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Book Review: Pocket Guide for Huszar’s Basic Dysrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndromes: Interpretation and Management (2011)

4 October, 20149 December, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

pocket guide for hussar's basic dysrhythmias and acute coronary syndromes

Pocket Guide for Huszar’s Basic Dysrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndromes: Interpretation and Management (2011) by Keith Wesley MD is a very good entry level electrocardiography book for medical students. (I previously recommended this book in Step 3 of Electrocardiography: A Curriculum for Self-Guided Learners.) The 200-page handbook contains good examples of most of the important … Read more

Electrocardiography: A Curriculum for Self-Guided Learners

12 October, 201919 September, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

“If you think there’s another specialist who has all the answers, someone else who’s going to bail you out of trouble every time you have a question about ECGs, you are mistaken. That person may just as likely be wrong, so YOU must strive to become THE expert.” Amal Mattu MD, ECG Interpretation of STEMI: … Read more

How to distinguish pericarditis from STEMI

30 April, 201710 September, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

The Problem Diffuse, convex (up) ST segment elevations with or without PR-segment depressions can be seen in both pericarditis or ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), particularly if the patient has a wraparound LAD which supplies the inferior wall. So how can one reliably distinguish pericarditis from STEMI? The Solution If any of the following are present, a STEMI … Read more

ECG Pocket Brain (2011) by Ken Grauer MD

4 October, 201414 May, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

There are many hundreds of EKG books in existence, but I can probably count on one or two hands those that I would consider exceptionally good. ECG Pocket Brain by (2011) by Ken Grauer MD is one of the best. You can download a generously-sized excerpt for free here. The book is concise, relevant and very easy to … Read more

Syncope: Differential Diagnosis and Workup

12 October, 201911 May, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

Introduction Syncope is an abrupt, transient, spontaneously-resolving loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by a transient drop in cerebral perfusion. It is a descriptive and an interim diagnosis which requires further clarification. The first step Syncope should be distinguished from alternative causes of loss of consciousness and postural tone. Syncope mimics include seizures, concussions, sleep (both normal … Read more

Toxic and Drug-Induced Changes of the Electrocardiogram by Catalina Lionte, et al.

3 October, 201419 April, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

Toxic and Drug-Induced Changes of the Electrocardiogram by Catalina Lionte, et al. is an excellent chapter about the role of electrocardiography in toxicological diagnosis. It comes from the book Advances in Electrocardiograms – Clinical Applications (2012). The chapter can be accessed online free here or here. The book can be accessed free here. Some of the electrocardiogram are really … Read more

Book Review: 12-Lead EKG Confidence, 2e

4 October, 201414 May, 2011 by Mark Yoffe, MD

12-Lead EKG Confidence: A Step-by-Step Guide, Second Edition, by Jacqueline M. Green and Anthony J. Chiaramida MD, is a book that every medical student and resident should know and understand very thoroughly. If you can afford to buy only one EKG book – this should be the one.Instead of showing you a bunch of random patters that … Read more