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The ECG Made Practical
- 8th Edition - November 6, 2024
- Authors: John Hampton, Joanna Hampton, David Adlam
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 7 7 2 - 6
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 7 5 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 3 7 9 2 - 4
For junior doctors, qualified nurses, paramedics and GPs who already understand the basics of the electrocardiogram (ECG), this reference guide will support diagnosis and treatment… Read more
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The ECG Made Practical, Eighth Edition is a clinically-orientated book, showing how the ECG can help in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with symptoms suggesting cardiovascular disease. The underlying philosophy of this eighth edition remains that the ECG has to be interpreted in the light of the patient's history and physical examination, thus the book is organised in chapters according to a patient's symptoms.
The ECG Made Practical, Eighth Edition is a clinically-orientated book, showing how the ECG can help in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with symptoms suggesting cardiovascular disease. The underlying philosophy of this eighth edition remains that the ECG has to be interpreted in the light of the patient's history and physical examination, thus the book is organised in chapters according to a patient's symptoms.
- Clinically-orientated with a quick reference list of cardiovascular conditions – ideal for use in the clinic
- Builds on the basic knowledge outlined in the classic The ECG Made Easy – an essential part of the mini-series
- Emphasises the individuality of every ECG and uses full 12-lead ECG recordings to provide a realistic reproduction of the clinical environment
- The unique page size allows presentation of 12-lead ECGs across a single page for clarity
- All ECGs taken from real patients from the authors’ clinical practice
Junior doctors, cardiac nurses, advanced nurse practitioners, qualified paramedics
- The ECG Made Practical
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- 12-lead ECGs
- Introduction: Making the most of the ECG
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- 1. The ECG in healthy people
- Types of ECG
- The ‘normal’ ECG
- The heart rate
- The normal cardiac rhythm
- Extrasystoles
- The P wave
- The PR interval
- The QRS complex
- The ST segment
- The T wave
- The QT interval
- The ECG in athletes
- The ECG in pregnancy
- The ECG in children
- What is a ‘normal ECG’?
- What to do
- Further investigations
- Treatment of asymptomatic ECG abnormalities
- 2. The ECG in patients with palpitations and syncope: Initial assessment
- The clinical history and physical examination
- Palpitations
- Dizziness and syncope
- Physical examination
- The ECG
- Syncope due to cardiac disease other than arrhythmias
- Patients with possible tachycardias
- Patients with possible bradycardias
- 3. The ECG in patients with palpitations and syncope: Ambulatory ECG monitoring and smart devices
- Types of ECG monitors
- Features of ambulatory ECG traces
- 4. The ECG when the patient has a tachycardia
- Mechanism of tachycardias
- Abnormalities of cardiac rhythm due to re-entry
- Differentiation between re-entry and focal abnormal electrical activity
- Extrasystoles causing symptoms
- Narrow complex tachycardias causing symptoms
- Broad complex tachycardias causing symptoms
- Special forms of VT in patients with symptoms
- Torsade de pointes
- Broad complex tachycardia associated with the WPW syndrome
- Management of arrhythmias
- Electrophysiology and catheter ablation
- The endocardial ECG
- Catheter ablation
- Arrhythmias amenable to ablation
- Indications for electrophysiology
- Cardiac arrest
- ICD devices
- 5. The ECG when the patient has a bradycardia
- Mechanism of bradycardias
- Sinoatrial disease – the ‘sick sinus syndrome’
- Atrial fibrillation and flutter
- AV block
- Management of bradycardias
- Temporary pacing in patients with acute myocardial infarction
- Permanent pacing
- Right ventricular pacemakers (VVI)
- Right atrial pacemakers (AAI)
- Dual-chamber pacemakers (DDD)
- Abnormal pacemaker function
- Indications for pacemaker insertion
- 6. The ECG in patients with chest pain
- History and examination
- Acute chest pain
- The ECG in the presence of acute chest pain
- The ECG in patients with myocardial ischaemia and infarction
- ECG changes in STEMI
- ECG changes in NSTEMI
- The ECG in pulmonary embolism
- The ECG in other causes of chest pain
- Pericarditis
- ECG pitfalls in the diagnosis of chest pain
- ST elevation
- R wave changes
- ST segment and T-wave changes
- Chronic chest pain
- The investigation of chronic chest pain
- 7. The ECG in patients with breathlessness
- History and examination
- Rhythm problems
- The ECG in disorders affecting the left side of the heart
- The ECG in left atrial hypertrophy
- The ECG in left ventricular hypertrophy
- ECGs that can mimic left ventricular hypertrophy
- The ECG in disorders affecting the right side of the heart
- The ECG in right atrial hypertrophy
- The ECG in right ventricular hypertrophy
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy
- 8. The effects of other conditions on the ECG
- Artefacts in ECG recordings
- The effects of abnormal muscle movement
- Hypothermia
- The ECG in congenital heart disease
- The ECG in systemic diseases
- Thyroid disease
- Malignancy
- The effects of serum electrolyte abnormalities on the ECG
- Potassium
- Magnesium
- Calcium
- The effects of medication on the ECG
- Digoxin
- Drugs that prolong the QT interval
- Lithium
- Other causes of an abnormal ECG
- Trauma
- Metabolic diseases
- Cerebrovascular accidents
- Muscle disease
- 9. Conclusions: Four steps to making the most of the ECG
- Description
- Interpretation
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Conclusion
- Now test yourself
- Index
- Flowchart
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Edition: 8
- Published: November 6, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323937726
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323937542
- eBook ISBN: 9780323937924
JH
John Hampton
John Hampton is Emeritus Professor of Cardiology at University of Nottingham, UK.
Affiliations and expertise
Emeritus Professor of Cardiology, University of Nottingham, UKJH
Joanna Hampton
Joanna Hampton is Consultant Physician at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Physician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UKDA
David Adlam
David Adlam is Professor of Acute and Interventional Cardiology at the University of Leicester, UK.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Acute and Interventional Cardiology, University of Leicester, UK