Electrocardiography for Health Care Personnelprepares users for a national ECG certification examination, as well as provides ECG skills training for health care students and health care personnel who are interested in mastering additional skills. The text includes the essential skills needed to perform an ECG, including anatomy of the heart, basic characteristics, equipment, appropriate intervention, and other technical applications, such as Holter monitoring and stress testing. Emphasis throughout the text is placed on troubleshooting.
CHAPTER 1Electrocardiography CHAPTER 2The Cardiovascular System CHAPTER 3The Electrocardiograph CHAPTER 4Performing an ECG CHAPTER 5Rhythm Strip Interpretation and Sinus Rhythms CHAPTER 6Atrial Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 7Junctional Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 8Heart Block Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 9Ventricular Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 10Bundle Branch Block CHAPTER 11Pacemaker Rhythms CHAPTER 12Cardiac Stress Testing CHAPTER 13Ambulatory Monitoring CHAPTER 14Clinical Presentation and Management of the Cardiac Patient CHAPTER 15Basic 12 Lead ECG Interpretation APPENDIX ACardiovascular Medications APPENDIX BStandard and Isolation Precautions APPENDIX CMedical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols APPENDIX DAnatomical Terms APPENDIX EGlossary