EKGs for the Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant

by Maureen Knechtel DMSc, PA-C

Overview

Demystifies EKG interpretation

Delivering succinct, clear explanations to help students easily grasp key concepts, this book provides a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to EKG interpretation for nurse practitioner and physician assistant students, as well as practicing clinicians who need a quick refresher.

The second edition retains the book's systematic, physiologic approach that trains readers to follow the same steps in evaluating each EKG. It negates the need for rote memorization by facilitating a genuine understanding of EKG interpretation. Using the patient's presenting symptoms as a starting point, abundant clinical scenarios demonstrate real-life applications for interpreting EKG readings. With scores of figures and tables and more than 160 EKG tracings, this resource delivers everything physician assistants and nurse practitioners need to provide expert, quality care to their patients.

New to the Second Edition:

• Nearly 50 new EKG tracings and accompanying case studies
• Basic review of clinical conditions related to common EKG abnormalities
• New end-of-chapter review questions to help students summarize their learning
• More complex clinical cases to further challenge the student and increase proficiency in EKG interpretation
• Additional diagnostic findings in atrial enlargement, bundle branch blocks, and ventricular hypertrophy
• Updated chapter contrasting premature ventricular contractions with premature atrial contractions

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826168894
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	03/16/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	27 MB
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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

1. Introduction to the EKG and Anatomy of the Electrical Conduction System

2. Defining the Intervals

3. Lead Review

Part II. Interpreting the 12 Lead EKG

4. Rate

5. Rhythm

6. Axis

7. Heart Block

8. Ischemia and Infarction

Part III. Commonly Occurring Arrhythmias and EKG Findings

9. Supraventricular Tachycardia

10. Ventricular Arrhythmias

11. Paced EKGs

12. Drug Effects on the EKG

13. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Electrolyte Effects, and Other Miscellaneous Findings on EKG

Part IV. Clinical Application

14. Applying EKG Skills to Clinical Practice

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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