Rapid ECG Interpretation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Khan, M. Gabriel (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2008.
• Series: Contemporary Cardiology
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

The ECG is the oldest cardiologic test, but even 100 years after its inception, it continues as the most commonly used cardiologic test. Despite the advent of expensive and sophisticated alternatives, the ECG remains the most reliable tool for the conÞrmation of acute myocardial infarction (MI). The...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Concepts
• Step-by-Step Method for Accurate Electrocardiogram Interpretation
• P Wave Abnormalities
• Bundle Branch Block
• ST Segment Abnormalities
• Q Wave Abnormalities
• Atrial and Ventricular Hypertrophy
• T Wave Abnormalities
• Electrical Axis and Fascicular Block
• Miscellaneous Conditions
• Arrhythmias
• ECG Board Self-Assessment Quiz.