EKG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy

386 Pages·2011·10.26 MB·English

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Staff The clinical treatments described and recommended
in this publication are based on research and consulta-
tion with nursing, medical, and legal authorities. To the
Publisher best of our knowledge, these procedures reflect cur-
Chris Burghardt rently accepted practice. Nevertheless, they can’t be
considered absolute and universal recommendations.
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For individual applications, all recommendations must
Joan M. Robinson, RN, MSN be considered in light of the patient’s clinical condition
and, before administration of new or infrequently used
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Jennifer Meyering, RN, BSN, MS The authors and publisher disclaim any responsibility
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procedures, from any undetected errors, or from the
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reader’s misunderstanding of the text.
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Beth J. Welsh ECG interpretation made incredibly easy!. —
5th ed.
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p. ; cm.
Karen J. Kirk, Jeri O’Shea, Linda K. Ruhf Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60831-289-4 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Electrocardiography. 2. Heart—Diseases—
Nursing. I. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
[DNLM: 1. Electrocardiography—Nurses’
Instruction. 2. Arrhythmias, Cardiac— Nurses’
Instruction. WG 140 E172 2011]
RC683.5.E5E256 2011
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ISBN-13: 978-1-60831-289-4 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-60831-289-5 (alk. paper) 2010022956
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Contents
Contributors and consultants vi
Not another boring foreword vii
Part I ECG fundamentals
1 Cardiac anatomy and physiology 3
2 Obtaining a rhythm strip 23
3 Interpreting a rhythm strip 43
Part II Recognizing arrhythmias
4 Sinus node arrhythmias 63
5 Atrial arrhythmias 87
6 Junctional arrhythmias 111
7 Ventricular arrhythmias 127
8 Atrioventricular blocks 153
Part III Treating arrhythmias
9 Nonpharmacologic treatments 175
10 Pharmacologic treatments 205
Part IV The 12-lead ECG
11 Obtaining a 12-lead ECG 239
12 Interpreting a 12-lead ECG 255
Appendices and index
Practice makes perfect 286
ACLS algorithms 304
Brushing up on interpretation skills 310
Look-alike ECG challenge 348
Quick guide to arrhythmias 359
Glossary 364
Selected references 366
Index 367
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Contributors and consultants
Diane M. Allen, RN, MSN, ANP, BC, CLS Karen Knight-Frank, RN, MS, CNS, CCRN, CCNS
Nurse Practitioner Clinical Nurse Specialist, Critical Care
Womack Army Medical Center San Joaquin General Hospital
Fort Bragg, N.C. French Camp, Calif.
Nancy Bekken, RN, MS, CCRN Marcella Ann Mikalaitis, RN, MSN, CCRN
Nurse Educator, Adult Critical Care Staff Nurse, Cardiovascular Intensive Care
Spectrum Health Unit (CVICU)
Grand Rapids, Mich. Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital
Karen Crisfulla, RN, CNS, MSN, CCRN Cheryl Rader, RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC
Clinical Nurse Specialist Staff Nurse: RN IV
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Saint Luke‘s Hospital of Kansas City (Mo.)
Philadelphia
Leigh Ann Trujillo, RN, BSN
Maurice H. Espinoza, RN, MSN, CNS, CCRN Clinical Educator
Clinical Nurse Specialist St. James Hospital and Health Center
University of California Irvine Medical Center Olympia Fields, Ill.
Orange
Rebecca Unruh, RN, MSN
Kathleen M. Hill, RN, MSN, CCNS-CSC Nurse Manager – Cardiac Intensive Care
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Surgical Intensive Unit & Cardiac Rehabilitation
Care Unit North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital
Cleveland Clinic
Opal V. Wilson, RN, MA, BSN
Cheryl Kabeli, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CNS-BC RN Manager, PC Telemetry Unit
Nurse Practitioner Louisiana State University Health Sciences
Champlain Valley Cardiothoracic Surgeons Center
Plattsburgh, N.Y. Shreveport
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Not another boring foreword
If you’re like me, you’re too busy to wade through a foreword that uses pretentious
terms and umpteen dull paragraphs to get to the point. So let’s cut right to the chase!
Here’s why this book is so terrific:
1. It will teach you all the important things you need to know about ECG interpretation.
(And it will leave out all the fluff that wastes your time.)
2. It will help you remember what you’ve learned.
3. It will make you smile as it enhances your knowledge and skills.
Don’t believe me? Try these recurring logos on for size:
Ages and stages identifies variations in ECGs related to patient age.
Now I get it offers crystal-clear explanations of complex procedures, such as how to
use an automated external defibrillator.
Don’t skip this strip identifies arrhythmias that have the most serious consequences.
Mixed signals provides tips on how to solve the most common problems in ECG
monitoring and interpretation.
I can’t waste time highlights key points you need to know about each arrhythmia for
quick reviews.
See? I told you! And that’s not all. Look for me and my
friends in the margins throughout this book. We’ll be there
to explain key concepts, provide important care reminders,
and offer reassurance. Oh, and if you don’t mind, we’ll be
spicing up the pages with a bit of humor along the way, to
teach and entertain in a way that no other resource can.
I hope you find this book helpful. Best of luck
throughout your career!
Joy
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