EKG Book for Students/Residents

[Hamlet MD]

Hello Everyone,

I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on a great EKG book that is on the intermediate level. I have read Dubins several times but I am not ready to jump into something that's over 600 pages and too complex (Chao or Chung-whatever the EKG bible is for cardiologists these days).

Thanks in advance

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[DrQuinn]

I cannot recommend highly enough Garcia's The Art of 12 Lead EKG Interpretation. I am far superior to my colleagues in EKG reading because of that book.

Q

 

[Sheerstress]

I second that.

Garcia's and Holtz's book is the best out there. Written by an emergency physician and EMT, it starts you out with the basics, and gradually takes you to an advanced level. It gives good, careful explanations of pathophysiology and reinforces the material by giving you EKG after EKG to interpret. I'm surprised that this book still isn't terribly well known among students or residents.

 

[roja]

I was goign to say the same thing as Quinn. That book is truly masterful.





As is Quinn. 😀

 

[wook]

I fourth the opinion on the 12 LEad ECG book. I actually took the advice that one of the folk had put out about the book a couple months ago, and I must say I am pleased. I had originally used Dubin's which is not a bad book, but the 12 Lead ECG IMHO is superior.

Wook

 

[Freeeedom!]

A brand new book available through BMJ press by Dr. Amal Mattu is ECG's for the Emergency Physician. Dr. Mattu is from U of Maryland EM program and he is a natonal speaker both for board review and on "EM RAP" cd's.
No he did not pay me for the recommendation.
It contains pages and pages of EKG's with interpretations of certain conditions found frequently in EM.

 

[DrQuinn]

A brand new book available through BMJ press by Dr. Amal Mattu is ECG's for the Emergency Physician. Dr. Mattu is from U of Maryland EM program and he is a natonal speaker both for board review and on "EM RAP" cd's.
No he did not pay me for the recommendation.
It contains pages and pages of EKG's with interpretations of certain conditions found frequently in EM.

Hm, might have to check it out. Mattu's lectures are great. He has an article on www.emedhome.com (myths and legends in ACLS) that is great!

Q

 

[DrQuinn]

I was goign to say the same thing as Quinn. That book is truly masterful.





As is Quinn. 😀

Hey, we need to practice those TV and suprapubic ultrasounds again. I swear it wasn't my fault, the probe slipped!
Q

 

[Strongman]

Hey, we need to practice those TV and suprapubic ultrasounds again. I swear it wasn't my fault, the probe slipped!
Q

"The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need" by Thaler is the best book I've ran across. It is head and shoulders above Dubin. I felt like Dubin was too simplistic and was missing alot of stuff, while Thaler is an awesome text. I feel confident because of this text.

 

[Seaglass]

Mattu came and gave us an EKG lecture last month. He was pretty impressive.

 

[roja]

Perhaps we should practice with beginner's tools. 😉



😀

 

[Sessamoid]

For those who have the basics down, but feel like they need more practice, the Pre-Test series had a book with nothing but practice EKGs and official reads. It's pretty advanced though, and it's a recommended study guide for physicians looking to get certified (or whatever) by the ACC in reading EKGs.

 

[jkl]

I cannot recommend highly enough Garcia's The Art of 12 Lead EKG Interpretation. I am far superior to my colleagues in EKG reading because of that book.

Q

Thanks for the recommendation! I was looking on Amazon, and there are 2 books by them:
1) 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation
2) Introduction to 12-Lead Ecg: The Art of Interpretation

Which book were you referring to? Thanks! 😍

 

[LotaPower]

has anyone heard of a book called "the only ekg book you'll ever need?" any thoughts about it?

 

[Grandmaster]

One of the 4th year EM-IM residents in my program is planning on going into cardiology and highly recommended " Marriott's Practical Electrocardiography" by Wagner. After reading it and being in the CCU this month, I am comfortable discussing EKGs with the cardiology fellows and attendings. I'm sure there are several great books out there as well. In medical school, I really like the EKG book with Frank Netter illustrations. One of the most important parts about reading EKGs is learning the basics and then practicing a ton!

GM

 

[Neuron]

Hello Everyone,

I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on a great EKG book that is on the intermediate level. I have read Dubins several times but I am not ready to jump into something that's over 600 pages and too complex (Chao or Chung-whatever the EKG bible is for cardiologists these days).

Thanks in advance

There are tons of EKG books around. As to your specific needs, I don't quite understand where you're at. Dubin's is a fairly standard intro text, and if you understand it well, you'll have all you need to interpret competently (with practice) in a general, non-cardiologist practice. If you're an IM resident going into cards or electrophys or something and need more advanced material, I'm not sure how another intro type text will give you something more. I'm no cardiologist, but the Fellows I know use Chou's, aside from more advanced monographs dealing with subdisciplines. The only "bridge" I can think of is Marriott's - used to be the classic on the block before all the new-fangled, made-so-astonishingly-easy-you-could-do-it-with-a-lobotomy type coloring books came out. Also Goldberger & Goldberger: senior was a Harvard prof who invented the augmented leads (aVR, aVF aVL).

I don't need to know the minutiae of EKG interpretation in my current practice; in fact about the only bit of "advanced" trivia I need to know is "how might an EKG look in a patient with intracerebral hemorrhage", which is a great pimp with which to destroy pesky med students who aren't behaving appropriately slavishly. So the only book I've ever needed is The Only EKG Book you'll ever need by Thaler (peace be upon him).

 

[southerndoc]

Once you master the basics with Dubins and Garcia, I highly recommend Chou's EKG book for the more advanced stuff. It's not a good read for someone who isn't familiar with EKG's. It gives you the studies behind various methods of reading EKG's.

 

[Hernandez]

has anyone heard of a book called "the only ekg book you'll ever need?" any thoughts about it?

I bought it because it was one of the 2 recommended books for school, while it's a good basic book, I find it overly simplistic for what we as future physicians need. It does not cover 12 lead and restricts itself to rhythm strip arrhythmias. But it is a good introduction for those that have had none prior.

 

[papichulodoc]

Hello Everyone,

I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on a great EKG book that is on the intermediate level. I have read Dubins several times but I am not ready to jump into something that's over 600 pages and too complex (Chao or Chung-whatever the EKG bible is for cardiologists these days).

Thanks in advance

This book is great! REally expensive though, but it has a ton of practice ECG's.

The Complete Guide to ECGS: A Comprehensive Study Guide to Improve ECG Interpretation Skills by James O'Keefe, et al

 

[leviathan]

"The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need" by Thaler is the best book I've ran across. It is head and shoulders above Dubin. I felt like Dubin was too simplistic and was missing alot of stuff, while Thaler is an awesome text. I feel confident because of this text.

I also used this book to learn the basics of electrophysiology. It starts off really simple, explaining the anatomy of the heart and conduction system, and then slowly progresses to all the fun stuff like bundle branch blocks, all the pathological changes in MIs, pericarditis, etc., and special cases of electrical disturbances (eg., electrolyte imbalances). I haven't ever read any other EKG books, so I can't say whether this is better than X book, but if you want a good book to start with, I have no complaints with it.

 

[EMDrMoe]

Thanks for the recommendation! I was looking on Amazon, and there are 2 books by them:
1) 12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation
2) Introduction to 12-Lead Ecg: The Art of Interpretation

Which book were you referring to? Thanks! 😍

I'll second this question... which book is better? Thanks in advance 😀 !!!

 

[margaritaboy]

has anyone heard of a book called "the only ekg book you'll ever need?" any thoughts about it?

It is a pretty easy read and I would recomend it to anyone who has taken physiology. I can't speak for the other books recomended above, but you may want to check them out if you have an opportunity.

But really, doesn't the tittle say it all? 😀