ECGs & the heart, 2d ed.9781416028789 ECGs & the heart, 2d ed. Ed. by Cynthia Chernecky et al. Elsevier Health Sciences 2006 408 pages $36.95 Paperback Saunders nursing survival guide RC683 This nursing textbook explains the diagnostic electrocardiogram electrocardiogram /elec·tro·car·dio·gram/ (-kahr´de-o-gram?) a graphic tracing of the variations in electrical potential caused by the excitation of the heart muscle and detected at the body surface. (ECG ECG electrocardiogram. ECG abbr. 1. electrocardiogram 2. electrocardiograph ECG Also called an electrocardiogram, it records the electrical activity of the heart. ) test associated with the heart, the electrophysiology of the heart muscle, electrode placement, and ECG interpretation of dysrhythmias, ventricular tachycardia Ventricular Tachycardia Definition Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach) is a rapid heart beat that originates in one of the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. , fibrillation, atrioventricular blocks, and myocardial infarction myocardial infarction: see under infarction. . The second edition adds chapters on normal sinus rhythm and idioventricular rhythms. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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