The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need

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Intro Title Copyright Dedication Preface Contents Getting Started Chapter 1 The Basics Electricity and the Heart The Cells of the Heart Time and Voltage P Waves, QRS Complexes, T Waves, and Some Straight Lines Naming the Straight Lines Summary: The Waves and Straight Lines of the EKG Making Waves The 12 Views of the Heart A Word About Vectors The Normal 12-Lead EKG Summary: Orientation of the Waves of the Normal EKG Some Really Important Stuff That You May Be Wondering: Part 1: Why Not Just Let the Computer Do It? Some Really Important Stuff That You May Be Wondering: Part 2: How Do I Get the Goop Off My Patient's Chest Once the EKG Is Finished?Coming Attractions Chapter 2 Hypertrophy and Enlargement of the Heart A Few Introductory Remarks Definitions Axis Summary: Axis Axis Deviation, Hypertrophy, and Enlargement Atrial Enlargement Summary: Atrial Enlargement Ventricular Hypertrophy Secondary Repolarization Abnormalities of Ventricular Hypertrophy Summary: Ventricular Hypertrophy Case 1 Case 2 Chapter 3 Arrhythmias The Clinical Manifestations of Arrhythmias Why Arrhythmias Happen Rhythm StripsHow to Determine the Heart Rate From the EKG The Five Basic Types of Arrhythmias Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin Summary: Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin Ectopic Rhythms Reentrant Rhythms The Four Questions Supraventricular Arrhythmias Summary: Supraventricular Arrhythmias Ventricular Arrhythmias Summary: Ventricular Arrhythmias Supraventricular Versus Ventricular Arrhythmias Summary: Ventricular Tachycardia Versus Supraventricular Tachycardia With Aberrancy Electrophysiology Studies (EPS) Implantable Defibrillators External Defibrillators Case 3 Case 4 Case 5 Chapter 4Conduction Blocks What Is a Conduction Block? AV Blocks Summary: AV Blocks Bundle Branch Block Summary: Bundle Branch Block Hemiblocks Combining Right Bundle Branch Block and Hemiblocks Blocks That Underachieve The Ultimate in Playing With Blocks: Combining AV Blocks, Right Bundle Branch Block, and Hemiblocks Pacemakers Case 6 Case 7 Case 8 Chapter 5 Preexcitation Syndromes What Is Preexcitation? Wolff-Parkinson-White A Short PR Interval Without a Delta Wave Why Do We Care About Preexcitation? Summary: Preexcitation Case 9 Chapter 6 Myocardial Ischemia and InfarctionStable Angina and Acute Coronary Syndromes How to Diagnose a Myocardial Infarction ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarctions (STEMIs) Summary: The EKG Changes of an Evolving STEMI Localizing the Infarct Non-ST-Segment Myocardial Infarctions (non-STEMIs) Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Angina Without Infarction Sorting Out the Different Ischemic Syndromes Limitations of the EKG in Diagnosing an Infarction Stress Testing Case 10 Case 11 Chapter 7 Finishing Touches Electrolyte Disturbances Hypothermia Drugs More on the QT Interval