Electrocardiography for Healthcare Professionals

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Electro Cardiography for Healthcare Professionals
Dedication
About the Authors
Brief Contents
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Electrocardiography
	1.1: The ECG and Its History
	1.2: Uses of an ECG
	1.3: Preparing for an ECG
	1.4: Infection Control
	1.5: Vital Signs
	Competency Checklists
		1-1: Measuring Pulse and Respirations
		1-2: Measuring Adult Blood Pressure
Chapter 2: The Cardiovascular System
	2.1: Circulation and the ECG
	2.2: Anatomy of the Heart
	2.3: Principles of Circulation
	2.4: The Cardiac Cycle
	2.5: Conduction System of the Heart
Chapter 3: The Electrocardiograph
	3.1: Producing the ECG Waveform
	3.2: ECG Machines
	3.3: ECG Controls
	3.4: Electrodes
	3.5: ECG Graph Paper
	3.6: Calculating Heart Rate
Chapter 4: Performing an ECG
	4.1: Preparation for the ECG Procedure
	4.2: Communicating with the Patient
	4.3: Safety
	4.4: Applying the Electrodes and Leads
	4.5: Operating the ECG Machine
	4.6: Checking the ECG Tracing
	4.7: Reporting ECG Results
	4.8: Equipment Maintenance
	4.9: Pediatric ECG
	4.10: Cardiac Monitoring
	4.11: Special Patient Considerations
	4.12: Handling Emergencies
	Competency Checklists
		4-1 Recording an Electrocardiogram
		4-1 Continuous Cardiac Monitoring
Chapter 5: Rhythm Strip Interpretation
	5.1: Electrical Stimulation and the ECG Waveform
	5.2: Rhythm Interpretation
	5.3: Identifying the Components of the Rhythm
Chapter 6: Sinus Rhythms
	6.1: Rhythms Originating from the Sinus Node
	6.2: Sinus Bradycardia
	6.3: Sinus Tachycardia
	6.4: Sinus Dysrhythmia
	6.5: Sinus Arrest
	6.6: Sinus Exit Block
Chapter 7: Atrial Dysrhythmias
	7.1: Introduction to Atrial Dysrhythmias
	7.2: Premature Atrial Complexes
	7.3: Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
	7.4: Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
	7.5: Atrial Flutter
	7.6: Atrial Fibrillation
Chapter 8: Junctional Dysrhythmias
	8.1: Introduction to Junctional Dysrhythmias
	8.2: Premature Junctional Complex (PJC)
	8.3: Junctional Escape Rhythm
	8.4: Accelerated Junctional Rhythm
	8.5: Junctional Tachycardia
	8.6: Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Chapter 9: Heart Block Dysrhythmias
	9.1: Introduction to Heart Block Dysrhythmias
	9.2: First-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block
	9.3: Second-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block, Type I  (Mobitz I or Wenckebach)
	9.4: Second-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block, Type II (Mobitz II)
	9.5: Third-Degree Atrioventricular (AV) Block (Complete)
Chapter 10: Ventricular Dysrhythmias
	10.1: Introduction to Ventricular Dysrhythmias
	10.2: Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVCs)
	10.3: Agonal Rhythm
	10.4: Idioventricular Rhythm
	10.5: Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm
	10.6: Ventricular Tachycardia
	10.7: Ventricular Fibrillation
	10.8: Asystole
Chapter 11: Pacemaker Rhythms
	11.1: Introduction to Pacemakers
	11.2: Evaluating Pacemaker Function
	11.3: Pacemaker Complications Relative to the ECG Tracing
	Competency Checklists
		11-1 Pacemaker Evaluation
Chapter 12: Cardiac Stress Testing
	12.1: Cardiac Stress Testing
	12.2: Why Is Exercise Electrocardiography Used?
	12.3: Other Types of Cardiac Stress Testing
	12.4: Preparing the Patient for Exercise Electrocardiography
	12.5: Providing Safety
	12.6: Performing Exercise Electrocardiography
	12.7: Common Protocols
	12.8: After Exercise Electrocardiography
	Competency Checklists
		12-1 Assisting with Exercise Electrocardiography (Stress Testing)
Chapter 13: Ambulatory Monitoring
	13.1: Ambulatory Monitoring
	13.2: How Is Ambulatory Monitoring Used?
	13.3: Types of Ambulatory Monitoring
	13.4: Educating the Patient
	13.5: Preparing the Patient
	13.6: Applying an Ambulatory Monitor
	13.7: Removing an Ambulatory Monitor and Reporting Results
	Competency Checklists
		13-1 Applying and Removing an Ambulatory (Holter) Monitor
Chapter 14: Clinical Presentation and Management of the  Cardiac Patient
	14.1: Coronary Arteries
	14.2: Cardiac Symptoms
	14.3: Atypical Patient Presentation
	14.4: Acute Coronary Syndrome
	14.5: Heart Failure
	14.6: Cardiac Patient Assessment and Immediate Treatment
	14.7: Treatment Modalities for the Cardiac Patient
	Competency Checklists
		14-1 Immediate Care for a Cardiac Patient
Chapter 15: Basic 12-Lead ECG Interpretation
	15.1: The Views of a Standard 12-Lead ECG and Major Vessels
	15.2: Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction
	15.3: Introduction to Bundle Branch Block
	15.4: LBBB vs. RBBB
	15.5: Electrical Axis
	15.6: Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Appendix A: Cardiovascular Medications
Appendix B: Standard and Isolation Precautions
Appendix C: Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols
Appendix D: Anatomical Terms
Appendix E: Identifying Components of ECG Strips
Online AppendixCompetency Checklists
Glossary
Index