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Meet the Critical cardiac challenge of interpreting ECGs accurately and confidently!
For more than 200 waveforms, zero in quickly on each arrhythmia's most important characteristics and know how to respond.
Spot the telltale abnormalities
- All the common arrhythmias, such as sinus arrest, atrial fibrillation and flutter, junctional tachycardias, ventricular tachycardias, ventricular fibrillation, and second- and third-degree AV block -- with their key changes highlighted on each strip
- ECG changes with pericarditis, BBB, Wellens' syndrome, MI, electrolyte imbalances, and more
- How such treatments as drug therapy and pacemakers affect ECG rhythms
Interpret the evidence
- Life-threatening -- dangerous rhythms requiring immediate intervention
- Look-alikes -- the subtle differences between seemingly identical patterns
- Eight steps for reading any strip; determining axis; calculating rate and rhythm; and obtaining 12-lead, posterior, and right chest ECGs
- Lead of choice -- what lead works best to detect ECG changes in specific conditions
Anticipate the best response
- Antiarrhythmic drugs: action and possible adverse effects
- Red flag alerts -- potential dangers, such as risk of bronchospasm with class II antiarrhythmics in a patient with pulmonary disease
- Nonpharmacologic treatments, including radiofrequency ablation, ICDs, and biventricular pacemakers
Plus
Scores of practice strips, Rapid reference to major arrhythmias, Cardiac drug overview
