EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant

by Maureen A. Knechtel MPAS, PA-C

Overview

A comprehensive, systematic approach to 12-lead EKG interpretation covering all the relevant topics you’ll encounter in clinical practice-including treatment options!

Delivering clear and concise explanations to help students easily grasp key concepts, this book provides a comprehensive, no-nonsense approach to EKG interpretation for nurse practitioner and physician assistant students, as well as practicing clinicians who need a quick refresher.

The third edition retains the book&'s systematic, physiologic approach that trains readers to follow the same steps in evaluating EKG tracings. After working through this book, you’ll gain a genuine understanding of EKG interpretation and will no longer need to memorize EKG strips. Using the patient's presenting symptoms as a starting point, abundant clinical scenarios demonstrate real-life applications for interpreting EKG readings. With over 75 figures and tables and more than 260 EKG tracings, this resource delivers everything you need to provide expert, quality care to your patients.

NEW to the THIRD EDITION

• Treatment options included for premature atrial and ventricular contractions, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, ischemia and infarction, and heart block
• 14 in-depth chapter case scenarios to further challenge you and increase your proficiency in EKG interpretation
• 60 new EKG tracings, providing you with more than 260 tracings throughout the book
• Evidence-based approaches to differentiate between similar EKG patterns
• New high-risk EKG descriptions, including multiple types of high-grade heart block and Wellen's syndrome for acute myocardial infarction
• Risk stratification techniques for heart block, acute coronary syndromes, and supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias utilizing the EKG

KEY FEATURES

• Addresses EKG interpretation using a systematic, physiologic approach, eliminating the need for memorization
• Uses the patient's presenting clinical symptoms as a starting point to teach critical thinking
• Includes more than 75 figures and tables and 260 EKG tracings to further illustrate concepts
• Offers 140 end-of-chapter review questions to help solidify your knowledge
• Includes 70 case studies with EKG tracings and teaching points at the end of the book, plus additional case studies in each chapter, to connect key concepts with real-world learning

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826176721
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/22/2020
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	360
Sales rank:	924,548
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Maureen Knechtel, MPAS, PA-C, is the academic coordinator and an assistant professor with the Milligan College Physician Assistant Program in Johnson City, TN, and practices as a cardiology PA with the Ballad Health Cardiovascular Associates Heart Institute.

Table of Contents

Part I. BASICS OF CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE EKG RHYTHM OUTPUT

Chapter 1. Introduction to the EKG, Cardiac Anatomy, and Electrical Conduction System

Chapter 2. Defining the Intervals

Chapter 3. Lead Review

Part II. INTERPRETING THE 12-LEAD EKG 

Chapter 4. Rate

Chapter 5. Rhythm

Chapter 6. Axis

Chapter 7. Heart Block

Chapter 8. Ischemia and Infarction

Part III. COMMONLY OCCURRING ARRHYTHMIAS and EKG FINDINGS

Chapter 9. Supraventricular Tachycardia

Chapter 10. Ventricular Arrhythmias

Chapter 11. Paced EKGs

Chapter 12. Drug and Electrolyte Effects on the EKG

Chapter 13. Clinical Conditions That Affect the EKG

Part IV. CLINICAL APPLICATION

Applying EKG Skills to Clinical Practice

Part V. ANSWER KEYS

Answers to End-of-Chapter Review Questions

Answers and Teaching Points to Chapter 14 EKGs

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gina Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE (University of Missouri)
Description: This book provides an overview of electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation needed for advanced practice providers and other health personnel. This third edition includes added illustrations to augment the text.
Purpose: The purpose of the book is to assist readers in learning how to read single-lead and 12-lead ECGs.
Audience: The audience for this book includes advanced practice nurses and physician assistants, though any healthcare provider will benefit from the content. The author has worked in the field for some time and teaches this subject matter.
Features: The book covers the basics of ECG interpretation from identifying waveforms, looking at intervals and rate, and then more specifics of rhythms. The content delves into a bit more depth than most ECG texts in the market. The book provides multiple practice strips at the end of the text. It does not present ECG content in the traditional flow as in most ECG books from sinus to ventricular to blocks, but rather, it incorporates some of these interpretations into the beginning chapters of rate and rhythm.
Assessment: This book is a useful source for those seeking content on ECG interpretation. The updated edition provides nice graphics to enhance the text.

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