Dysrhythmia Recognition and Management

By Karen Fenstermacher

Book Overview

Both concise yet comprehensive, Dysrhythmia Recognition and Managementgives readers everything they need to know to rapidly read and interpret ECG rhythm strips. This 3rd Edition is completely updated to offer the latest information on drugs, treatments, and more.Offers sample rhythm strips for a full-range of specific abnormalities, accompanied by key data on rhythm, rate, P-waves, P-R, QRS, possible causes, and medical and nursing treatments.Helps the practitioner to overread computer-generated 12-lead ECGs for ischemia, injury, and infarction, including right ventricular.
Features an at-a-glance guide to emergency medications that includes their use, side effects, and precautions.Includes ACLS treatment guidelines and algorithms.
Includes the latest cardiac drugs, including diltiazem, ibutilide fumarate, and sotalol. Features expanded content on advanced rhythm analysis for digitalis toxicity and differentiating ectopy and aberrancy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721679234
• ISBN13: 9780721679235
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 4.0"