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Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography

Theory and Interpretation

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  • © 2007

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Authors:
  1. D. Bruce Foster

    1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Waynesboro Hospital, Waynesboro
      Pennsylvania Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Waynesboro, USA

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  • Leads the reader through a set of discrete building blocks of easily understood electrophysiologic principles

  • Teaches health professionals to utilize the 12 lead ECG in daily clinical practice

  • Includes sufficient detail to ensure clinical competence in all important subject areas

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Essential Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology as It Relates to the Electrocardiogram

    Pages 1-4

  3. Electrocardiographic Waveforms

    Pages 5-11

  4. Cardiac Vectors and Lead Systems

    Pages 12-16

  5. Derivation of the Normal Electrocardiogram

    Pages 17-23

  6. Electrical Axis

    Pages 24-33

  7. Intraventricular Conduction Delays: The Hemiblocks

    Pages 34-41

  8. Intraventricular Conduction Delays: The Bundle Branch Blocks

    Pages 42-56

  9. Chamber Enlargement

    Pages 57-63

  10. Myocardial Infarction

    Pages 64-83

  11. Ischemia and Anginal Syndromes

    Pages 84-93

  12. The Electrocardiogram and the Clinical Evaluation of Chest Pain

    Pages 94-100

  13. The Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider and Therapeutic Interventions in Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Pages 101-115

  14. Miscellaneous Conditions

    Pages 116-124

  15. Case Presentations

    Pages 125-163

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 165-168
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About this book

If you are a cardiologist or have a photographic memory,you may not need Dr.Foster’s new book.But,for the rest of us on the front lines of emergency care,it is a valuable resource that you will want to have by your side at work. I have had the first edition of this book by my station in the emergency department for ten years now.I use it everyday for teaching house staff and often turn to it for reference myself. For those of us without perfect memories,Dr.Foster’s clinical approach is ideal. He has the knack of making the complex simple. He does not expect the reader to memorize every squiggle on the page; instead he inspires understanding by giving readers the tools they need to comprehend why ECGs look the way they do.When a resident comes to me with an ECG,I do not have to spend ten minutes delivering a confusing explanation.I just open Dr.Foster’s book to the right page and hand it to the resident for review. The book is organized so that you can turn to the relevant chapter and instantly know what the differential diagnosis might be.His selection of case studies covers the vast majority of the ECGs you will be called on to read in any sort of emergent situation; anything else can wait for the cardiologist.

Reviews

From the reviews:

"Acute cardiac syndromes are a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and successful therapy depends upon timely diagnosis which is often made by the ECG. This book is a welcome addition to the body of literature which examines the role of electrocardiography in ACS. It provides first responders with a concise reference for using the ECG to diagnose ACS and choose appropriate therapies in acute care settings." (Scott W. Ard, MD, BS(Ochsner Clinic Foundation), Doody's, June 2007)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Emergency Medicine, Waynesboro Hospital, Waynesboro

    D. Bruce Foster

  • Pennsylvania Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Waynesboro, USA

    D. Bruce Foster

About the author

Dr D. Bruce Foster has been teaching electrocardiography for years to various audiences including interns, residents, nurses, paramedics, and in recent years, physician’s assistants. In large measure because of ACLS classes, most of them already had a pretty good understanding of dysrhythmias, so his teaching was primarily focused on the morphologic interpretation of ECGs. Absent a text on the market with which he was happy, he created his own course, and ultimately committed it to paper in the form of the first edition.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Twelve-Lead Electrocardiography

  • Book Subtitle: Theory and Interpretation

  • Authors: D. Bruce Foster

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-610-0

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84628-592-9Published: 10 April 2007

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-84628-610-0Published: 26 May 2007

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 172

  • Number of Illustrations: 144 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Originally published by W. B. Saunders Company, 1996

  • Topics: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Intensive / Critical Care Medicine, Primary Care Medicine, Surgery, Nursing

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