Arrhythmia Recognition: The Art of Interpretation

Sect. 1 Introduction to Arrhythmia Recognition 1
Ch. 1 Anatomy 2
Ch. 2 Electrophysiology 18
Ch. 3 Vectors and the Basic Beat 27
Ch. 4 The Rhythm Strip, Tools, and Calculating Rates 40
Ch. 5 Basic Concepts in Arrhythmia Recognition 50
Ch. 6 Relevant Topics in Basic Electrocardiography 63
Ch. 7 Arrhythmias: A Quick Review 76
Sect. 2 Sinus Rhythms 95
Ch. 8 Normal Sinus Rhythm 96
Ch. 9 Sinus Bradycardia 114
Ch. 10 Sinus Tachycardia 120
Ch. 11 Sinus Arrhythmia 130
Ch. 12 Sinus Blocks, Pauses, and Arrests 142
Sect. 3 Atrial Rhythms 165
Ch. 13 Premature Atrial Contraction 166
Ch. 14 Ectopic Atrial Rhythm 183
Ch. 15 Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia 191
Ch. 16 Ectopic Atrial Tachycardia with Block 198
Ch. 17 Wandering Atrial Pacemaker 207
Ch. 18 Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia 215
Ch. 19 Atrial Flutter 222
Ch. 20 Atrial Fibrillation 236
Sect. 4 Junctional Rhythms 267
Ch. 21 Introduction to Junctional Rhythms 268
Ch. 22 Junctional Rhythm 275
Ch. 23 Premature Junctional Contraction 282
Ch. 24 Rapid Junctional Rhythms 291
Ch. 25 AV Nodal Reentry Tachycardia 299
Ch. 26 AV Reentry Tachycardia 317
Ch. 27 How to Approach a Narrow-Complex Tachycardia 327
Sect. 5 Ventricular Rhythms 353
Ch. 28 Introduction to Ventricular Rhythms 354
Ch. 29 Premature Ventricular Contraction 364
Ch. 30 Ventricular Escape and Idioventricular Rhythms 379
Ch. 31 Ventricular Tachycardia 392
Ch. 32 Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia and Torsade de
Pointes 410
Ch. 33 How to Approach a Wide-Complex Tachycardia 421
Ch. 34 Ventricular Fibrillation and Asystole 443
Sect. 6 Additional Rhythms and Information 469
Ch. 35 Atrioventricular Block 470
Ch. 36 Artificially Paced Rhythms 507
Ch. 37 Putting It All Together 521
Sect. 7 Final Test 539
Chapter Review Answers 609
Suggested Reading 612
Acronyms 613
Glossary 614
Index 620