Pocket Guide to Electrocardiography: Mosby's Pocket Guide Series (Nursing Pocket Guides) Book

This popular pocket-sized reference provides the latest guidelines on arrhythmia detection and identification - all in a fast, easy-to-use format. Its concise presentation provides users with a reference for study of ECG recognition, mechanism, pathophysiology, clinical implications, pediatric considerations, bedside diagnosis, emergency treatment, and long-term cures. As always, users can count on the organization and chapter titles being consistent with those in the pocket guide's sister text, Conover: Understanding Electrocardiography, 8th Edition. * Places the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias and cardiac emergencies in compact outline form. * Gives users all the important, accurate information of its sister text, Understanding Electrocardiography, 8th Edition, including ECG recognition, mechanism, pathophysiology, clinical implications, pediatric considerations, bedside diagnosis, emergency treatment, and long-term cures - in an outline format that allows for quick and easy retrieval. * Provides essential information on pediatrics whenever applicable throughout entire text. * Includes an illustration of the heart which depicts step-by-step activation related to ECG. * Explains the mechanisms of arrhythmias in a clear and concise manner with illustrations. * Provides all forms and aspects of atrial flutter in an easy-to-use outline format. * Presents bedside diagnosis information which helps nurses make an effective physical evaluation. * Describes appropriate medical responses in clear terms (for example, response to paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia).Read More