The ECG in Clinical Decision Making

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-85315-535-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 504 g

Electrocardiogram (ECG) analysis is a valuable skill an is extremely useful in diagnosis, monitoring of disease progression and response to treatment. Thsi book will introduce the novice to ECGs and will improve the interpretative skills of the more experienced ECG-reader.This book features:- Informative diagrams and illustrations- Full description of the principles underlying the ECG- Examples of ECGs in different conditions- A detailed explanation of how ECG interpretation depends critically on the clinical circumstances- Full clinical information to allow readers to interpret the ECG in a variety of different clinical situationsThe ECG in Clinical-Decision Making has been written for a wide variety of health professionals, including medical and nursing students, junior and senior doctors of all specialties, CCU and ITU nurses, cardiac physiologists and chest-pain and heart-failure nurses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davey, Patrick

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Acknowledgements About the Author List of abbreviations 1. Introduction to the ECG 2. Abnormalities of the P wave 3. Abnormalities of the QRS complex 4. ST segment and T wave abnormalities 5. The ECG in chest pain 6. The ECG in breathlessness and heart failure 7. The ECG and palpitations 8. The ECG in syncope 9. The ECG in arrhythmia 10. The ECG in ischaemic heart disease 11. The exercise stress ECG 12. ECG devices for remote recording of arrhythmias 13. Provocative electrophysiological studies 14. The ECG in miscellaneous conditions 15. Pacemakers and the ECG Further reading Index

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Davey is both an interventional and a general cardiologist, as well as a busy general physician working in two large hospitals. This broad range of professional activities has given him a unique exposure to the ECGs of many varied patients and a detailed understanding of how these correlate with subsequent investigative findings. He is also the editor of a best-selling textbook of medicine.