Product Description
Pattern recognition is an important learning tool in the interpretation of ECGs. Unfortunately, until faced with a patient with an arrhythmia or structural heart disease, pediatric practitioners generally receive limited exposure to ECGs. The ability to clearly distinguish an abnormal ECG pattern from a normal variant in an emergency situation is an essential skill, but one that many pediatricians feel ill-prepared to utilize confidently. In Pediatric ECG Interpretation: An Illustrative Guide, Drs. Deal, Johnsrude and Buck aim to address this issue by illustrating many of the ECG patterns a pediatric practitioner is likely to encounter.

ECG illustrations with interpretations are presented in several categories: normal children of all ages, acquired abnormalities such as hypertrophy or electrolyte disorders, and common congenital heart disease lesions. Later sections cover bradycardia, supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias, and a basic section on pacemaker ECGs. Simple techniques used to interpret mechanisms of arrhythmias are described as a resource for practitioners in cardiology, adult electrophysiology, or pediatrics who may not have a readily accessible resource for these ECG examples.

The accompanying CD has been prepared with 3 purposes in mind:
1 as a self-evaluation tool for interpretation of ECGs
2 as a teaching reference for Cardiology fellows, residents, and house staff
3 as an invaluable resource for the Emergency Room physician or pediatrician who might obtain an ECG on a pediatric patient

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 3.5 based on 2 reviews)

This Book is a must for pediatric cardiology fellows

This great book has many examples for abnormal ECGs with detailed comments. If you are new to ECG reading , I suggest to read from another source about how to read ECG as this book concentrate on examples of abnormal ECG rather than How to read. I recommend this book with no hesitations

August 17, 2008

Not what I was hoping for...

I bought this book to learn pediatric ekg. This book is not, in any way, a guide to learning ekg. It basically just has ALOT of ekgs and the interpretation of each. I didn't like this book. Later, after I know more of the ekgs, I may look over it to extend my knowledge. I don't feel I will gain a whole of insight with this book.
February 02, 2008

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