Rapid ECG Interpretation (Contemporary Cardiology)

About this book

The electrocardiogram (ECG) is the ? rst test performed on most cardiac patientsone that helps make the ? rst part of the diagnosis and one that can frequently direct treatment decisions. Thus for any phy- cian a solid understanding of the ECG is critical. Learning the basics and subtleties of the ECG is a right of passage for all physicians and healthcare providers during their training. So what would we want from a book on ECGs? Ideally such a book would be comprehensive yet concise practically oriented and explain pathophysiology and its application to practice. Dr. Khan has written such a book. Rapid ECG Interpretation is comprehensive yet concise and very practically oriented. More imp- tant it takes a step-by-step approach walking the reader through a thorough evaluation of the ECG. This as many of us have been taught is the right way to look at an ECG. This edition includes a new opening chapter that covers basic concepts. This quickly orients the reader to the physiology anatomy and geometry of the electrical system of the heart. After reviewing each component of the ECG the next section describes the unique ECG patterns of speci? c cardiac conditions including pulmonary embolism and long QT syndrome. This is f- lowed by a chapter with each of the arrhythmias. Finally Dr. Khan includes an invaluable sectionan ECG Board Review and Self- Assessment Quiz. With this the reader can really see if the basic c- cepts and ECG fundamentals have been learned.