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Getting Started | |
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The Basics | |
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Electricity and the Heart | |
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The Cells of the Heart | |
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Time and Voltage | |
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P Waves, QRS Complexes, T Waves, and Some Straight Lines | |
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Naming the Straight Lines | |
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Summary: The Waves and Straight Lines of the EKG | |
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Making Waves | |
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The 12 Views of the Heart | |
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A Word About Vectors | |
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The Normal 12-Lead EKG | |
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Summary: Orientation of the Waves of the Normal EKG | |
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Coming Attractions | |
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Hypertrophy And Enlargement Of The Heart | |
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Definitions | |
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Axis | |
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Summary: Axis | |
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Axis Deviation, Hypertrophy, and Enlargement | |
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Atrial Enlargement | |
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Summary: Atrial Enlargement | |
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Ventricular Hypertrophy | |
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Secondary Repolarization Abnormalities of Ventricular Hypertrophy | |
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Summary: Ventricular Hypertrophy | |
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Arrhythmias | |
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The Clinical Manifestations of Arrhythmias | |
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Why Arrhythmias Happen | |
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Rhythm Strips | |
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How to Determine the Heart Rate from the EKG | |
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The Five Basic Types of Arrhythmias | |
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Arrhythmias of Sinus Origin | |
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Ectopic Rhythms | |
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Reentrant Rhythms | |
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The Four Questions | |
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Supraventricular Arrhythmias | |
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Summary: Supraventricular Arrhythmias | |
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Ventricular Arrhythmias | |
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Summary: Ventricular Arrhythmias | |
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Summary: Rules of Malignancy for PVCs | |
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Supraventricular Versus Ventricular Arrhythmias | |
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Summary: Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) Versus Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) with Aberrancy | |
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Programmed Electrical Stimulation | |
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Implantable Defibrillators | |
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External Defibrillators | |
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Conduction Blocks | |
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What Is a Conduction Block? | |
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AV Blocks | |
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Summary: AV Blocks | |
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Bundle Branch Block | |
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Summary: Bundle Branch Block | |
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Hemiblocks | |
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Summary: Criteria for Hemiblock | |
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Combining Right Bundle Branch Block and Hemiblocks | |
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Summary: Criteria for Bifascicular Block | |
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Blocks That Underachieve | |
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The Ultimate in Playing With Blocks: Combining AV Blocks, Right Bundle Branch Block, and Hemiblocks | |
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Pacemakers | |
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Preexcitation Syndromes | |
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What Is Preexcitation? | |
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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome | |
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Lown-Ganong-Levine Syndrome | |
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Associated Arrhythmias | |
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Summary: Preexcitation | |
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Myocardial Ischemia And Infarction | |
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What Is a Myocardial Infarction? | |
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How To Diagnose a Myocardial Infarction | |
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Summary: The EKG Changes of an Evolving Myocardial Infarction | |
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Localizing the Infarct | |
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Non-Q Wave Myocardial Infarctions | |
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Angina | |
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Summary: The ST Segment in Ischemic Cardiac Disease | |
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Limitations of the EKG in Diagnosing an Infarction | |
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Stress Testing | |
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Finishing Touches | |
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Electrolyte Disturbances | |
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Hypothermia | |
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Drugs | |
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Other Cardiac Disorders | |
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Pulmonary Disorders | |
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Central Nervous System Disease | |
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The Athlete's Heart | |
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Summary: Miscellaneous Conditions | |
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Putting It All Together | |
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The 11-Step Method for Reading EKGs | |
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Review Charts | |
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How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall? (Practice, Practice, Practice!) | |
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Practice EKG Strips | |
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Subject Index | |