Overview

For courses in reading electrocardiograms This conversational text teaches EKG from basic to advanced concepts Unlike books that encourage rote memorization, the conversationally-written EKG Plain and Simple puts the student at the patient’s bedside. This popular text focuses not just on identifying rhythms or EKGs, but also on what can be done for the patient. Assuming no prior knowledge, the text covers basic to advanced EKG concepts. Part I progresses seamlessly from basic cardiac A&P through waves and complexes, lead morphology, and rhythms. Part II covers 12-lead interpretation, axis, hypertrophy, myocardial infarction, and more. The author provides many clinical scenarios, anecdotes, and critical-thinking exercises, plus over 500 practice rhythm strips and 12-lead EKGs. The Fourth Edition has been updated to include improved opening scenarios, streamlined explanations, new tables, and more photos, art, and visual aids. Also available with MyHealthProfessionsLab Now available packaged with the Fourth Edition of EKG Plain and Simple, MyHealthProfessionsLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. No matter their learning style, students will gain a solid foundation in EKG interpretation through pre-built homework assignments, interactive case studies with assessments, animations, videos, and more! Practice CCT and CET exams provide a true-to-life experience that prepares students for their certification exams. Within MyHealthProfessionsLab’s structured environment, students gain knowledge that will carry through to their professional careers. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MyHealthProfessionsLab, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.

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Author:   Karen Ellis
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   4th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 27.20cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9780134525051

ISBN 10:   0134525051
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   17 May 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

I. The Basics 1. Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology 2. Electrophysiology 3. Lead Morphology and Placement 4. Technical Aspects of the EKG 5. Calculating Heart Rate 6. How to Interpret a Rhythm Strip 7. Rhythms Originating in the Sinus Node 8. Rhythms Originating in the Atria 9. Rhythms Originating in the AV Junction 10. Rhythms Originating in the Ventricles 11. AV Blocks 12. Rhythm Practice Strips II. Advanced Concepts 13. How to Interpret a 12-Lead EKG 14. Myocardial Infarction 15. 12-Lead EKG Practice 16. Medications and Electrical Therapy 17. Diagnostic Electrocardiography 18. Putting It All Together: Critical Thinking Scenarios

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In her 40-year nursing career, Karen Ellis has authored eight articles on various nursing topics for nursing journals as well as three texts on EKG topics for Pearson Education. She has taught EKG interpretation to Allied Health students at the college level and teaches Continuing Education Nursing Inservices on topics such as Basic and 12-lead EKG, Pacemakers, and Congestive Heart Failure. Karen has worked as a nurse in diverse areas that include Psychiatry, Labor and Delivery, and Coronary/Critical Care. Karen's philosophy of teaching is that learning should be painless, and, to that end, she uses many clinical anecdotes–and humor–to bring life to potentially boring subject matter.

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