| Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart | p. 1 |
| Description and Location of the Heart | p. 2 |
| Function of the Heart | p. 2 |
| Heart Surfaces | p. 2 |
| Structure of the Heart Wall | p. 2 |
| Heart Chambers | p. 4 |
| Heart Valves | p. 4 |
| Blood Flow Through the Heart and Lungs | p. 5 |
| Coronary Circulation | p. 6 |
| Cardiac Innervation | p. 7 |
| Electrophysiology | p. 9 |
| Cardiac Cells | p. 10 |
| Depolarization and Repolarization | p. 10 |
| Electrical Conduction System of the Heart | p. 11 |
| The Cardiac Cycle | p. 13 |
| Waveforms and Current Flow | p. 13 |
| Refractory and Supernormal Periods of the Cardiac Cycle | p. 14 |
| ECG Graph Paper | p. 14 |
| Waveforms, Intervals, Segments, and Complexes | p. 15 |
| P Wave | p. 16 |
| PR Interval | p. 16 |
| QRS Complex | p. 16 |
| ST Segment | p. 20 |
| T Wave | p. 20 |
| QT Interval | p. 20 |
| U Wave | p. 23 |
| Cardiac Monitors | p. 29 |
| Purpose of ECG Monitoring | p. 30 |
| Types of Bedside Monitoring | p. 30 |
| Applying the Electrode Pads | p. 32 |
| Troubleshooting Monitor Problems | p. 32 |
| Analyzing a Rhythm Strip | p. 39 |
| Determine the Regularity (Rhythm) of the R Waves | p. 40 |
| Calculate the Heart Rate | p. 40 |
| Identify and Examine P Waves | p. 42 |
| Measure the PR Interval | p. 42 |
| Measure the QRS Complex | p. 44 |
| Waveform Practice--Analyzing Rhythm Strips | p. 45 |
| Sinus Arrhythmias | p. 49 |
| Normal Sinus Rhythm | p. 51 |
| Sinus Tachycardia | p. 51 |
| Sinus Bradycardia | p. 52 |
| Sinus Arrhythmia | p. 53 |
| Sinus Arrest and Sinus Exit Block | p. 54 |
| Atrial Arrhythmias | p. 91 |
| Wandering Atrial Pacemaker (WAP) | p. 92 |
| Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC) | p. 93 |
| Nonconducted PAC | p. 98 |
| Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT) | p. 100 |
| Atrial Flutter | p. 101 |
| Atrial Fibrillation | p. 103 |
| AV Junctional Arrhythmias and AV Blocks | p. 139 |
| Premature Junctional Contractions (PJC) | p. 141 |
| Junctional Rhythm | p. 143 |
| Accelerated Junctional Rhythm | p. 145 |
| Paroxysmal Junctional Tachycardia (PJT) | p. 147 |
| AV Heart Blocks | p. 148 |
| First-Degree AV Block | p. 148 |
| Second-Degree AV Block, Type I (Mobitz I or Wenckebach) | p. 149 |
| Second-Degree AV Block, Type II (Mobitz II) | p. 151 |
| Third-Degree AV Block (Complete Heart Block) | p. 153 |
| Ventricular Arrhythmias and Bundle Branch Block | p. 189 |
| Bundle Branch Block | p. 191 |
| Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) | p. 192 |
| Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) | p. 196 |
| Ventricular Fibrillation | p. 200 |
| Idioventricular Rhythm (Ventricular Escape Rhythm) | p. 202 |
| Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm | p. 202 |
| Ventricular Standstill (Ventricular Asystole) | p. 204 |
| Pacemakers | p. 241 |
| Temporary Pacemakers | p. 242 |
| Permanent Pacemakers | p. 243 |
| Pacemaker Terms | p. 244 |
| Pacemaker Malfunctions | p. 245 |
| Analyzing Pacemaker Rhythm Strips (Ventricular Demand Type) | p. 249 |
| Post-Test | p. 265 |
| Answer Keys to Chapter 3 and Chapters 5 Through 11 | p. 303 |
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