Electrocardiogram in Clinical Medicine (eBook)

William J. Brady, MD, is Professor of Emergency Medicine and Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. Michael J. Lipinski, MD, PhD, is Cardiovascular Associates of Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA, USA. Andrew E. Darby, MD, FHRS, is Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA. Michael C. Bond, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Nathan P. Charlton, MD, is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA. Korin Hudson, MD, is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. Kelly Williamson, MD, is Assistant Residency Program Director, Advocate Christ Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency; and is Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.

Section 1

1. The ECG In Clinical Medicine

2. History of the Electrocardiogram

Section 2

1. The cardiac action potential and changes in the setting of acute coronary syndrome: How ischemia and infarction impacts the ECG

2. Ischemic Electrocardiographic Changes and Correlation with Regions of the Myocardium

3. STEMI Mimics

4. Confounders of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

5. THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES

6. ECG Tools: Alternate Lead Placement, Serial ECGs and ECG Monitoring

7. Electrocardiographic Changes of Ischemia During Stress Testing

Section 3

1. Bradycardia

2. Atrioventricular (AV) Block

3. The Dysrhythmic ECG

4. Narrow QRS Complex Tachycardia

5. Wide QRS Complex Tachycardia

6. Non-Sinus Rhythms with Normal Rates

7. Rhythms of Cardiac Arrest

8. Premature Atrial and Ventricular Complexes

9. Non-Traditional Rhythm Disorders

10. Dysrhythmia-Related Syndromes

Section 4

1. THE PATIENT WITH CARDIAC ARREST

2. The Patient with Chest Pain

3. The Patient with Dyspnea

4. The Patient With Palpitations/Syncope

5. The Patient with Pre-Operative Evaluation

6. The Patient in Shock

7. The Patient with Overdose

Section 5

1. ECG Diagnosis and Management of the Poisoned Patient

2. The Use of the ECG in the Poisoned Patient - The "Rule-out Ingestion" Strategy.

3. The ECG and Electrolyte Abnormalities

4. The ECG & Metabolic Abnormalities

5. The ECG in Environmental Urgencies and Emergencies

Section 6

1. The ECG Monitored Patient

2. Electrocardiography in the Operating Room

3. ECG in the ICU Patient: Identification and Treatment of Arrhythmias in the Intensive Care Unit

4. The ECG in Patients with Implanted Cardiac Devices

5. Electrocardiographic Manifestations of Cardiac Transplantation

Section 7

1. Abnormalities of the P Wave and PR Interval

2. Differential Diagnosis of QRS Complex Abnormalities

3. Differential Diagnosis of ST Segment Changes

4. ECG Differential Diagnosis of T wave and QT Interval Abnormalities

5. Bradycardia

6. Rhythms Presenting with Normal Rate

7. Narrow Complex Tachycardia

8. Wide Complex Tachycardia

Index