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Author:   Emma Menzies-Gow ,  Christine Spiers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.30cm
Weight:   0.195kg
ISBN:  

9781119220275

ISBN 10:   1119220270
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   26 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations ix Preface xii Acknowledgements xiii Part 1: Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy 3 Cardiac cycle 5 Cardiac conduction system 6 Coronary circulation 8 Part 2: Rapid Cardiac Assessment Introduction 13 Cardiac history taking 14 Physical examination 18 Cardiac Monitoring 21 Rapid rhythm recognition 23 Cardiac investigations 25 Part 3: Rapid 12‐lead ECG Interpretation Introduction 31 Cardiac vectors and axis 33 Rapid ECG analysis tool 34 Rate and rhythm assessment 35 QRS axis calculation 36 Pre‐excitation syndromes 37 Bundle branch block and fascicular block 38 Myocardial ischaemia or infarction 41 Other abnormalities seen on the 12‐lead ECG 44 Part 4: Cardiac Conditions A–Z Acute coronary syndromes 47 Acute coronary syndromes: treatment and interventions 51 Acute heart failure 54 Aortic aneurysm 57 Aortic dissection 59 Aortic regurgitation 61 Aortic stenosis 63 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 65 Atrial fibrillation 67 Atrial flutter 69 Brugada syndrome 71 Cardiac arrest 73 Cardiac arrhythmias: treatment and interventions 75 Cardiogenic shock 79 Dilated cardiomyopathy 81 Heart blocks 83 Hypertension 86 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 88 Infective endocarditis 90 Long QT syndrome 92 Marfan syndrome 94 Mitral regurgitation 96 Mitral stenosis 98 Myocarditis 100 Pericarditis 102 Supraventricular tachycardia 104 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 107 Ventricular tachycardia 109 Wolff‐Parkinson‐White syndrome (Pre‐excitation syndrome) 111 Index 113

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Emma Menzies-Gow, Senior Lecturer (Cardiac Nursing) - Kingston and St. Georges Joint Faculty, St. Georges, University of London Christine Spiers, Principal Lecturer (Cardiac Care), School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton.

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