BE THE ECG EXPERT!
In the emergency department-in any acute or critical care setting-when it’s on you to direct a patient’s care based on an ECG, you have to be the ECG expert. Right then. See what you need to see, recognize what’s important, and act accordingly. And quickly.
Get better with Electrocardiography in Emergency, Acute, and Critical Care, 2nd Ed.
A highly visual resource, readable from cover to cover, what works and what doesn’t.
The editors-internationally known experts on ECG interpretation and how to teach it-know from experience what should happen at the bedside, and they show it to you in a clear and practical way. They want you to be confident about reading ECGs. They want you to save lives-and they know you will.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW EDITION:
- 18 completely revised and updated chapters
- High-yield key points at the beginning of each chapter
- Over 200 ECG images with explanations of important findings
- More than 80 charts and tables for quick illustration of key ECG and patient characteristics
- 27 expert contributors, and many more
表中的内容
The ECG and Clinical Decision-Making in the Emergency Department
Intraventricular Conduction Abnormalities
Bradycardia, Atrioventricular Block, and Sinoatrial Block
Narrow Complex Tachycardias
Wide Complex Tachycardias
Acute Coronary Ischemia and Infarction
Additional-Lead Testing in Electrocardiography
Emerging Electrocardiographic Indications for Acute Reperfusion
ACS Mimics Part I: Non-ACS Causes of ST-Segment Elevation
ACS Mimics Part II: Non-ACS Causes of ST-Segment Depression and T-Wave Abnormalities
Pericarditis, Myocarditis, and Pericardial Effusions
Preexcitation and Accessory Pathway Syndromes
Inherited Syndromes of Sudden Cardiac Death
Pacemakers and Pacemaker Dysfunction
Metabolic Abnormalities: Effects of Electrolyte Imbalances and Thyroid Disorders on the ECG
The ECG in Selected Noncardiac Conditions
The ECG and the Poisoned Patient
The Pediatric ECG
关于作者
William J. Brady, MD, FACEP, FAAEM: Dr. Brady is a practicing emergency physician at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville; he is residency trained in emergency medicine and internal medicine. He is a tenured professor of emergency medicine, internal medicine, and nursing as well as the David A. Harrison Distinguished Educator at the University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA). At UVA, he serves as the medical director of Emergency Management and chair of the Resuscitation Committee; in the community, he functions as the operational medical director of Albemarle County Fire Rescue.He is the associate editor of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Brady is actively involved in the instruction of health care providers on many topics, with a particular focus on the electrocardiogram in the prehospital, emergency department, and other acute/critical care settings with lectures delivered regionally, nationally, and internationally. He has also published numerous scholarly works (original research, reviews, annotated bibliographies, invited editorials, guidelines, book chapters, and textbooks), addressing the electrocardiogram and its use by emergency physicians. Additionally, he has contributed to clinical policy guidelines for the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Heart Association. Dr. Brady lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his family; he is active in the community, working in volunteer capacities in public safety and community athletics.