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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463957303321

Autore

Landrum Michele Angell

Titolo

Fast facts about EKGs for nurses [[electronic resource] ] : the rules of identifying EKGs in a nutshell / / Michele Angell Landrum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2014

ISBN

0-8261-2007-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (139 p.)

Collana

Fast Facts Books Fast facts about EKGs for nurses

Disciplina

616.1/207547

Soggetti

Electrocardiography - Methodology

Arrhythmia - Diagnosis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Basic cardiac anatomy -- Cardiac electrical conduction -- The cardiac cycle & the rhythm strip -- The rhythm strip -- "Reading" the EKG -- Sinus rhythm -- The atrial rhythms -- The junctional rhythms -- The ventricular rhythms -- Heart block -- Pacing & bundle branch blocks.

Sommario/riassunto

In an easy-to-use ""Fast Facts"" format, this pocket-sized reference provides clear and precise access to basic EKG information and EKG recognition guidelines that nurses use daily. The guide helps readers to accurately identify EKG rhythms and provides clear explanations of cardiac anatomy and electrical conduction pathways along with a step-by-step approach for evaluating EKG rhythm strips. The book also addresses various clinical causes of each rhythm. Real-life cardiac case scenarios and the generous use of practice rhythm strips will help students to master the challenging task of identif