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Heart Structure and Electrical Activity | |
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart | |
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Overview | |
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Anatomy of the Heart | |
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Layers of the Heart | |
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Heart Valves | |
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Heart Chambers and Great Vessels | |
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Coronary Vessel Circulation | |
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Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System | |
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Blood Vessel Structures | |
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Arterial Circulation | |
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Venous Circulation | |
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Physiology of the Heart | |
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Mechanical Physiology | |
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Electrophysiology | |
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The Electrocardiogram | |
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Overview | |
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Limb Leads | |
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Standard Chest Leads | |
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Cable Connections | |
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Electrode Placement Using a Three-wire Cable | |
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Electrode Placement Using a Five-wire Cable | |
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Modified Chest Leads | |
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The Right-sided 12-Lead ECG | |
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The 15-Lead ECG | |
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Recording of the ECG | |
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Components of an ECG Tracing | |
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Methods for Calculating Heart Rate | |
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Rhythm Strip Analysis | |
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Instructions for Analyzing ECG Practice and Test Strips | |
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Rhythms and Their Analysis | |
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Sinoatrial Node Arrhythmias | |
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Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR) | |
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Sinus Bradycardia | |
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Sinus Tachycardia | |
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Sinus Arrhythmia | |
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Sinus Pause (Sinus Arrest) | |
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Sinoatrial (SA) Block | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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Atrial Arrhythmias | |
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Wandering Atrial Pacemaker (WAP) | |
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Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT) | |
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Premature Atrial Contraction (PAC) | |
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Atrial Tachycardia | |
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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) | |
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Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT) | |
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Atrial Flutter | |
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Atrial Fibrillation | |
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Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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Junctional Arrhythmias | |
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Junctional Rhythm | |
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Accelerated Junctional Rhythm | |
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Junctional Tachycardia | |
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Junctional Escape Beat | |
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Premature Junctional Contraction (PJC) | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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Ventricular Arrhythmias | |
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Idioventricular Rhythm | |
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Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC) | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction: Uniform | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction: Multiform | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction: Ventricular Bigeminy | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction: Ventricular Trigeminy | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction: Ventricular Quadrigeminy | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction: Couplets | |
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Premature Ventricular Contraction: R on T Phenomenon | |
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Premature Contraction: Interpolated PVC | |
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Ventricular Tachycardia (VT): Monomorphic | |
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Ventricular Tachycardia (VT): Polymorphic | |
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Torsade de Pointes | |
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Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) | |
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Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) | |
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Asystole | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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Atrioventricular and Bundle Branch Blocks | |
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First-degree AV Block | |
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Second-degree AV Block Type I (Mobitz I or Wenckebach) | |
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Second-degree AV Block: Type II (Mobitz II) | |
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Third-degree AV Block | |
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Bundle Branch Block (BBB) | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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Artificial Cardiac Pacemakers | |
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Artificial Pacemaker | |
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Pacemaker Modes | |
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Understanding Pacemaker Codes | |
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Artificial Pacemaker Rhythm | |
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Single-chamber Pacemaker Rhythm-Atrial | |
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Single-chamber Pacemaker Rhythm-Ventricular | |
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Dual-chamber Pacemaker Rhythm-Atrial and Ventricular | |
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Pacemaker Malfunctions | |
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Failure to Capture | |
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Failure to Sense | |
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Oversensing | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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Artifact | |
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Loose Electrical Connection | |
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Variation with Respiration | |
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60-cycle Interference | |
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Muscle Artifact | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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ECG Practice Strips | |
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The 12-Lead ECG and Acute Myocardial Infarction | |
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Troubleshooting ECG Problems | |
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R Wave Progression | |
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Electrical Axis Deviation | |
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Ischemia, Injury, and Infarction | |
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Progression of an Acute Myocardial Infarction | |
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ST Segment Elevation and Depression | |
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The Normal 12-lead ECG | |
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Anterior Myocardial Infarction | |
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Inferior Myocardial Infarction | |
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Lateral Myocardial Infarction | |
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Septal Myocardial Infarction | |
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Posterior Myocardial Infarction | |
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Left Bundle Branch Block | |
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Right Bundle Branch Block | |
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ECG Practice Tests | |
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ECG Practice Test One | |
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Test Strip Section One | |
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Answers to Practice Test One | |
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ECG Practice Test Two | |
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Test Strip Section Two | |
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Answers to Practice Test Two | |
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ECG Practice Test Three | |
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Test Strip Section Three | |
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Answers to Practice Test Three | |
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ECG Practice Test Four | |
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Test Strip Section Four | |
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Answers to Practice Test Four | |
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Case Studies | |
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ECG Case Studies One | |
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ECG Case Studies Two | |
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Appendices | |
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Healthcare Provider Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) | |
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CPR Healthcare Provider Skill Performance | |
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CPR: Adult | |
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CPR: Child | |
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CPR: Infant | |
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Obstructed Airway: Conscious Adult or Child | |
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Obstructed Airway: Conscious Infant | |
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Obstructed Airway: Unconscious Adult | |
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Obstructed Airway: Unconscious Child | |
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Obstructed Airway: Unconscious Infant | |
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CPR and Obstructed Airway Positions | |
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Advanced Cardiac Life Support Protocols | |
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Ventricular Fibrillation (VF) or Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) | |
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Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) | |
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Asystole | |
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Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) | |
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Bradycardia | |
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Tachycardia-Unstable | |
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Narrow-complex Tachycardia-Stable Regular Rhythm | |
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Narrow-complex Tachycardia-Stable Irregular Rhythm | |
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Wide-complex Tachycardia-Stable Regular Rhythm | |
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Wide-complex Tachycardia-Stable Irregular Rhythm | |
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Emergency Medications | |
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Emergency Medical Skills | |
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Defibrillation | |
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Cardioversion (Synchronized) | |
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Transcutaneous Pacing | |
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Carotid Sinus Massage (Vagal Maneuver) | |
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Abbreviations Used in Text | |
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Selected References | |
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Index | |