ECGs for the Emergency Physician 1

Excellent review of real EKGs with short one-liner histories, just like when you're working in a busy ED and constantly have the EKG techs asking you to sign EKGs. This book is for people who need to read real EKGs of real patients, and it is definitely not for beginners. You need to know the basics of how to read an EKG first, and this book will help you pick up on abnormalities which are necessary for emergency medicine. It does not talk at all about the basics of the EKG tracing or give an overview of EKG at all, it is cover-to-cover real EKGs with explanations, no wasted space. It does have an index in the back, which is nice because you can go back and find cases of particular abnormalities easily.

Dr. Mattu needs no introduction as a recognized expert. However, this book, whether in e-form or paperback is incredibly poorly assembled in my opinion. The EKGs are in one place in the book and the explanations are in another. So one must constantly switch back and forth. The publisher should consider changing the format so that the EKG and it's explanation is on the same page, even at the expense of adding a few pages!

Great eduction for those looking to learn more subtly in ECG reading. Would not use it if you’re just beginning to learn.

For long I wanted to get very good at reading EKG . Now I can . This is an absolutely superb way to become very proficient at interpreting ECG 's, even difficult ones. Concise, to the point, rich in information, intelligent, effective ...Pierre Ghassibi,md

The EKGs and interpretations are all first rate, and this text has the potential to be a superb learning guide. However the Kindle edition is severely flawed.The Kindle edition EKGs are presented in one section and the interpretations many pages later. Why's that a problem? After reviewing an individual EKG, you have to aimlessly wander through the later book to find the appropriate interpretation. They're not linked in any way and you can't use Kindle search to find them. It's totally haphazard. Amazingly dumb!This is a classic case of a lazy translation of "old" technology (a physical book) into new (Kindle). The author/publisher simply needs to put a link on each EKG to the interpretation and visa versa. That way you can see the EKG then instantly reference the interpretation.Of course they could re-edit the whole book to put the interpretation on the page following individual EKGs, but the link method would be SO much simpler.As a result, I would strongly recommend avoiding the Kindle edition until the above problem is fixed. Buy the paperback. That way you can keep a finger in the interpretation section while reviewing the EKGs.This is the first Kindle text I've ever seen that's so vastly inferior to the physical text.

One of the best ways to study ECG for beginners! Take Amal Mattu's ECG class online and after the class, study this book. You won't become an expert in one night, of course, but you will start understand ECGs.

Great book!

First of all shipping was free and prompt...yes! Okay overall there are 200 12 lead ECG's with patient case scenarios. Before I go any further this is from a practicing paramedics perspective I will do my best to think of everybody else. Ok back to the book. It doesnt give entire pmhx but includes just the basic pertinent stuff ie chief complaint or current conditions CHF, CP, SOB, HTN or whatever. Then comes all those weird looking lines? QRS complexes and isoelectric lines. If you haven't taken ACLS or something similar in cardiology this book wont help you very much. It is designed for the already practicing or proficient healthcare professional. As it says in the title ECG's for Physicians! Answers contain paragraphs of exactly what is going on and if you get confused as to why something is funky there are ref. to diagrams. Good book but if you wish for more of an introduction i recommend Bob Pages 12 lead EKGs made easy and Wahlraven Basic EKG's which contains a cd rom with 1000's of rhythms. 12 leads are a relative new introduction to prehospital medicine and require constant practice to remain proficient. For some reason 12 leads are still not a national registry requirement why? idk and about only basic information is expected ie infarction, bundlebranch, ischemia yadayadayada etc. If you have a chest pain patient and are relying on your lifepack 15, zoll, or god forbid a phillips to tell you what is going on you're a boob and you got a problem. Just remember you are smarter than the machine only you can find a preinfarction, bundlebranch block, PE, and arrhythmias. This is a good book to test your skills.It is not terribly time consuming and you can bring it with you to work or at home. i give it 4/5 it would be 5/5 if it had a cd-rom. I have not purchased the 2nd version so don't ask me what I think about it.

As a Student Paramedic, I took an instant fascinating and liking to the ECG, when first introduced. I started out with the basics to build a nice foundation, and studied a couple of books to gain a good grasping of interpretation in the first couple of months. I then came across a couple of websites to aid in ECG interpretation; one of which, being Amal Mattu's 'ECG Weekly'. This website has been fantastic and completely indicative to my learning, where Dr. Mattu has addressed a huge variety of cases such as BBB's, Hypertrophy, Atrial Enlargement to the more complicated cases of aberrancy, tachyarrhythmias, channelopathy & cardiomyopathy - all for the 'cost of a coffee'!I then came across this book. Wow. Brilliant. A huge selection of cases from Dr. Mattu's personal experience. Each ECG is separate to any interpretation discussion - giving the reader the chance to have their say for each case, before matching an expert opinion. The discussions are digestible, understandable & written in a way that the audience can easily understand and learn from. This book is a great book for ECG development, and great to open a random page and to give a go at your own interpretation! Books like these make you understand that it is not always STEMI to be instantly looking for in an ECG in the prehospital environment, there are a variety of presentations that could be indicative of an acute coronary occlusion. Even to the keen eye, some of these cases are tricky and can throw you! BUT - this is the time to be making mistakes and to learn from them, away from the real-life environment and in the comfort of your own home.If you're interested in ECG and interested in developing your knowledge, this is a great book to both test & develop your ECG interpretation skills.Thanks for such a great book. Looking forward to completing it and obtaining the second!

This is an excellent teacher to take your interpretation skills to the next level.As an emergency resident, I've always been a bit dissstisfied with my ECG reading skills and that I've never been really making full use of the all the information on ECGs to benefit my understanding of the patient and their pathology. Mattu is a world-famous name in the ECG world and I've watched some of his ecg tutorials and found his teaching style to be excellent.Similarly this book takes you case-by-case, incrementally teaching you various tips and tricks on ECG interpretation. You're only ever taught 2-3 points per case. But you will be applying your learning from previous cases to the following problems to consolidate your learning. This is not by accident but by intelligent craft and design - its an example of masterful teaching.Like a reader above, I like to read about 2 or 3 cases a day and its an absolute joy. I now get a lot more value from the ECG than I did before. Probably one of the best medical books I've ever purchased on Amazon.

Buy this book. Every doctor needs this

Il libro è fatto benissimo, le intenzioni degli autori sono quelle di creare qualcosa che si collochi a metà tra un libro come può essere il Dubin e tutti i libri specialistici indirizzati ai cardiologi e l'obiettivo, a mio parere, è centrato in pieno.Nel testo troviamo decine di ECG da refertare seguiti dalla spiegazione, chiara e immediata, il concetto è semplice, il risultato è ottimo.Il target dichiarato è quello dei medici d'urgenza ma può essere d'aiuto anche per tutti quegli studenti (come me) che vogliono approfondire l'argomento senza doversi prendere un master in elettrofisiologia.

Content Excellent - kudos to the authors. Kindle format is extremely Poor. Painful and difficult to navigate between the ecg and then faaaaar away the interpretation. The techonology is there - make it happen.Would suggest paper version.