Small Animal ECGs

Mr M W S Martin (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

1999
Blackwell Science Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-632-05216-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Electrocardiography is a means for the diagnosis of dysrhythmias in the dog and cat and suggests likely chamber enlargement, the presence of pericardial fluid, electrolyte disturbances, myocardial ischaemia and drug effects/toxicities. This is an introductory guide for veterinarians to recording and interpreting ECGs, with explanatory diagrams.

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Electrocardiography is an extremely valuable tool for clinical examination and as an investigative technique in cardiorespiratory cases. ECGs are the definitive means for the diagnosis of dysrhythmias in the dog and cat and may also suggest likely chamber enlargement, the presence of pericardial fluid, electrolyte disturbances, myocardial ischaemia and drug effects/toxicities. This book provides veterinarians with a quick and easy introductory guide to recording and interpreting ECGs. It is designed to be as user-friendly as possible, with concise and practical information given alongside explanatory diagrams.

Inhalt

Section 1: Understanding the Electricity of the Heart and How it Produces an ECG Complex What is an ECG?; The Electricity of the Heart; Abnormal Electricity of the Heart. Section 2: The ECG Machine, How it Works and How to Use It! Bipolar lead system; Recording an ECG; Artifacts; Approach to the Interpretation of the ECG Recording. Section 3: Abnormalities of the ECG Complex and Abnormal Rhythms Changes in the P-QRS-T Morphology; Abnormalities due to Ectopia; Abnormalities in the Conduction System. Further Reading

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.11.1999
• Zusatzinfo: 72
• Verlagsort: Oxford
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 138 x 216 mm
• Gewicht: 266 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Medizintechnik
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin ► Kleintier
• ISBN-10: 0-632-05216-3 / 0632052163
• ISBN-13: 978-0-632-05216-5 / 9780632052165
• Zustand: Neuware