1st Edition

ECG for the Small Animal Practitioner

By Larry Tilley, Naomi Burtnick Copyright 2009
106 Pages
by Teton NewMedia

This title provides ECG reference material in a fast and easy to use format. It is a wonderful reference for ECG data and provides samples of actual small animal ECG results with treatment recommendations. Easy to follow explanations of how to perform and interpret electrocardiograms are included. This presentation includes a brief review of physiology, technique and equipment, and interpretation... Read more

"How To"
Introduction & Helpful Hints
Applications of the Electrocardiogram
Circulation System
Conduction System
Five Physiologic Properties of Cardiac Muscle
Electrocardiogram–Definition
What is a Lead, Anyway?
Generation of the Electrocardiogram
Electrocardiographic Recording Technique
ECG Paper & Standardization
Calculating the Heart Rate
Measuring the P-QRS-T
Canine ECG Normal Values
Feline ECG Normal Values
Quick & Dirty Guide to ECG Enlargements & Bundle Branch Blocks
Classification of Arrhythmias
Building Blocks for Arrhythmia Interpretation
Interpreting Arrhythmias–the Easy Way

-Electrocardiographic Examples
Normal Sinus Impulse Formation
Normal Sinus Rhythm
Sinus Arrhythmia
Disturbances of Sinus Impulse Formation
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Tachycardia
Disturbances of Supraventricular Impulse Formation
Atrial Premature Complexes
Atrial Tachycardia
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrioventricular (AV) Junctional Premature Complexes &Tachycardia
Disturbances of Ventricular Impulse Formation
Ventricular Premature Complexes
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular Asystole
Ventricular Fibrillation
Disturbances of Impulse Conduction
Sinus Arrest or Block
Sick Sinus Syndrome
Atrial Standstill
Ventricular Pre-Excitation & Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Secret to Atrioventricular Blocks
First-Degree Atrioventricular Block
Second-Degree Atrioventricular Block
Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block
Left Bundle Branch Block
Right Bundle Branch Block
Escape Rhythms
Junctional & Ventricular Escape Rhythms
Miscellaneous Disturbances
Pericardial Effusion (low voltage QRS complexes & electrical alternans)
ST Segment & T Wave Changes
Artifacts
Appendix
Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs
Recommended Textbook Readings

Biography

Larry Tilley, Naomi Burtnick