12-Lead EKG Confidence 3rd Edition PDF Free Download

This is an excellent workbook for students or healthcare professionals who are just beginning to interpret 12-lead EKGs. The book covers what is expected, but the manner in which it presents the material brings much clarity to the topic.

Jacqueline M. Green, MS, RN, APN, NE-BC, is Supervising Advanced Practice Nurse, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick NJ, USA. Previously, she was Director of the Center for Nursing Practice and Education at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick NJ and also served there as the Clinical Nurse Specialist of Cardiac Services. Ms. Green is certified in Adult Critical Care Nursing by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses and as a Nurse Executive by the American Nurses Association. In addition to co-authoring 12-Lead EKG Confidence: A Step by Step Guide (Springer Publishing Company, 2010), she co-authored Breaking the Fall (2011). Anthony J. Chiaramida, MD, FACC, is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ, USA, (UMDNJ) and Director of the Division of Cardiology at the Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, NJ. Dr. Chiaramida is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians. He is certified by American Board of Internal Medicine and is Board Certified in the Cardiovascular Disease Subspecialty. Dr. Chiaramida holds licenses to practice medicine in New Jersey, New York, and Georgia. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles in his specialty area in JAMA, J of CV Pharmacology Chest, The Lancet, and the NE Journal of Medicine. He has conducted Grand Rounds on cardiac-related topics, including CHF, AFib, Acute MI, Unstable Angina and Non ST Elevation MI, and Endocarditis. He has presented papers at GA Heart Association Annual Meeting, and the ACP Conference, NJ Chapter. His research areas have included Controlled Clinical Trials for Digitalis, Infarct Survival, Prevention of Events with Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition and others. Dr. Chiaramida is co-author of 12-Lead EKG Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide (Springer Publishing, 2009)

User’s Review:

This handy, step-by-step guide for medical and nursing students and novice practitioners delivers ample information for confidently interpreting 12-lead EKGS. It goes beyond the many EKG books that rely on rote memorization by actively engaging students in the learning process. The guide fosters the understanding needed for students to comprehend, analyze, and interpret the variety of rhythm strips involved with 12-lead EKGs, and provides a solid grounding in the clinical relevance of dysrhythmias. This third edition features an expanded section on arrhythmias with double the amount of EKGs for practice, a revised worksheet design with larger 12-lead EKG printouts for readability, more practice worksheets and case studies, and additional 12-Lead EKGs in a digital folder for extra practice.

Written clearly while avoiding a simplistic approach, the guide features a step-by-step progression that enables self-paced study. It presents basic principles of anatomy and physiology, including a review of the heart’s electrical system, followed by foundational EKG concepts. The segment featuring the 12-Lead EKG rhythm strip is enlarged to ensure students can view the appropriate lead while seeing the entire strip. The guide discusses clinical reasoning for each type of rhythm and includes actual EKGs at the end of each chapter to test comprehension. Worksheets in each chapter include guidelines for interpreting actual EKG printouts and require students to practice measurement, evaluation, and analysis of rhythms and develop improved diagnostic reasoning skills. Case examples, Critical Concept Boxes, and tables highlight important points within the text.