<b>The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care</b> <p><b>Clear, practical guidance in mastering ECG interpretation in the critically ill patient</b> <p><i>The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care </i>contains clear, practical guidance on mastering both single-lead and 12 lead ECGs, covering the full range of complexities and including a section on differential diagnosis of more common ECGs, with over 200 tracings from which to learn and self-test. <p>The editors place an emphasis on readability and accessibility, with clearly written chapters and excellent illustrations that serve as a primary source of information for students, trainees, and practicing emergency physicians in all areas. <p>In <i>The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care</i>, readers can expect to find detailed information on topics such as: <ul><li>Clinical applications, impact, and interpretation of the electrocardiogram, plus variants of the normal, lead misplacement, and electrocardiographic artifact encountered in clinical practice</li> <li>Cardiac rhythms and cardiac dysrhythmias, covering cardiac rhythms with normal rates, narrow QRS complex tachycardia, wide QRS complex tachycardia, and bradycardia</li> <li>Anatomic and physiologic considerations of ischemic heart disease, historical development of the prehospital electrocardiogram, and electrocardiographic findings in acute coronary syndrome</li> <li>Special populations, high-risk presentation scenarios, and advanced electrocardiographic techniques, covering electrocardiograms in pediatric and poisoned patients</li></ul> <p><i>The Electrocardiogram in Emergency and Acute Care </i>is ideally suited to medical students, residents, and physicians in training, but is also a useful reference for established physicians as a review and reference text, along with all other health professionals working in this field.
