The ECG Made Easy, hailed as a ‘medical classic’ by the British Medical Journal, has reached its 50th anniversary. It has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has now sold more than three quarters of a million copies.
This book is a firm favourite of medical, nursing and paramedic students as it provides clear, easy to follow information on all aspects of using the ECG in clinical practice.
This tenth edition has been fully updated for all healthcare professionals, for those who are still in training, and for those already practising. It is essential reading for all those who use ECGs in their day to day work. It is an easy, practical and informative guide to performing, interpreting and reporting ECGs.
1. Introduction: Making the most of the ECG - p. iii 2. List of Illustrations - p. iii 3. List of Tables - p. iii 4. Part 1: The ECG Made Very Easy Indeed: A Beginner’s Guide - p. iii 5. Chapter 1: The ECG made very easy indeed - p. iii 6. Part 2: The Basics: The Fundamentals of ECG Recording, Reporting and Interpretation - p. 16 7. Chapter 2: What the ECG is about - p. 16 8. Chapter 3: The rhythm of the heart - p. 41 9. Chapter 4: Conduction and its problems - p. 67 10. Chapter 5: Abnormalities of P waves, QRS complexes and T waves - p. 87 11. Part 3: Making the Most of the ECG: The Clinical Interpretation of Individual ECGs - p. 104 12. Chapter 6: The ECG in healthy subjects - p. 104 13. Chapter 7: The ECG in patients with chest pain or breathlessness - p. 125 14. Chapter 8: The ECG in patients with palpitations or syncope - p. 144 15. Part 4: Now Test Yourself - p. 164 16. Chapter 9: ECGs you must be able to recognize - p. 164 17. Quick reminder guide - p. 186 18. Glossary - p. 186 19. Index - p. 186 20. Inside back cover - p. 186 21. Inside back cover - p. 186 22. Flowchart - p. 186
The ECG Made Easy, hailed as a ‘medical classic’ by the British Medical Journal, has reached its 50th anniversary. It has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has now sold more than three quarters of a million copies.
This book is a firm favourite of medical, nursing and paramedic students as it provides clear, easy to follow information on all aspects of using the ECG in clinical practice.
This tenth edition has been fully updated for all healthcare professionals, for those who are still in training, and for those already practising. It is essential reading for all those who use ECGs in their day to day work. It is an easy, practical and informative guide to performing, interpreting and reporting ECGs.
1. Introduction: Making the most of the ECG - p. iii 2. List of Illustrations - p. iii 3. List of Tables - p. iii 4. Part 1: The ECG Made Very Easy Indeed: A Beginner’s Guide - p. iii 5. Chapter 1: The ECG made very easy indeed - p. iii 6. Part 2: The Basics: The Fundamentals of ECG Recording, Reporting and Interpretation - p. 16 7. Chapter 2: What the ECG is about - p. 16 8. Chapter 3: The rhythm of the heart - p. 41 9. Chapter 4: Conduction and its problems - p. 67 10. Chapter 5: Abnormalities of P waves, QRS complexes and T waves - p. 87 11. Part 3: Making the Most of the ECG: The Clinical Interpretation of Individual ECGs - p. 104 12. Chapter 6: The ECG in healthy subjects - p. 104 13. Chapter 7: The ECG in patients with chest pain or breathlessness - p. 125 14. Chapter 8: The ECG in patients with palpitations or syncope - p. 144 15. Part 4: Now Test Yourself - p. 164 16. Chapter 9: ECGs you must be able to recognize - p. 164 17. Quick reminder guide - p. 186 18. Glossary - p. 186 19. Index - p. 186 20. Inside back cover - p. 186 21. Inside back cover - p. 186 22. Flowchart - p. 186
