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A comprehensive, systematic approach to 12-lead EKG interpretation covering all relevant topics you'll encounter in clinical practice-including treatment options!

Delivering clear and concise explanations to help students easily grasp key concepts, this book provides a comprehensive, no-nonsense approach to EKG interpretation for nurse practitioner and physician assistant students, as well as practicing clinicians who need a quick refresher.

The third edition retains the book's systematic, physiologic approach that trains readers to follow the same steps in evaluating EKG tracings. After working through this book, you'lll gain a genuine understanding of EKG interpretation and will no longer need to memorize EKG strips. Using the patient's presenting symptoms as a starting point, abundant clinical scenarios demonstrate real-life applications for interpreting EKG readings. With over 75 figures and tables and more than 260 EKG tracings, this resource delivers everything you need to provide expert, quality care to your patients.

NEW to the THIRD EDITIONn

  • Treatment options included for premature atrial and ventricular contractions, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, ischemia and infarction, and heart block
  • 14 in-depth chapter case scenarios to further challenge you and increase your proficiency in EKG interpretation
  • 60 new EKG tracings, providing you with more than 260 tracings throughout the book
  • Evidence-based approaches to differentiate between similar EKG patterns
  • New high-risk EKG descriptions, including multiple types of high-grade heart block and Wellen's syndrome for acute myocardial infarction
  • Risk stratification techniques for heart block, acute coronary syndromes, and supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias utilizing the EKG

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    KEY FEATURES

  • Addresses EKG interpretation using a systematic, physiologic approach, eliminating the need for memorization
  • Uses the patient's presenting clinical symptoms as a starting point to teach critical thinking
  • Includes more than 75 figures and tables and 260 EKG tracings to further illustrate concepts
  • Offers 140 end-of-chapter review questions to help solidify your knowledge
  • Includes 70 case studies with EKG tracings and teaching points at the end of the book, plus additional case studies in each chapter, to connect key concepts with real-world learning



    • Autorentext

    Maureen Knechtel, MPAS, PA-C, is the academic coordinator and an assistant professor with the Milligan College Physician Assistant Program in Johnson City, TN, and practices as a cardiology PA with the Ballad Health Cardiovascular Associates Heart Institute.



    Inhalt

    Part I. BASICS OF CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE EKG RHYTHM OUTPUT

    Chapter 1. Introduction to the EKG, Cardiac Anatomy, and Electrical Conduction System

    Chapter 2. Defining the Intervals

    Chapter 3. Lead Review

    Part II. INTERPRETING THE 12-LEAD EKG 

    Chapter 4. Rate

    Chapter 5. Rhythm

    Chapter 6. Axis

    Chapter 7. Heart Block

    Chapter 8. Ischemia and Infarction

    Part III. COMMONLY OCCURRING ARRHYTHMIAS and EKG FINDINGS;

    Chapter 9. Supraventricular Tachycardia

    Chapter 10. Ventricular Arrhythmias

    Chapter 11. Paced EKGs

    Chapter 12. Drug and Electrolyte Effects on the EKG

    Chapter 13. Clinical Conditions That Affect the EKG

    Part IV. CLINICAL APPLICATION

    Applying EKG Skills to Clinical Practice

    Part V. ANSWER KEYS

    Answers to End-of-Chapter Review Questions

    Answers and Teaching Points to Chapter 14 EKGs

    Index
    Titel
    EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant, Third Edition
    Autor
    Maureen Knechtel
    Maureen A. Knechtel
    EAN
    9780826176738
    Format
    E-Book (epub)
    Hersteller
    Naval Institute Press
    Veröffentlichung
    28.12.2020
    Digitaler Kopierschutz
    Wasserzeichen
    Anzahl Seiten
    360