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The 12-Lead ECG In Acute Myocardial Infarction
This book reflects the need of EMTs, paramedics, emergency and flight nurses to utilize more sophisticated equipment to assess myocardial infarction, and reduce the damage it does to the heart. This is the first book to focus exclusively on 12-lead interpretation for the prehospital professional. Contents also include the effects of infarction location and coronary occlusion.

12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation
Designed to bring you from your current level of knowledge to a fully advanced ECG interpreter, this book features 200+ full-size, real- life ECGs accompanied by thorough explanations and analyses. Presented in a clear and casual writing style, the book's leveled approach takes a complex subject and makes it simple.

150 Ecg Problems
A book of 150 12-lead ECGs and rhythm strips with a clinical question attached. The full ECG is reproduced in small scale and a study of it with the case history should be enough to give an answer. On the back the case is examined, further investigations recommended and clinical summary given. The cases are graded in difficulty.

150 Practice ECGs: Interpretation and Review
Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston. Text, for students, provides EKG tracings to practice diagnosing heart disease. The combination of practice tracings and clinical cardiology gives the student the experience needed for exams and issues seen on the wards.

A Guide to Interpretation of Hemodynamic Data in the Coronary Care Unit
Since 1970, when the pulmonary artery catheter was introduced into clinical medicine, the technique of hemodynamic monitoring has expanded rapidly. The use of this essential procedure now encompasses the coronary care unit, the medical intensive care unit, the surgical intensive care unit, and the operating room; and an entire spectrum of physicians require this skill, including anesthesiologists, trauma surgeons, pulmonologists, nephrologists, critical care specialists, and cardiologists. Learning the proper performance of invasive techniques is essential for providing high quality patient care. This easy-to-use guide provides every important aspect of hemodynamic monitoring, and presents it in a straightforward and organized format.

A Practical Guide to ECG Interpretation
A Practical Guide to ECG Interpretation, second edition, presents a practical, comprehensive approach to electrocardiography for both the beginning and advanced student by stressing the application of practical concepts encountered in the daily practice of most medical providers. Comprehensive, but practical, this text provides a systematic approach for the interpretation of ECGs, followed by advanced information such as electrolyte disturbances, pericarditis, and considerations for pediatric patients.

ACLS Quick Review Study Guide
The 2nd edition of ACLS Quick Review Study Guide offers a complete, concise overview of ACLS (advanced cardiovascular life support), acute coronary syndromes, and acute stroke. Full-color throughout, it has been updated to reflect the new 2000 guidelines for CPR and emergency cardiovascular care. It features easy-to-access information with Stop and Review quizzes in each chapter and a comprehensive pre-test and post-test. Plus, the updated 2nd edition now includes a new chapter on The ABCDs of Emergency Cardiac Care, a new chapter on Acute Ischemic Stroke, and an expanded chapter on Airway Management.

Echocardiography, Sixth Edition
The thoroughly revised Sixth Edition of Feigenbaum's Echocardiography reflects recent changes in the technology and clinical use of echocardiography. Included are detailed discussions of tissue Doppler imaging, harmonic imaging and its impact on tissue and contrast visualization, new applications of myocardial perfusion and three-dimensional echocardiography.

ECG Workout: Exercises in Arrhythmia Interpretation
Now in its Fifth Edition, this text and workbook is an excellent aid for students, practicing nurses, and allied health professionals learning ECG interpretation. The book presents a step-by-step guide to rhythm strip analysis and contains over 500 actual (not computer-generated) ECG strips to enhance the skills needed for accurate, confident ECG interpretation. Two post-tests and an answer key appear at the back of the book. The latest ACLS guidelines are also included.

Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2-Volume Set
With 35 new chapters as well as comprehensive updates throughout, the New Edition of the cardiology masterwork represents the most complete revision to date. Hundreds of world authorities synthesize all of the developments that are revolutionizing practicefrom the newest findings in molecular biology and genetics to the latest imaging modalities, interventional procedures, and medications.