into a lab coat pocket.
- Unique Flip and See section at the end of the book allows you to see each rhythm side-by-side with a normal ECG rhythm, and a written walkthrough explains the important differences between the rhythms.
- Conversational language and clear illustrations and cartoons make the information easily accessible and understandable – as well as easy to remember and fun to learn.
- Includes Cohn’s Pocket Guide for ECG Interpretation, a plastic heart rate ruler that’s useful for both students and practitioners as an aid in rhythm interpretation.
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- Updated to reflect the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines.
- Companion CD features 66 practice rhythm strips in PowerPoint format, plus coverage of pediatric and neonatal patients.
- Includes new treatment algorithms on the reverse side of Flip and See rhythm cards.
- New, easy-to-follow organization with raised tabs, so you can find information quickly.
- Expanded coverage of key topics such as normal rhythms and torsades de pointes.
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Symbols Used in This Book How to Approach ECGsTab 1: How the Heart WorksThe HeartLocationPhysiology (Function) Anatomy (Structure) Cardiac CycleSummaryConduction PathwaysSinoatrial NodeAtrioventricular NodeTab 2: The ECGThe ECGLead Placement and VectorsReading ECGs: P-waves, QRS Complexes and T Waves - P Wave - P-R Interval - QRS Complex - ST SegmentT WaveTab 3: Introduction to the RhythmsIntroduction to the RhythmsNaming RhythmsNormal Sinus RhythmSinus ArrhythmiaSinus BradycardiaSinus TachycardiaAtrial FlutterAtrial FibrillationSupraventricular TachycardiaVentricular TachycardiaTorsades de PointesVentricular FibrillationAsystoleHeart Blocks - First Degree AV Heart BlockSecond Degree AV Heart Block, also known as Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach) Second Degree AV Heart Block, Also Known as Mobitz Type IIComplete Heart Block (Third Degree) Artificial PacemakersTab 4: How to Interpret ECGsECG PaperNormal ECGCalculating RateMeasuring ECG WaveformsECG CalipersThe Isoelectric LineEctopic Activity - Premature Atrial ContractionPremature Junctional Contraction - Pemature Ventricular Contraction SummaryClues to Identifying RhythmsTab 5: How to Use the Flip and See Portion of This BookFlip and See Guided Tutorial1. normal2. sinus arrhythmia3. sinus bradycardia4. sinus tachycardia5. premature atrial contractions6. premature ventricular contraction7. atrial flutter8. atrial fibrillation9. supraventricular tachycardia10. ventricular tachycardia11. Torsades de Pointes12. ventricular fibrillation13. junctional or nodal rhythm14. asystole15. first degree heart block16. second degree heart block, Mobitz type- I, or Wenckebach17. second degree heart block, Mobitz type II18. complete heart block19. artificial pacemaker with capture - Heart Blocks - Look-alike Rhythms - Nonrhythms - Pulseless Electrical ActivitySummary and a Few Golden RulesTab 6: RhythmsNormal Sinus RhythmSinus Arrhythmia Sinus BradycardiaSinus TachycardiaPremature Atrial ContractionsAtrial FlutterAtrial FibrillationSupraventricular TachycardiaJunctional (Nodal) Rhythm - Premature Ventricular ContractionsVentricular TachycardiaTorsades de PointesVentricular FibrillationAsystoleFirst Degree AV Heart BlockSecond Degree Heart Block Mobitz Type I (Wenckebach) Second Degree Heart Block Mobitz Type IIThird Degree AV Heart Block: Complete Heart BlockPacemaker With 1:1 CaptureLoose Lead/Cable Movement60-Cycle InterferenceJunctional Rhythm With Rate of 40 Beats per MinuteNormal Sinus Rhythm With Rate of 100 Beats per MinuteTab 7: GlossaryGlossary
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