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VetBooks.ir PREFACE

Welcome to the second edition, which builds call attention to important clinical circumstances
upon the user-friendly format of the first edition involving electrolyte disturbances, supraventricular
and includes new material that will further aid arrhythmias, accelerated idioventricular rhythms,
practitioners in their quest to better interpret the and atrioventricular dissociation. Another selection
electrocardiogram (ECG). This new edition contains of new cases is geared toward readers who craved
additional material regarding acquisition of the ECG, more advanced topics such as electrical cardioversion
including color figures detailing lead placement and and pacemaker function. Even readers relatively
patient positioning. In addition, a handy one-page, new to ECG interpretation will find that exploring
two-sided reference guide of important ECG values these more advanced concepts contributes to better
and diagrams has been included in this edition understanding of the fundamentals and will improve
and can be downloaded from the book’s webpage their skills. This new edition also includes several
at www.crcpress.com and stored near your ECG cases undergoing ambulatory (Holter) recording
machine for easy reference. Several new chapters and readers will have a chance to consider such
have been added to this edition. The first covers data as 24-hour arrhythmia frequency and mean
the basic treatment of arrhythmias, highlighting daily heart rates.
breed-specific arrhythmias, and includes a table This new edition remains true to its roots, our
of commonly used antiarrhythmic medications. desire to provide information in an appealing,
Another new chapter reviews ambulatory ECG accessible, and easy to use format that fits with the
(Holter) monitoring, which can be invaluable busy lives of veterinary practitioners. To this end,
in detection and management of intermittently ECGs are reproduced and annotated in full color,
occurring arrhythmias. Practitioners might be and various figures and diagrams are drawn with an
surprised to learn that obtaining and placing a emphasis toward rapid interpretation and maximal
Holter recording device on a dog is relatively simple usability. Finally, we wish to thank the many interns
and can be accomplished in most primary practice and residents whose cases provided many of the
settings. ECG examples we present in the book. Without
Nothing improves ECG skills better than their work, this book would not be possible.
practice, and the core of this book remains, with
the extensive series of ECG cases for the reader Mark A. Oyama
to work through. For the second edition, 15 new Marc S. Kraus
ECG cases have been added to 46 cases already Anna R. Gelzer
present in the first edition. Some of the new cases

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