Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography Theory and Interpretation /

• Main Author: Foster, D. Bruce (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2007.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Critical care medicine.; Cardiology.; Nursing.; Primary care (Medicine).; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.; Primary Care Medicine.

There are two components to the complete interpretation of an electrocardiogram (ECG): analysis of the rhythm of the ECG waveforms which are the electrical manifestation of cardiac activity; and analysis of the shape (morphology) of the waveforms in order to diagnose many conditions not related to r...

Table of Contents:

• Essential Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology as It Relates to the Electrocardiogram
• Electrocardiographic Waveforms
• Cardiac Vectors and Lead Systems
• Derivation of the Normal Electrocardiogram
• Electrical Axis
• Intraventricular Conduction Delays: The Hemiblocks
• Intraventricular Conduction Delays: The Bundle Branch Blocks
• Chamber Enlargement
• Myocardial Infarction
• Ischemia and Anginal Syndromes
• The Electrocardiogram and the Clinical Evaluation of Chest Pain
• The Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider and Therapeutic Interventions in Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Miscellaneous Conditions
• Case Presentations.