ECGs Made Easy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 6th Edition

by Barbara J. Aehlert, MSEd, BSPA, RN

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ISBN: 9780323415507

Publication Date: 09-14-2017

Page Count: 336

Imprint: Mosby

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Make it easy for your students to understand and interpret basic dysrhythmias with ECGs Made Easy, 6th Edition. In compliance with the American Heart Association’s 2015 ECC resuscitation guidelines, Barbara Aehlert's latest edition continues to leverage the conversational style, clear explanations, and wealth of practice exercises that have helped students in a variety of medical fields learn to recognize heart rhythms with ease. Each rhythm in this new edition includes a sample ECG rhythm strip and a discussion of possible patient symptoms and general treatment guidelines. Other student-friendly features include: ECG Pearls with insights based on real-world experience, Drug Pearls highlighting the medications used to treat dysrhythmias, Clinical Correlation call-outs, Lead In applications, Stop & Review questions, a comprehensive post-test with answers, and more.

New Edition Expected Availability: 09-21-2022

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ECGs Made Easy - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

ISBN: 9780323832946

New to This Edition
- NEW! 38 New cardiac rhythm strips have been added to the book for a total of 260 practice strips
- NEW! AHA compliance ensures the book reflects the American Heart Association’s 2015 ECC resuscitation guidelines
- NEW! Lead In boxes cover ECG principles, practical applications, indications, techniques, and interpretation
- NEW! Expanded coverage of ambulatory monitoring provides more in-depth guidance in this critical area
Key Features
- NEW! 38 New cardiac rhythm strips have been added to the book, for a total of 260 practice strips
- NEW! AHA compliance ensures the book reflects the American Heart Association’s 2015 ECC resuscitation guidelines
- NEW! Expanded coverage of ambulatory monitoring provides more in-depth guidance in this critical area
- NEW! Lead In boxes cover ECG principles, practical applications, indications, techniques, and interpretation
- Clear ECG discussions highlight what students need to know about ECG mechanisms, rhythms, and heart blocks, such as: How Do I Recognize It? What Causes It? What Do I Do About It?
- A comprehensive post-test with answers at the end of the book allows students to check their understanding
- Chapter key terms focus students on the most important information
- Chapter objectives tied to chapter text enable students to quickly review content that satisfies specific learning objectives
- ECG Pearl boxes offer useful hints for interpreting ECGs, such as the importance of the escape pacemaker
- Drug Pearl boxes highlight various medications used to treat dysrhythmias
- Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG chapter provides all the basics for this advanced skill, including determining electrical axis, ECG changes associated with myocardial ischemia and infarction, bundle branch block, and other conditions
Contents

1. Anatomy & Physiology
2. Basic Electrophysiology
3. Sinus Mechanisms
4. Atrial Rhythms
5. Junctional Rhythms
6. Ventricular Rhythms
7. Atrioventricular Blocks
8. Pacemaker Rhythms
9. Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG
10. Post-Test
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Barbara J. Aehlert, MSEd, BSPA, RN, Southwest EMS Education, Inc., USA
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