The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need

Truly wonderful book. Very well written, informative and even funny at times. Great comprehensive overview of EKG principles that compares and contrasts different things you will see on an EKG and their causes and treatments. Later in the book, it identifies different conditions and their accompanying features on an EKG, like fat embolism or hyperkalemia or HOCM. There are also discussions on pacemakers, cardioversion and defibrillators. The book is an easy read with a well thought out flow that gradually adds on new material. There are case discussions at the end of each chapter that ask you to identify a particular rhythm so you get to practice what you have learned but also questions throughout the chapter that anticipate any possible confusion or challenges that you might have while reading.

I'm a nurse interested in honing my diagnostic skills. I'm very glad this book exists. It can be heavy, but the text is concise and makes for good reference.

I went though this book, and I am pretty confident I am one of the better students in my class at reading EKGs now. If you are a third or fourth year med student and you go through this book, at the absolute worst, you will be able to identify all of the obvious stuff that you'll see on a test. I was getting pimped into oblivion pretty much every day on my cardiology rotation, and after going through the book, I was confidently identifying weird stuff like epsilon waves and trifasicular blocks. On my EM rotations, I've been able to impress attendings with consistently being accurate with my readings. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to get better at reading EKGs.

Excellent, Excellent EKG book!! I’ve read tons of books and watched lectures but this book is by far my favorite. Thorough concise explanation of EKGs with great explanations of the mechanisms causing the changes in height/duration/morphology to eliminate memorization. Used this book for my EKG course and got an Honors. Great for refreshing during residency as well. If you’re looking for a good resource, you’ve found it.

Easy to follow. I'm a first year med student with no prior experience being able to interpret EKGs. I've been reading this book over Christmas break and I think it will give me a good foundation for the cardiovascular system.

I'm an emergency medicine physician out of training, and have been using this book for years (since I was an EMT before medical school). It takes you through ECGs from start to finish, making sure you understand the principles behind why tracings look the way they do. It's so much easier to understand than to memorize. I go back to it from time to time to refresh myself, and I use it to teach students and residents. I give it to all my friends who are starting med school, PA school, etc.

This book has succinct and understandable explanations of rhythms, disease processes, and multiple examples of EKGs. I bought a number of EKG instruction books for my paramedic cardiology unit; this was the clear leader, and was a rental from Amazon!

Literally one of the most helpful books I've ever used for school

I am in second year medical school and this book definitely helped me learn how to read EKGs.

Best book one can have for ekg and this will make u an ekg expert....Enjoy the academic feast.. best wishes

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