The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need

Ideal for readers at all levels, The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need, 11th Edition, is a clear, concise guide to EKG use in everyday practice. Dr. Malcolm S. Thaler’s bestselling text is a go-to resource for students, residents, fellows, and practitioners, as well as NPs, PAs, and EKG technologists—anyone who needs a straightforward, highly visual resource on using an EKG to diagnose cardiac and non-cardiac conditions. Numerous EKG strips, clear illustrations, real-life clinical scenarios and case studies reflect Dr. Thaler’s commitment to “keeping simple things simple and making complicated things easy to understand.” Helps you learn and understand how to best use an EKG in clinical settings, using a light-hearted, conversational tone that makes this challenging topic fun to learn Uses an updated, highly visual approach, with high-quality illustrations as well as hundreds of higher-resolution EKG strips Features learner-friendly aids like clinical scenario case studies, chapter summaries, and review questions to test your knowledge and apply what you’ve learned Outlines processes for identifying and interpreting arrhythmias, myocardial infarctions, hypertrophy, atrial fibrillation, and other disorders Advises on the dangers of over-reliance on computer interpretations and includes many other practical considerations that other books leave out