Welcome to the most comprehensive resource on 12-Lead ECG interpretation! This all-encompassing, four-color text, updated to the new Second Edition, is designed to make you a fully advanced interpreter of ECGs. Whether you are paramedic, nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, medical student, or physician wanting to learn or brush up on your knowledge of electrocardiography, this book will meet your needs. 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation, Second Edition takes the complex subject of electrocardiography and presents it in a simple, innovative, 3-level approach. Level 1 provides basic information for those with minimal experience interpreting ECGs. Level 2 provides intermediate information for those with a basic understanding of the principles of electrocardiography. Level 3provides advanced information for those with some mastery of the subject. The entire text is written in a friendly, easy-to-read tone. Additionally, the text contains real-life, full-size ECG strips that are integrated throughout the text and analyzed in conjunction with the concepts they illustrate. The Second Edition adds a section of 50 new, real-life, full-size ECGs for the student to practice interpretation skills. Discussions of each ECG are included.

Part 1: The Basics Chapter 1: Anatomy Chapter 2: Electrophysiology Chapter 3: Individual Vectors Chapter 4: The Actual ECG: Paper and Ink Chapter 5: ECG Tools Chapter 6: The Basic Beat Chapter 7: The Rate Chapter 8: Rhythms Part 2: ECG Interpretation Chapter 9: The P Wave Chapter 10: The PR Interval Chapter 11: The QRS Complex Chapter 12: The Electrical Axis Chapter 13: Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks Chapter 14: ST Segment and T Waves Chapter 15: Acute Myocardial Infarction Chapter 16: Electrolyte and Drug Effects Chapter 17: Putting It All Together Part 3: Test ECGs Appendix: Acronyms Appendix: Additional Readings Appendix: Glossary Appendix: ECG Index Appendix: Index