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Small Animal ECGs: An Introductory Guide
Synopsis:
Offers information that veterinarians need when using electrocardiography techniques for the first time. This book includes not only ECG tracings, but also diagrams that accompany the text. It contains chapters on the management and treatment of arrhythmias and on choosing an ECG recorder. It is intended for veterinary professionals.
Description
'This guide aims to provide an introduction for veterinary practitioners whose ECG is collecting dust and it achieves its aim admirably' - "European Journal of Companion Animal Practice". This book provides all the information that veterinarians need when using electrocardiography techniques for the first time. As the science and technology of this area develops, so too does its usefulness. Yet it can often seem a daunting prospect. "Small Animal ECGs" is aimed squarely at the beginner, and is designed specifically for ease of use. It includes not only ECG tracings, but also clear and simple explanatory diagrams that accompany the text. This book includes more than 50 new ECG tracings. It contains new chapters on the management and treatment of arrhythmias and on choosing an ECG recorder. It includes chapters reorganised and reordered to aid learning. This book contains everything that the veterinary professional will need to know when starting out recording and interpreting ECGs, whether they are practicing or still studying.
Contents
Preface To Second Edition Preface To First EditionAbout The AuthorAcknowledgements Part I: Understanding The Electricity Of The Heart And How It Produces An ECG Complex 1. What Is An ECG? 2. The Electricity Of The HeartFormation Of The Normal P-QRS-T ComplexNomenclature Of The QRS Complex3. Rhythms Of Sinus Origin Sinus RhythmSinus Arrhythmia Sinus Tachycardia Sinus Bradycardia Part II: Abnormal Electricity Of The Heart 4. Recognising And Understanding EctopiaFirst Identify The Morphology Of The Normal QRS ComplexThe Morphology Of An Ectopic Ventricular DepolarisationThe Morphology Of An Ectopic Supraventricular Depolarisation5. Arrhythmias Associated With EctopiaVentricular Premature ComplexesSupraventricular Premature ComplexesEscape RhythmsAV DissociationFibrillation6. Abnormalities In The Conduction SystemSinus Arrest And BlockSick Sinus SyndromeAtrial StandstillHeart Block7. Changes In The P-QRS-T MorphologyWandering PacemakerChanges Associated With Chamber EnlargementLeft Atrial EnlargementRight Atrial EnlargementLeft Ventricular EnlargementRight Ventricular EnlargementAbnormal Mean Electrical Axis (MEA)Low-Voltage QRS ComplexesElectrical AlternansNotching In The R WaveQ-T Interval AbnormalitiesS-T Segment AbnormalitiesAbnormalities Of The T WaveHyperkalaemiaPart III: More Advanced Electrocardiography8. Understanding The ECG Limb Lead SystemsThe Six ECG Limb Leads9. Mean Electrical Axis ExplainedHow To Calculate The Mean Electrical Axis10. Intraventricular Conduction DefectsRight Bundle Branch BlockLeft Bundle Branch BlockLeft Anterior Fascicular BlockIntermittent Ventricular Aberrancy11. Some Additional ArrhythmiasVentricular Pre-ExcitationAtrial FlutterAccelerated Idioventricular RhythmPart IV: Management And Treatment Of Arrhythmias12. Management Of ArrhythmiasDoes The Arrhythmia Suggest The Presence Of An Underlying Condition?Is The Arrhythmia Of Primary Clinical Significance?13. Treatment Of ArrhythmiasBradyarrhythmiasTachyarrhythmias14. PacemakersIndicationsContraindicationsDisadvantagesComplicationsPrior DiagnosticsEquipmentTypes Of Permanent PacemakersTechniques Of ImplantationPacemaker Follow-UpHazardsPart V: Recording And Interpreting ECGs15. Approach To The Interpretation Of The ECG RecordingTo Calculate The Heart Rate (Given As Beats Per Minute)Determine The RhythmMeasure The Complex Amplitudes And Intervals16. ArtifactsElectrical InterferenceMuscle Tremor ArtifactMovement ArtifactIncorrectly Placed Electrodes17. Recording An ECGThe Connectors (Electrodes)Making The ConnectionWhere To Place The ElectrodesIsolating The ElectrodesHow To Position The ECG CablesPositioning The AnimalSetting Up And Preparing The ECG MachineRecording An ECG - A Suggested Routine18. Choosing An ECG RecorderQualityContinuous RecordingEase Of UseAutomatic LabellingAutomatic Vs. Manual Recording ModeInterpretative SoftwareMultichannel Vs. Single ChannelPrecordial Chest LeadsCalibration SettingsAutomatic Centring Vs. Manual ControlInternal BatteryJack Plug Lead FittingMonitor ScreenThermal Paper Vs. Ink PaperNew Vs. Second HandSummary Of Features To Look For In An ECG RecorderFurther Reading Index
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Author: Martin, M.W.S.
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 136
Illustrations: illustrations
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 272
Publish Date: 06 Nov 2007
ISBN: 1405141603
IS: 9781405141604
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