Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular and practical text presents all the information the clinician needs to read EKGs efficiently and accurately. It is an ideal reference for medical students in ICM courses, house officers, or anyone directly involved in patient care, whether student, teacher, or practitioner. This edition includes new information on pacemakers, ischemic heart disease, and myocardial infarction treatment. The book features more than 200 facsimiles of EKG strips and numerous case studies and clinical examples. Also included is a pocket-sized review section that can be removed from the book and added to a pocket notebook.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Mediocre:
This book is meant for people in medical school. It may actually be less advanced then Dubin. I may be biased there as I used Dubin in medical school and then everything was new. If you have gone through a basic book then this may be a waste of your time and money. It doesnot deal in depth with arrhythmias, or with T wave inversions or the use of vector EKG which may help in tight spots.
very helpful to an MS2 or MS3:
There are 2 main ECG books med students use, Thaler's and Dubin's. Having seen the other and used this one primarily, I feel the Thaler text is by far better for second or third year med students. He covers all the main cardiac and extra-cardiac pathology that can be seen on the ECG and does so with very good explanations that you'll remember without having to feel like you're memorizing. His introductory chapter explaining how the ECG works is also excellent and allows you to understand what part of the... more info
The name says it all....:
Simple, direct, effective. The plain truth is that EKG's are not as mysterious and complicated as some people and some texts would have you believe. This book boils it down to the basics, yet is very comprhensive. A must-own for anyone having to interpret EKG's: from tele techs to EMTs to MDs.
Really is the only EKG book you will ever need:
I won the EKG reading contest at my program after reading this book. Of course, I did slightly more than just reading the book. But this book gives you all the basics that you will need. You can build a good foundation with the help of this book, reading journal articles, and reading real EKGs of your patients.
