ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation 7th Edition

Grasp the electrocardiography basics and identify arrhythmias accurately with the freshly updated ECG Workout, 7th Edition. Fully addressing the most common arrhythmias, this clearly worded text will take you step-by-step through expert ECG tracing interpretation methods, including differentiating among rhythm groups, equipment use, and management protocols. This is the go-to ECG guide for both student training and professional review.

Key Features

• New and Updated Content: Includes new pull-out arrhythmia summary cards, new and updated advanced cardiac life support guidelines, and new and updated figures, boxes, tables, and additional practice strips.
• Comprehensive Skills: Covers all ECG concepts and skills, including illustrated anatomy and physiology of the heart, the electrical basis of electrocardiology, and step-by-step direction on interpreting rhythm strips.
• Practical Guidance: The book discusses cardiac monitors, lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts, and troubleshooting monitor problems. It also covers methods for precise rate calculation.
• Pacemakers: It includes a discussion of cardiac pacemakers, covering their types, indications, function, terminology, and malfunctions, with practice tracings.
• Practice Strips: A "Skillbuilder" practice strips section includes more than 600 life-size ECG tracings, end-of-chapter strips from actual patients, and a posttest with more than 100 rhythm strips for student testing or self-evaluation.