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"The ECG Made Easy has for some time been the pocket reference for junior doctors... invaluable in a clinical setting."
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This highly respected and famous book is a simple, readable guide to the accurate identification and interpretation of abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) patterns, written for medical students, nurses and junior doctors. The emphasis throughout is on the straightforward practical application of the ECG. Generations of medical and health care staff have benefited from its clear-cut approach to this important investigation.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the book that's generally recommended to Leeds students who are baffled by the ECG and the squiggles on the page. This pocket sized book takes relatively little time to read through, and guides you though the very basics of interpretation from the cardiac axis to arrythmias and ischemic changes.
However, you will have to look elsewhere when confronted with management of the conditions described within. For example, you'll be able to interpret the ECG of atrial fibrillation, but the book won't tell you why this is significant, or your subsequent management of the condition (granted a good medical textbook will give you this information, but I'd have preferred to have the decisions section described alongside the various interpretation of arrthmias.
Gripes aside, 'ECG Made Easy' meets its main aims quite comfortably- a few reads, and at the very least, you'll approach ECGs in a logical, systematic manner. The rest comes with practice on the wards.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Interpreting ECGs is difficult, at least at the start, for most medical students. This book doesn't quite make ECGs easy but it does help to provide a reasonable introduction into how to begin understanding what the little lines and squiggles mean.
It starts off with basic info on the rate, rhythm and axis of ECGs then has a chapter on each of the main arrhythmias you'll come across. Some of the very basics in chapter one are not described very well (in particular, the cardiac axis paragraphs), occasionally lacking clarity and depth but they do use plenty of pictures to demonstrate what they are explaining to you and after a couple of reads you will begin to see what they are getting at.
Others have commented that the book could do with some more clinical details but I disagree - you should have a medical text book containing a section on cardiology already. I see it as a bonus that this pocket-sized book limits itself to the difficult enough topic of interpreting ECGs.
Lastly, there are 10 practice ECGs at the end for you to test yourseslf on, with answers explained fully.
Overall, I found it to be a useful book that can give you a reasonable introduction as to how to start reading, interpreting and presenting ECGs to your colleagues. It was great for last minute cramming before OSCE-type exams (at GKT anyway!), and should be good for anyone who doesn't have a kindly cardiologist who wants to teach you how to read them him/herself!
It starts off with basic info on the rate, rhythm and axis of ECGs then has a chapter on each of the main arrhythmias you'll come across. Some of the very basics in chapter one are not described very well (in particular, the cardiac axis paragraphs), occasionally lacking clarity and depth but they do use plenty of pictures to demonstrate what they are explaining to you and after a couple of reads you will begin to see what they are getting at.
Others have commented that the book could do with some more clinical details but I disagree - you should have a medical text book containing a section on cardiology already. I see it as a bonus that this pocket-sized book limits itself to the difficult enough topic of interpreting ECGs.
Lastly, there are 10 practice ECGs at the end for you to test yourseslf on, with answers explained fully.
Overall, I found it to be a useful book that can give you a reasonable introduction as to how to start reading, interpreting and presenting ECGs to your colleagues. It was great for last minute cramming before OSCE-type exams (at GKT anyway!), and should be good for anyone who doesn't have a kindly cardiologist who wants to teach you how to read them him/herself!
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the most popular introductory texts on this subject. All the basic concepts for understanding this topic are included, though there could be more emphasis on possible areas of confusion; such as the difference between 'leads' and 'wires'. This book also suffers from only being pocket sized and having pocket sized tracings, and on pages that depict limb and chest leads the layout could be improved to show that they are separate groups. For a newcomer to this subject you may not find it all that easy, as the explanations may need some practical demonstrations from an accomplished teacher with topics such as the cardiac axis. However this book does avoid the jargon and physiology that can be off putting in most other introductory texts. If this book leaves you with further questions, you would probably also need and indeed benefit from the author's two other titles 'The ECG in practice' and '100 ECG problems'. This would enable you to improve your skills of interpretation, and the three titles bought over time would provide an adequate inexpensive reference shelf for most health care workers. The ECG is never easy to understand for beginners, but this book does at least try.
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The ECG made easy
its exactly wat it says on the front cover....'MADE EASY'.... reading this book really makes me understand ECG's alot better and examples are set out well
Published 2 months ago by bigbird
It does make ECGs so easy
An excellent little book which explains everything to do with ECGs really clearly. A must-buy for med students and trainee technicians alike.
Published 3 months ago by Gingersnap
ECG Made Easy
This is a very simple and easy to use book. It explains the basics of interpreting ECGs and is a handy tool for junior doctors and other health professionals
Published 6 months ago by Skip
excellent
I wish I had read this book when I was in practice. It's certainly the best I have read and makes ecgs a lot easier to understand.
Published 6 months ago by R. J. Macdonald
A good book for any healthcarse student
I bought this book because my GP tutor recommended it. He used the 1986 edition while he was still a medical student and the book has stayed the same - with better pictures. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Sam
Great read for all healthcare professioanls
Great read for all healthcare professionals written in clear simple English. A must for all ward nurses and junior doctors.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Paul W. Zirker
learn how to read ECGs in a weekend
I read this book from start to finish over two days. For me, it's the perfect balance between offering enough information to read ECGs competently without being overwhelming. Read more
Published 12 months ago by RDS
Slightly Underwhelmed
I was recommended this book by a friend of mine.
Whilst it does avoid too much jargon, and concentrates solely on the interpretation of 12 lead ECGs (rather than trying to be... Read more
Whilst it does avoid too much jargon, and concentrates solely on the interpretation of 12 lead ECGs (rather than trying to be... Read more
Published 12 months ago by T Paddock
helpful
it nicely explains how to interpret ECG step by step from "health to disease". There some clinical conundrums at the end. It helped a lot.
Published 13 months ago by Stergios Doumas
Heart to heart
I am not technically minded in the medical arena. I found this book to be very good in explaining a topic which I thought would be beyond my means. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Rgeeb
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