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For
physicians, practical understanding of the routine twelve lead EKG
and the display on cardiac monitors, provides an invaluable, diagnostic
skill.
During
the last century, medicine has come to recognize the enormous value
of the standard twelve lead EKG. Few tests have provided the range
of diagnostic utility and accuracy in determining the patient's
medical progress.
Now
every physician is expected to possess a reasonable level of expertise
and skill in electrocardiography. National and state medical board
exams test for competence in electrocardiography, as do most specialty
boards; this is essential medical knowledge for all physicians.
In
emergencies, the EKG is our mainstay for evaluating minute-to-minute
changes in vital cardiac function during life-and-death crises.
One cannot predict where and when spontaneous emergencies will arise.
Regardless of the medical or social circumstances at hand, physicians
are expected to exercise their special knowledge in these critical
situations when a person's life is in jeopardy.
Cardiac
monitors displaying the heart's electrical messages are standard
equipment in critical care and emergency areas. But cardiac monitors
are also utilized throughout hospitals. You are expected to understand
and interpret this information at any instant. Your essential
knowledge
will serve your patients and the medical community well. Don't
be intimidated… understanding is easy!
Physicians
can effortlessly gain a crystal-clear understanding the heart's
electrical messages with one simplified book, Rapid Interpretation
of EKG's, the most popular and most referenced EKG (ECG)
text in the world. The new, updated 6th edition in full color is
now available.
This
classic text, the international best-seller for over thirty-five (35!)
years, is now updated with every printing (updated May, 2007), making it the most current text
available. It stresses understanding rather than memorizing,
so
it instills in you a lifetime of practical knowledge… and the confidence
you need for optimal, professional patient care.
This
web site presents general information to physicians about electrocardiography,
as both paper tracings and cardiac monitor displays. The presentations
on "Memory Images" and "Interactive
Learning"
provide entertaining information that empowers you with very useful,
easily learned, medical knowledge. See how fast you learn! Take
pride in your new knowledge; put it to use immediately. And it is
quite easy to acquire and comprehend, as you will soon see.
The
section, "Life Preserver", demonstrates some EKG signs that
may be present in apparently normal persons, yet the presence of
these simple signs forebodes dangerous medical problems or even
sudden death. By merely being attentive and observing these signs,
you can then refer one of these patients for proper preventative
treatment to become a "Life Preserver." By observation alone, you
can save a meaningful life.
The presentation, "Monitor
Warnings", uses the
most advanced web site technology to portray accurate, animated
reproductions of cardiac monitor warning signs in real time, just
like the cardiac monitor displays that you see in person. Brief,
practical interpretations are provided and carefully explained.
Your computer screen should accurately display these cardiac monitor
warning signs. All physicians need to know these signs in order
to deliver responsible, lifesaving care.
For physicians already experienced with electrocardiography and
cardiac monitors, we present "Tricky
Tracings". And for physicians and physicians in training
who
want to learn more about identifying these common imposters once
the correct answers are posted, we will provide reference page
numbers
for in-depth understanding (to avoid future pitfalls).
We
also provide (free!) a simplified, step-by-step reference for
interpretation
of 12-lead EKG's, the classic Personal Quick Reference Sheets ("Reference
Sheets"),
previously available only by purchasing the book. This reference
describes the standard methodology for interpreting
EKG's. It also contains snips of example tracings… with brief explanations
of each. This valuable quick review is yours to print out or quickly
download as a PDF file. It's your free gift to keep for daily reference
or for your personal library.
This
site is both entertaining and vitally practical for professional
patient care. The download speed depends on your computer. If you've
read the information so far, everything should be ready. But if
your computer requires more time, please be patient, for in the
next few minutes you can easily acquire a wealth of useful information.
Get a cup of coffee, relax, and enjoy the show as you absorb some
practical knowledge.
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