EKG/ECG Interpretation: Everything you Need to Know about the 12 - Lead ECG/EKG Interpretation and How to Diagnose and Treat Arrhythmias

This book is a strong, beginner-to-intermediate guide for anyone learning EKG interpretation, especially students in EMS, nursing, or early medical training. It does a great job breaking down complex cardiac concepts into clear, digestible sections, making it approachable even if you’re starting from scratch.

Very well written and covers the 12 lead in easy to understand explanations. I found Medical Creations to have many valuable books on the topics I need in this field!

-My book did NOT contain any printing errors (2nd Ed., 2021) -Some of the reviewers comments on specific pages & photos appear different & may have been correct -It has EKG illustrations, but referencing measurements when the imagines are small, makes it difficult to see & understand their implied variation to know what to look for -The book reads easy in explaining the EKG changes, it describes simple EKG basics, - then - jumps to EKG interpretations that address more of an MD., degree or cardiac specialist, than it does for a RN's needs. So, if you are going to be a RN in an CCU, Cath-Lab, Cardiologist office or Cardiac specialty this could be helpful. -It offers Rx solutions for some EKG rhythms, but does not speak to ACLS or PALS if that is what you are looking for. -Overall it helped explain rhythms, instead of just offering a view, helped with understanding what could change a rhythm; i.e. drug, trauma, etc - I wished there were 6-second strips to the most important lead as a visual to go with their 12-lead, such as p.93, Osborn wave - is very difficult to see, so had to rely on google, because I needed to use google to help with visuals, I gave 4-stars OVERALL, it was a good price in comparison,

Overall, I think the book is great. The text is spaced out nicely making it very easy to read. I like the chart in Chapter 4 that breaks down the heart problems and heart rhythm type. The information is presented in clear groups (like p waves are present or p waves are absent) making it easy to learn the information. The questions are relevant to the information in the book and would probably be seen in other tests (for example an onboarding ECG test that nurses take for hospitals). ECG interpretation chapter is very clear and I like how it is in alphabetical order. Also, I like that the treatment section in each ECG was kept simple. I would definitely recommend this book to nurses (especially ER, telemetry, and ICU). It is simple and clear for newer nurses to use and has a lot of great information for seasoned nurses.

Excellent book

Its good book for beginners, but still not enough to understand every aspect and every small detail , you still have to google many things , nevertheless i still recommend this book cuz it guide you with title subjects and a series of titles where you will know from where to start your journey +i like the aspect where you gotta google extra stuff that’s actually my favorite way of digging deep into subjects which also will lead you to more and more small details, so yes good book for beginners and adventurers of the heart ECG

Good material

I bought this for whatever reason as a non medical person going into an EMT course thinking it may help me. Obviously it was Greek to me and I put it aside. I then began an EMT Advanced course and cracked the book again after completing the registry exams. It made sense more than the first time but only read 10% of the book and maybe understood and retained 10% of the information so in total, I understood 1% of the book LOL. I knew normal sinus, sinus Brady, sinus tach, atrial fibrillation, VT and VF, and asystole lol. I put it down. Two years later I started nursing school. I tried to read it again. I gave up. I had too much on my plate. After becoming a nurse, I was hired due to EMS experience and a high GPA straight to a my states largest hospital into its Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. I oriented for 8 months and finally picked up the book after being on my own. Of course with time and experience in the unit, I was exposed to so much information and so many complex cases. All of a sudden, this book was a GOLD MINE. In conjunction with using LITFL online, this book was the Bible of cardiology. Of course, you have to want to learn and seek to know more than just what’s in the book. Since, I have read this book front to back five times resolidifying my knowledge and skills and applying them in real life care. This book really helped sew it all together and I’m so thankful I purchased it. I highly highly highly recommend this to any person working specifically in cardiac critical care, paramedics, medical students, and any doctors going into cardiology or actively working cardiology. I keep this in my work bag to refer to almost daily. Great read!

Buena guía para interpretación de electrocardiogramas

This book is great for learning and breaks everything down

Perfect book for ECG learning

I found the book really easy to follow, especially the ECG diagnosis section which is in alphabetical order. The description paired with each diagnosis was insightful, however I found the arrows particularly helpful as this allowed me to be confident in what I was looking at. I found the exercises after each chapter a useful self-assessment tool, as it highlights any outstanding learning gaps, or information which I may not fully understand yet. Perhaps a case study exercise would be beneficial to apply new knowledge to practice, but without the pressure. For non-practitioners, I think more images may be beneficial (e.g. when describing the tools used to perform an ECG). Overall I genuinely enjoyed reading this book and I learnt a lot, I will recommend this book to any medical student who is struggling with ECG interpretation.

Libro eccellente con spiegazioni chiare ed immagini che aiutano nella comprensione e nella memorizzazione dei concetti. Sono convinto che sia indispensabile per gli operatori sanitari non specializzati ma che vogliono avere delle solide basi per l'interpretazione dell'ecg. Consigliato