ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy! [Paperback]

Springhouse (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1582551359 | ISBN-13: 978-1582551357 | Publication Date: January 15, 2002 | Edition: Second

Who'd have thought that learning ECG interpretation could be so much fun? This completely updated reference retains all the humor and simplicity of the original. New features include more than 25 practice ECG rhythm strips with answer keys; a chart that lets readers promptly detect the right arrhythmia; entertaining learning aids called "Cheat Sheets"; and "Practice Makes Perfect" -- case study questions and answers that let nurses assess their progress. Contents include ECG fundamentals; sinus node, atrial, ventricular, and junctional arrhythmias; atrioventricular blocks; treatments such as pacemakers and antiarrhythmics; 12-lead ECG interpretation; and more.

A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582551359
• ISBN-13: 978-1582551357
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Critical & Intensive care

Customer Reviews

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40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not "Incredibly Easy"!!, July 19, 2005

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Sara Lyon (Jaffrey, NH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy! (Paperback)

While this book advertises that it will make ECG interpretation "easy", it does provide the proper graphics to make this possible. The first few chapters of the book are accessible and the end of chapter quizzes are helpful. However, once you get to Chapter 3"Interpreting a Rhythm Strip", the strips are impossible to interpret due the small size of the strips! You need to be able to count the boxes to interpret the rhythms and this is virtually impossible, unless you have a large magnifying glass! I thought this might be one occurrence in the book, but it is throughout, making interpretation of strips near impossible! As a novice ECG person, this is not something that I would have looked for before purchasing the book. Other ECG interpretation books have much better graphics of the strips, making interpretation (while still not "easy") doable, and not frustrating!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, January 21, 2006

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Amy Kirby "Princess Priss Pot" (North Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy! (Paperback)

This book takes electrophysiology and breaks it down into manageable bites. I first bought this book when I took ACLS as a new grad and was scared to death of having to differentiate between Mobitz 1 and 2, etc...I also like using it with patients for the illustrations when trying to explain what "those strange blips on the monitor" mean.

5.0 out of 5 stars satisfactory, February 2, 2011

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This review is from: ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy! (Paperback)

Very pleased. This book is very informative and I would recommend this to nurses wanting to refresh and for new nurses.