ECG Workout

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—perfect for physicians, nurses, medical and nursing students, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, telemetry technicians, and related practitioners.

Get a strong grounding in accurate ECG readings with . . .


NEW pull-out arrhythmia summary cards help you interpret end-of-chapter practice strips
NEW and updated advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) guidelines incorporated in each arrhythmia chapter
NEW and updated figures, boxes, tables, and additional practice strips
Updated coverage of all ECG concepts and skills, including:

Illustrated anatomy and physiology of the heart
Electrical basis of electrocardiology
Arrhythmia chapters: sinus, atrial, junctional and AV blocks, ventricular and bundle-branch block rhythms—examples, causes, clinical treatments, and practice strips
Step-by-step direction on interpreting rhythm strips
Components of the ECG tracing: waveforms, intervals, segments, complexes, and waveform identification
Discussion of cardiac monitors, lead systems, lead placement, ECG artifacts, and troubleshooting monitor problems
Methods for precise rate calculation
Discussion of cardiac pacemakers: types, indications, function, pacemaker terminology, malfunctions, and pacemaker analysis, with practice tracings

ECG conversion table ensures precise heart rate calculation with plastic pocket version inside back cover
Skillbuilder practice strips —more than 600 life-size ECG tracings:

End-of-chapter strips from actual patients, with 3-second indicators for rapid-rate calculation, and answers at back of book
A mix of arrhythmias to help you distinguish among types

Posttest with mix of more than 100 waveform rhythm strips, for student testing or self-evaluation