The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care contains clear, practical guidance on mastering both single-lead and 12 lead ECGs, covering the full range of complexities and including a section on differential diagnosis of more common ECGs, with over 200 tracings from which to learn and self-test.

The editors place an emphasis on 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.

In The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care, readers can expect to find detailed information on topics such as:

• 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 cardiac dysrhythmias, covering cardiac rhythms with normal rates, narrow QRS complex tachycardia, wide QRS complex tachycardia, and bradycardia
• Anatomic and physiologic considerations of ischemic heart disease, historical development of the prehospital electrocardiogram, and electrocardiographic findings in acute coronary syndrome
• Special populations, high-risk presentation scenarios, and advanced electrocardiographic techniques, covering electrocardiograms in pediatric and poisoned patients

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.

Contents

۱ Clinical Applications of the Electrocardiogram
۲ Clinical Impact of the Electrocardiogram (ECG)
۳ Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram – Single-, Multi-, and 12-Lead Analysis
۴ Variants of the Normal, Lead Misplacement, and Electrocardiographic Artifact Encountered
۵ Cardiac Rhythms with Normal Rates
۶ Narrow QRS Complex Tachycardia
۷ Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia
۸ Bradycardia
۹ Atrioventricular Conduction Block
۱۰ Intraventricular Conduction Block: Bundle Branch Block and Other Conduction Abnormalities
۱۱ Atrial and Ventricular Ectopic Beats
۱۲ Ischemic Heart Disease: Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations
۱۳ Electrocardiographic Findings in Acute Coronary Syndrome
۱۴ The Electrocardiogram in the Pediatric Patient
۱۵ The Electrocardiogram in the Poisoned Patient
۱۶ The Electrocardiogram in Hyperkalemia
۱۷ Life-Threatening Electrocardiographic Patterns
۱۸ The Electrocardiogram in Patients with Implanted Devices
۱۹ Electrocardiographic Tools in Clinical Care
۲۰ Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome
۲۱ Cardiac Arrest Rhythms
۲۲ Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis of Narrow Complex Tachycardia
۲۳ Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis of Wide Complex Tachycardia
۲۴ Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis of Bradyarrhythmia
۲۵ Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis of ST Segment Elevation
۲۶ Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis of ST Segment Depression
۲۷ Electrocardiographic Differential Diagnosis of T Wave Abnormalities: The Prominent T Wave