Critical Cases in Electrocardiography: An Annotated Atlas of Don’t-Miss ECGs for Emergency Medicine and Critical Care

Emergency and critical care providers  are often challenged by patients with acute cardiorespiratory symptoms  and abnormal electrocardiograms. Critical Cases in Electrocardiography  emphasizes clinically-relevant topics, focusing squarely on situations  where interpretation of the ECG contributes to clinical decision-making.  This atlas is unique, in that it includes numerous examples of ECG  'misses' - cases where the computer algorithm or the clinicians (or  both) got the diagnosis wrong. While many textbooks include only  smaller, black and white ECG tracings, which do not resemble actual  clinical practice, this volume is designed to encourage self-study of  the ECG by including full-page tracings in their natural color. The book  focuses on 'don't miss' ECG tracings in order to help readers advance  beyond the stage of 'competent' electrocardiographer. Anatomic and  electrophysiologic correlations are emphasized throughout the work,  helping readers appreciate the anatomic and electrical origins of the  ECG abnormalities, rather than relying solely on pattern memorization.