Podrid's Real-World ECGs, Vol 3: Conduction Abnormalities

Book info: Podrid's Real-World ECGs, Vol 3: Conduction Abnormalities (Paperback, 496 pages) – Cardiotext Publishing, 2013. Language: English.

Volume 3, Conduction Abnormalities includes 101 cases and explores the essentials of AV nodal and intraventricular conduction abnormalities seen in everyday clinical practice:

• AV conduction abnormalities, including first-, second-, and third-degree AV block and enhanced AV conduction

• Intraventricular conduction abnormalities, including intraventricular conduction delay, fascicular block, and bundle branch blocks

Podrid's Real-World ECGs combines traditional case-based workbooks with a versatile Web-based program to offer students, health care professionals, and physicians an indispensable resource for developing and honing the technical skills and systematic approach needed to interpret ECGs with confidence. ECGs from real patient cases offer a complete and in-depth learning experience by focusing on fundamental electrophysiologic properties and clinical concepts as well as detailed discussion of important diagnostic findings and relevant management decisions. Six comprehensive volumes encompass more than 600 individual case studies plus an online repository of hundreds more interactive case studies (Podrid's Real World ECGs website) that include feedback and discussion about the important waveforms and clinical decision-making involved. From an introductory volume that outlines the approaches and tools utilized in the analysis of all ECGs to subsequent volumes covering particular disease entities for which the ECG is useful, readers will take away the in-depth knowledge needed to successfully interpret the spectrum of routine to challenging ECGs they will encounter in their own clinical practice. Editorial Reviews Review “This is a well-written, easy-to-read book on ECGs, particularly conduction abnormalities, for those just learning the material, such as students, and those who need to develop a deeper understanding. It provides useful examples and explanations in real-life scenarios of patient care, making it an ideal instructional book …The book starts with a didactic section on conduction abnormalities, including all degrees of AV conduction block, intraventricular conduction blocks, QRS axis abnormalities, and ventricular preexcitation patterns. The book excels in this section with its easy-to-understand presentation of a breadth of detail and helpful figures. However, the stars of the book are the subsequent 57 teaching ECG cases that follow. Each ECG is presented in a clinical case setting with a pertinent history of presenting illness, several "next-step" type questions such as management, cause of abnormalities, and further diagnostic testing, which help further engage readers in the learning process. After analyzing the ECG and pondering the questions, readers can turn the page to get a detailed explanation of the ECG itself, how the ECG fits in with the overall clinical problem of the patient, and a brief discussion of the clinical diagnosis. After the 57 core ECGs are discussed, there are another 44 practice ECGs followed by brief explanations. The book comes with a year of access to Dr. Podrid's website filled with hundreds of other ECGs presented in the same format, making this an indispensible learning site, particularly for fellows and clinicians studying for certification and recertification cardiology examinations.” ―Doody (2013) 3 Star Review --Doody About the Author Philip Podrid, MD
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine; Lecturer in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Attending Physician, West Roxbury VA Hospital, West Roxbury, Massachusetts

Rajeev Malhotra, MD, MS
Instructor in Medicine, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Rahul Kakkar, MD
Cardiology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Peter A. Noseworthy, MD
Cardiology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts