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American Family Physician, 01-APR-00, Volume 61, Issue 7, Rosaire Verna, MD, Georgetown University, Washington, DC -- Praise for the previous edition:
"This text will no doubt be helpful to those learning the important key features of EKG interpretation."

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This popular and practical text presents all the information clinicians need to use the EKG in everyday practice and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitation syndromes, and myocardial infarction. It is an ideal reference for medical students in ICM courses, house officers, or anyone directly involved in patient care, whether student, teacher, or practitioner. The book features more than 200 facsimiles of EKG strips and numerous case studies and clinical examples. This Fifth Edition includes updated information on pacemakers and myocardial infarction treatment and more practice EKGs.

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Paperback: 342 pages
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth Edition edition (September 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781773156
ISBN-13: 978-0781773157
Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The title doesn't lie!, May 12, 2003

By	Brian M. Benway (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Only Ekg Book You'll Ever Need (4th Edition) (Paperback)

A colleague recommended this book to me after I lamented that Dubin's competing text was amusing and easy to understand, but didn't really foster any permanent functional understanding of EKGs. Like Dubin's text, Thaler's EKG Book takes a leisurely approach to deconstructing the EKG. However, Thaler's text is a much more functional guide, offering better explanations in a more comprehensive approach to interpreting EKGs. Thaler's text works not only because it is easy to understand, but also because it provides more clinical scenarios, and has a more complete discussion of a wide variety of abnormal EKGs. This book is far superior to Dubin's. Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Far superior to Dubin's book, August 25, 2005

By	Eye MD-in-training - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Only Ekg Book You'll Ever Need (4th Edition) (Paperback)

For years, professors, clinical instructors, and residents told me all I ever needed to known to analyze EKGs was Dubin's book. Despite reading it over and over again, I still struggled when it came time to interpret EKGs during rounds. I realized this was because Dubin's book favors rote memorization over understanding. The fill in the blank, repetitive structure actually makes retaining information difficult because it doesn't really teach you anything. Thaler's book, on the other hand, successfully manages to remain informal while teaching the concepts behind EKG analysis. I bought this book on the recommendation of a fellow intern who was having the same difficulties. One read through and I felt that years were wasted struggling with Dubin. Don't waste time or money on Dubin's ridiculous approach. Thaler's book will actually teach you what you need to know.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Drop that Dull Dubin!, December 13, 2004

By	Kristi in Rochester "Kristi" (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Only Ekg Book You'll Ever Need (4th Edition) (Paperback)

It's well worth the time and expense to read this book in addition to the assigned Dubin. Thaler's text is clearly written, cleanly laid out, and easy to follow (no cutesy fill-in-the-blanks here). The publisher deserves a lot of credit for careful editing and an elegant, logical layout.

Thaler presents each topic in a concise paragraph or two, with lots of white space for notes. Criteria are given in straightworward lists, and are far easier to learn this way.

Dubin is an authority on EKG interpretation, but his plodding teaching style just didn't work for me. Both authors present reliable information in their EKG texts, but this is a perfect example of two books that use completely different teaching styles. I'm glad I found Thaler's direct, detailed, concise text to learn this essential skill.

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This book, while not of highly exciting subject material, is rather entertaining to say the least.

Published 19 days ago by J. Braunworth

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the only, but a great basic
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This book is meant for people in medical school. It may actually be less advanced then Dubin. I may be biased there as I used Dubin in medical school and then everything was new... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Dr. Shahzad Shah

5.0 out of 5 stars very helpful to an MS2 or MS3
There are 2 main ECG books med students use, Thaler's and Dubin's. Having seen the other and used this one primarily, I feel the Thaler text is by far better for second or third... Read more

Published 19 months ago by M. Weinberg

5.0 out of 5 stars The name says it all....
Simple, direct, effective.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really is the only EKG book you will ever need
I won the EKG reading contest at my program after reading this book. Of course, I did slightly more than just reading the book. Read more

Published 20 months ago by L. Lei

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific
I've tried Dale Dubin on three different occasions and always gave up midway. This book is easy to read, keeps up your interest, doesn't clog you with unnecessary information, has... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars The only EKG Book
This book is excellent. It really gives you a great foundation for learning how to read EKGs.

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