ECG Core Curriculum - Softcover

Zimmerman, Franklin H., M.D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071785213 ISBN 13: 9780071785211

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2023

Inhaltsangabe

An accessible how-to guide for reading and interpreting ECGs—from basic to advanced

ECG Core Curriculum sets the new standard for electrocardiography interpretation. This unique resource is an essential instructional guide for anyone who needs to learn this vital skill, including medical students, practicing physicians, nurses, emergency medical technicians, and allied medical professionals.

Each chapter begins with basic concepts, which build the foundation for a comprehensive discussion of every major ECG abnormality, and includes a self-test to reinforce your learning. A special bonus is the comprehensive section of diagnostic criteria. The text concludes with a final examination that is perfect for board review.

ECG Core Curriculum covers:

• Functional anatomy, physiology and electrophysiology
• Using vectors to understanding electrocardiographic patterns
• Chamber enlargement
• Bundle branch block and conduction abnormalities
• Accessory pathways and pre-excitation
• Myocardial ischemia and infarction
• Pericarditis and infarction imitators
• Using laddergrams to understand the mechanism of arrhythmias
• Supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias
• Heart block and pacemaker electrocardiography
• An approach to wide complex tachycardia, and more

Covering from the basics to advanced topics, ECG Core Curriculum is the ultimate guide perfect for every health care professional.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Franklin H. Zimmerman, MD, is a graduate of Brown University Medical School and trained at Columbia University, St. Luke's Hospital in New York. He is an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Hofstra/Northwell, and Senior Attending Cardiologist and Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, New York and Director of the Northwell Center for Occupational Medicine and Public Safety Services (COMPASS). 
Dr. Zimmerman is actively involved in clinical medicine with an interest in preventive cardiology and patient education. He has authored numerous research articles and three textbooks of electrocardiography. He is a frequent presenter and has chaired symposia at national meetings. He was a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Medicine and Sports and is a reviewer for leading cardiology journals including Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, the British Medical Journal, the International Journal of Cardiology and the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
 
Dr. Zimmerman is the founding, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the award-winning national consumer heart-health newsletter, Heart & Health Reports. He is a member of the board of directors of Phelps Memorial Hospital Center, the Hypertension Education Foundation and is the founding director of the Heart and Health Education Foundation.
 
Dr. Zimmerman's current research interest is preventing cardiovascular disease in police and fire department personnel.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0071785213
• ISBN 13: 9780071785211
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 462
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: McGraw-Hill Education; https://www.mheducation.co.in/; ; Via Verdi, 8; Assago Milano; 20090; Italien