ECG: ESSENTIALS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY is designed to help you understand the fundamental knowledge and skills necessary to successfully perform an ECG. Its concise yet comprehensive coverage includes instruction on the anatomy of the heart, electrophysiology of the heart, and ECG basics. To prepare you for completing ECGs in the field, this student-friendly text presents a combination of introductory cardiovascular anatomy, relationships of other body systems to heart health, need-to-know legal and ethical considerations, patient assessment techniques, instructions on how to complete and document ECGs, and basic interpretation of the ECG tracing. "Call-outs" point out material you should memorize, while "Quick Checks" help you test your comprehension as your progress through the text. In addition, thorough coverage of objectives you must master to qualify to sit for the National Healthcareer Association's (NHA) EKG Technician Certification exam are included throughout.
1. Anatomy of the Heart.
2. Body Systems and Heart Health.
3. Heart Electrical Physiology.
4. Cardiovascular Medications.
5. Patient Assessment.
6. Electrocardiogram Basics.
7. Waveforms, Rate, Rhythm, and Artifacts.
8. Recognizing Arrhythmias, Pacemakers, and Emergencies.
Appendix A: ECG Performance Competency Assessment.
Appendix B: Preparing for Clinical Experiences.
Appendix C: Universal Standard Precautions and Icons.
Appendix D: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Mnemonics Used in this Book.
Appendix E: Test Taking Strategies for National Certification.
Appendix F: A Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR) ECG.
Appendix G: 12 Lead ECG: Normal Electrode Placement.
References and Suggested Readings.
Glossary.
Index.
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Cathy Soto
Cathy D. Soto, Ph.D., is a lifelong educator who retired from El Paso Community College after serving for 14 years as program coordinator of the Medical Assisting Program, where she taught all 12 courses including the ECG course. Prior to that, she taught part time for eight years in EPCC's Computer Information Systems Department while also teaching computer programming and medical administrative classes full time as a secondary educator. Dr. Soto taught full time as a secondary educator for a total of 17 years. In addition, she has owned and operated her own business -- Global Education Company -- since 1985. A successful grant writer, Dr. Soto wrote and administered a state grant under the "self-sufficiency welfare to work" program and was funded for $64,500 for the EPCC MA program. A proud veteran, she was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy after serving four years as a medical assistant during the Vietnam era. Additionally, Dr. Soto has an extensive volunteer and community service background, most notably serving on the Regional Girl Scout Board of Directors for three terms (12 years) and one term on her church finance council (three years).
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Intended for students who have had no previous coursework in this field, ECG: ESSENTIALS OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY provides a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of electrocardiography.
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Ensuring students understand important concepts, Key Terms appear boldfaced within the chapter text and are defined in the margin on the page where the terms first appear -- providing easy access. All Key Terms also appear in the student-friendly glossary, which includes the chapter number where each Key Term is first introduced so that students may quickly reference it in context within the chapter.
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Learning Objectives are included at the start of each chapter and address the knowledge and skills students must master.
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Helping students focus on essential information, Call-outs appear throughout the text and provide concise, to-the-point references to material students should memorize.
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Boxes highlight important information students don't necessarily need to memorize but with which they should become very familiar. For example, Chapter 7 boxes show arrhythmia rules that distinguish variances from a normal sinus rhythm. More than 30 boxes highlight key information throughout the text.
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Maximizing study time, Quick Checks are short five-question quizzes that students can use to immediately test themselves on the material they just read. Answers to Quick Checks are at the end of each chapter.
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Offering an excellent review, an end-of-chapter Summary provides a brief, bulleted list to capture the main points of the chapter. Each summary directly correlates to the objectives listed at the beginning of the chapter.
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Critical Thinking Challenges and Review Activities provide additional practice exercises -- giving students hands-on experience with what they learn. Answers are not included in the book, allowing these activities to be assignable and gradable.
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A Chapter Test concludes each chapter by testing the student on key learning objectives.
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The text is also integrated with MindTap® for Basic Health Science, the digital learning solution that helps you engage and transform today's students into critical thinkers. Through paths of dynamic assignments and applications that you can personalize, real-time course analytics, and an accessible reader, MindTap® helps you turn cookie cutter into cutting edge, apathy into engagement, and memorizers into higher-level thinkers.
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Ensuring you have a thorough understanding of important concepts as your progress through the text, Key Terms appear boldfaced within the chapter text and are defined in the margin on the page where the terms first appear. All Key Terms are also included in the student-friendly glossary, which provides the chapter number where each Key Term is first introduced so that you may quickly reference the it in context within the chapter.
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Illustrating the most important concepts to focus on, Learning Objectives are included at the start of each chapter and address the knowledge and skills you must master.
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Concise, to-the-point Call-outs appear throughout the text to emphasize the material you should memorize.
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Boxes highlight important information you don't necessarily need to memorize but should become very familiar with. For example, Chapter 7 boxes show arrhythmia rules that distinguish variances from a normal sinus rhythm. More than 30 boxes highlight key information throughout the text, drawing your attention to essential concepts.
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Helping you make the most of your study time, Quick Checks are short five-question quizzes presented throughout each chapter that you can use to immediately test yourself on material you just read. Answers to Quick Checks are at the end of each chapter.
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Another tool for review, the end-of-chapter Summary provides a brief, bulleted list to capture the main points of the chapter. Each summary directly correlates to the objectives listed at the beginning of the chapter.
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Critical Thinking Challenges and Review Activities give you additional hands-on practice putting chapter concepts into action.
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A Chapter Test concludes each chapter by quizzing you on key learning objectives.
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