Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals

Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals
 
Explore this easy-to-follow clinical manual on how to interpret electrocardiograms in canine and feline patients
 
Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals delivers a simplified and accessible approach to electrocardiography interpretation for veterinarians treating dogs and cats. This practical manual covers a comprehensive list of arrhythmias and associated phenomena using an easy-to-follow format, with hundreds of electrocardiograms and ladder diagrams supporting the text.
 
The book focuses on the clinical applications of electrocardiographic interpretation, with less emphasis on physics and subcellular mechanisms, making the book a useful patient-side resource. Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals offers readers an up-to-date understanding and knowledge of common and rare phenomena alike.
 
Beginning with a description of the single cardiac cycle as illustrated by surface EKG, the book moves on to describe variations on the P-QRS-T complex that occur in response to chamber enlargement and hypertrophy. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:
* A detailed discussion of aberrancy and its differentiation from ventricular ectopy
* A thorough exploration of arrhythmias and conduction disorders including escape mechanisms, atrioventricular block, extrasystoles, accelerated rhythms, tachycardias, flutter and fibrillation
* An examination of pacemaker basics, as well as a few common abnormalities and pacemaker problems, including undersensing, oversensing, and failure to capture
 
Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals is a convenient, one-stop reference for the interpretation of electrocardiography in small animals for veterinary students, residents, and specialists as well as for small animal general practitioners.

List of contents

Main Introduction
 
Part I: The P-QRS-T: Introduction
 
Chapter 1 The P-QRS-T: The Basics
 
Chapter 2 The P-QRS-T: Some Abnormalities
 
Chapter 3 The P-QRS-T: Trouble
 
Part II: Aberrancy: Introduction
 
Chapter 4 Atrial Aberrancy
 
Chapter 5 Right Bundle Branch Block
 
1) Left Bundle Branch Block
 
2) Fascicular Blocks
 
3) Wide Complex Supraventricular Tachycardia and Interventricular Conduction Disturbances
 
Part III: Arrhythmias: Introduction
 
Sinoatrial Arrhythmias: Introduction
 
4) Sinoatrial Bradyarrhythmias
 
5) Sinoatrial Block
 
6) Sick Sinus Syndrome
 
7) Sinoatrial Tachyarrhyhmias
 
Atrial Arrhythmias: Introduction
 
8) Atrial Bradyarrhythmias
 
9) Atrial Extrasystoles
 
10) Atrial Tachycardia
 
11) Bypass-Tract Mediated Supraventricular Tachycardia
 
12) Atrial Flutter
 
13) Atrial Fibrillation
 
Junctional Arrhythmias: Introduction
 
14) Junctional Bradyarrhythmias
 
15) Atrioventricular Block
 
16) Junctional Extrasystoles
 
17) Junctional Tachycardia
 
Ventricular Arrhythmias: Introduction
 
18) Ventricular Bradyarrhythmias
 
19) Ventricular Extrasystoles
 
20) Ventricular Tachycardia, Flutter and Fibrillation
 
Part IV: Pacemakers: Introduction
 
21) Pacemakers: The Basics
 
22) Pacemakers: Some Abnormalities
 
23) Pacemakers: Trouble
 
Individual Chapter Subsections:
 
Chapter 1 The P-QRS-T: The Basics
 
Leads
 
Waveforms/intervals
 
Amplitudes
 
Paper speeds
 
Mean electrical axis
 
False poling
 
Situs Inversus
 
Chapter 2 The P-QRS-T: Some Abnormalities
 
P pulmonale/right atrial abnormality
 
P pseudo-pulmonale
 
P mitrale/left atrial abnormality
 
Interratrial conduction defect
 
P pseudo-mitrale
 
P biatriale/biatrial abnormality
 
P pseudo-biatriale
 
Right ventricular hypertrophy/right axis deviation
 
Left ventricular hypertrophy/left axis deviation
 
Biventricular hypertrophy
 
Horizontal axis
 
Vertical axis
 
Indeterminant axis
 
Early repolarization
 
Chapter 3 The P-QRS-T: Trouble
 
P-R segment changes
 
Q-T segment changes
 
The prolonged QRS
 
Hyperkalemia
 
Hypokalemia
 
Other changes
 
calcium
 
magnesium
 
Q-Ti prolongation
 
hypothermia
 
Digoxin effects
 
Cushing's response
 
S-T segment elevation/depression
 
myocardial infarction/ischemic changes
 
Low-voltage QRS
 
Electrical alternans
 
Pericarditis
 
Chapter 4 Atrial Aberrancy
 
Interatrial/Intra-atrial block
 
Chung's phenomenon
 
Atrial ectopy
 
Chapter 5 Right Bundle Branch Block
 
Incomplete right bundle branch block
 
Ashman's phenomenon/2nd-in-a-row anomaly
 
Rate-dependent and intermittent right bundle branch block
 
Complete right bundle branch block
 
Chapter 6 Left Bundle Branch Block
 
Incomplete left bundle branch block
 
Rate-dependent and intermittent left bundle branch block
 
Complete left bundle branch block
 
Chapter 7 Fascicular Blocks
 
Left anterior fascicular block
 
Left medial fascicular block
 
Left posterior fascicular block
 
Bilateral bundle branch block
 

About the author

The author
Nick A. Schroeder, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), is a staff cardiologist at LeadER Animal Special Hospital in Cooper City, Florida, USA.

Summary

Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals

Explore this easy-to-follow clinical manual on how to interpret electrocardiograms in canine and feline patients

Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals delivers a simplified and accessible approach to electrocardiography interpretation for veterinarians treating dogs and cats. This practical manual covers a comprehensive list of arrhythmias and associated phenomena using an easy-to-follow format, with hundreds of electrocardiograms and ladder diagrams supporting the text.

The book focuses on the clinical applications of electrocardiographic interpretation, with less emphasis on physics and subcellular mechanisms, making the book a useful patient-side resource. Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals offers readers an up-to-date understanding and knowledge of common and rare phenomena alike.

Beginning with a description of the single cardiac cycle as illustrated by surface EKG, the book moves on to describe variations on the P-QRS-T complex that occur in response to chamber enlargement and hypertrophy. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:
* A detailed discussion of aberrancy and its differentiation from ventricular ectopy
* A thorough exploration of arrhythmias and conduction disorders including escape mechanisms, atrioventricular block, extrasystoles, accelerated rhythms, tachycardias, flutter and fibrillation
* An examination of pacemaker basics, as well as a few common abnormalities and pacemaker problems, including undersensing, oversensing, and failure to capture

Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram in Small Animals is a convenient, one-stop reference for the interpretation of electrocardiography in small animals for veterinary students, residents, and specialists as well as for small animal general practitioners.

Product details

• Authors: Na Schroeder, Nick A. Schroeder
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781119763055
• ISBN: 978-1-119-76305-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Veterinary medicine; Veterinärmedizin, Kleintier, veterinary medicine, EKG, ELEKTROKARDIOGRAPHIE, Veterinärmedizin / Innere Medizin, Veterinärmedizin f. Kleintiere, Veterinary Internal Medicine, Veterinary Medicine - Small Animal General