Lecture accélérée de l'ECG

by Dale Dubin, Jean-Luc Pradel (Translator)

Lecture accélérée de l'ECG est le texte sur l'ECG le plus répandu et celui auquel on fait le plus référence. C'est un best seller mondial depuis plus de 30 ans, aujourd'hui traduit en 28 langues. Régulièrement mis à jour, abondamment illustré par des schémas en couleur, sa présentation simple et interactive assure une maîtrise rapide des connaissances. L'accent est mis davantage sur ta compréhension que sur la mémorisation, le lecteur acquérant ainsi une connaissance pratique de la physiologie cardiaque qui lui sera utile tout au long de sa carrière. De nombreux ouvrages ont tenté d'imiter ce livre, en changeant quelques termes et en utilisant des synonymes pour " lecture " et " accélérée ". Ne prêtez pas attention à ces pâles imitations, car il n'en existe qu'un seul... Lecture accélérée de l'ECG. Il est des livres que l'on achète pour un cours...vous tenez en main le livre que vous consulterez toute votre vie.

Genres: Medicine, Medical, Nonfiction, Reference, Nursing, Science, Textbooks

370 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 1975

About the author

Dale Dubin, M.D. (b. 1940), is a former American plastic surgery and author of several cardiology textbooks.

Reviews

[Bram · Rating 5 out of 5]

Given Dubin's child porn infractions, I feel a bit uncomfortable enjoying his book so much. But it's undeniable: the man teaches a mean EKG.

[Courtney (bookplaces) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book cover to cover and can officially say it is my favorite EKG resource! I learned so much, had so many “Ah Ha!” moments, and was generally fascinated with all I learned and can now understand! I highly recommend this for anyone who takes, looks at, or uses EKGs.

[Misha Lang · Rating 5 out of 5]

The rating is not reflecting how I feel about the author. He is a horrible human being and I bought the book used so the money doesn't go to him. But, this book was SUPER helpful with understanding EKGs and not just memorizing what things are supposed to look like.

[Morena · Rating 5 out of 5]

easy to understand and very helpful

[عبد الرحمان · Rating 4 out of 5]

the best ecg textbook for beginners, I like the organisation of the book but it lacks a lot of topics on ecg abnormalities

[Nadhra Sebbit · Rating 3 out of 5]

الحمد لله حمدا كثيرا طيبا مباركا فيه أن أنعم علي هذه النعمة
كتاب جميل ممتع و مضحك في بعض الأحيان طريقة طرحه للمعلومة مبسطة فعلا مفيد لكني الآن متعبة و لا يحق لي الاحتفال لأنه مازالت تنتظرني الكثييييير من " revision" لامتحان الcardio
القادم باذن الله
لم اركز في الاجزاء الاخيرة من الكتاب لاني مرهقة جدااااا
أنصح به بشدة
طبعا لطلبة الطب او ما شابهه هههه

[نور | NOUR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Je le lis pour la deuxième fois, et ça vaut vraiment le coup pour faire un tout p'tit rappel rapide et riche !

[Brooklyn JoJo]

Wish me luck on my test tomorrow!

[Nghia Nguyen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nicholas advised me to read this book a year ago. Having completed that, I highly recommend this simple and practical book as a guide for any medical student who are struggling in learning how to interpret EKG. D.D has great instruction, delivers by systematic and concise approach and also lots of humour on writing the example and provides just the right guidance for readers. I love the commentary on this example of non-conducted premature atrial beat:

"This tracing is from a medical student who had a few cups of coffee in order to study late. She went to the Emergency Room because her pulse seemed irregular. The intern on duty that thought that the tracing showed" intermittent complete AV Block" and was about to call the attending physician (at 4.00 am) to schedule an emergency artificial pacemaker implantation. Explain the EKG strip to the intern, using only what you have learned so far (before he wakes the attending physician and DISCOVER THE REAL MEANING OF "IRRITABLE")"

[Ryan Ahmed · Rating 1 out of 5]

1 star for obvious reasons...

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

Truth be told, this book deserves 6 stars, but I gave it 1 for obvious reasons

[Bill McSalis · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great educational resource for anyone trying to improve their knowledge of heart rhythms and EKGs. I would recommend it to both new learners and those trying to refresh or solidify their existing knowledge. As an ED nurse formerly in cardiology, there was much that I learned that hadn't previously been well explained to me. The content that I was familiar with became all the more cemented in my mind.

Rapid Interpretation reads more like a narrative than most textbooks, tackling each subject by reviewing the basics and then building methodically into the more challenging concepts. In that way, this book is meant to be read from beginning to end and probably would not be my first choice as a quick reference book.

One additional benefit was the eye catching, bright orange cover which couldn't help but draw the eye of visitors to my apartment, showing them what a sophisticated man of science I am.

[Jasmine Curry-Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend this book for the basics of EKGs!

[Chad Lillestolen]

This better help on boards

[Rishi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should I be putting a textbook in this list? I'm not sure. What I can say, however, is that I've spent the last few days flying through this book, which somehow manages to resemble a children's colouring book and still cover everything you could possibly need to know about ECGs as a medical student.

Recommended as a gentle introduction (or re-introduction in my case) to ECGs.

[Elias · Rating 5 out of 5]

This EKG book has enough conceptual scaffolding built in that I'm pretty sure someone with only a basic understanding of the heart could learn how to read an EKG.

Also the paper quality is crazy heavy. Every page is full-color glossy, almost magazine-cover thickness.

[Sina Homayooni · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm giving it a 5 because it was everything I expected from a book with such a title. An efficient and easy read to interpret EKGs for whoever that's just interested what Electrocardiograms are about! Strongly recommended for med students!

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a simple yet very helpful instructional guide to reading and understanding EKGs. I'd definitely recommend this to medical students or other health professionals who need a guide that takes them through the basics and a little bit beyond.

[Grace]

5 stars for being a great resource, minus all the stars for Dubin having been convicted of owning child pornography.
Just make sure to buy it used or to borrow a friend's copy so your money doesn't go to Dubin.

[Britta · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is, so far, amazingly easy to understand. Reading EKG strips has confounded me until I picked up this book.

[McQueen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This made understanding EKG's seem easy. I hope I can remember what I learned.

[Cristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say, it is an amazing book.
Makes you understand EKG like no other!

[Radu Rafa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I read the book at least 3 times already, because one keeps forgetting certain details unless constant usage of the knowledge learnt.
Overall, a good book for introducing yourself in EKG. It keeps away from very technical aspects, and focuses on what says to deliver - rapid interpretation. For a student it's a safe way to promote any exam requiring EKG knowledge.

Here are the rules of conduct for EKG interpretation:
1. Calculate the rate - beats per minute
2. Check the rhythm - especially for regularity.
3. Check the shapes and duration of waves: P, T and QRS complex
4. Check the segment PR (duration) and ST (form)
5. Check the intervals: QT (duration), TP (duration)
6. Check for the existence of other exceptional waves: Q (which might also be normal), J and U

These would be the procedure by which you can detent most pathologies EKG can detect. Of course, the practice and repetition are essential.

The author recommends the following 5 steps (recommended especially in urgent situations):
1. Check rate
2. Check rhythm
3. Check axis
4. Check hypertrophy
5. Check for infarction

But, of course, whenever you have time, I personally recommend the exhaustive procedure described before. Know your syndromes!

[Doruntina Bërbatovci · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm five-starring this book fully convinced of its deserving it.

This book made me understand EKG tracings by making them so simple and clear. I salute professor Dubin and am so much grateful for this book. I read this in PDF simultanesosly in Turkish and the original version and I decided I will have to buy it. Its so much fun to read and you feel so proud of yourself throughout the pages as you get to understand things that sometimes might have sounded so complicated. It took me more than one month to finish it, because I decided to take it slow by absorbing every page, and I so do not regret this. Thank you so much, Dale Dubin, the medicine world should feel indebted to you! :) :)

I recommend the book to every med student who struggles in understanding EKG. I guarantee it will help.

[Burak Oymak · Rating 5 out of 5]

EKG bilgisini taze tutmak isteyen her pratisyen hekim için ve EKG'yi daha iyi öğrenmek isteyen tüm sağlıkçılar için uygun bir kitap. Özellikle mesleğe yeni atılacak her hekimin göreve başlamadan önce okumasını tavsiye ediyorum. EKG'nin temellerini hızlı ve görsel bir biçimde aktarırken, gerekli ayrıntılara da yer vererek bir pratisyen hekimin ihtiyacı olan EKG bilgisini akıcı bir biçimde aktarmayı başarmış. "Hızlı EKG Yorumu" ismi ile türkçe versiyonu da mevcut.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the first textbook I've read cover-to-cover in medical school. It reads less like a textbook and more like a conversation with the author. Dr. Dubin does a great job explaining concepts clearly. I'm only a first year med student, so I don't know yet if his methods for reading EKG's actually work, but they seem logical. I wished for some more integrated practice scenarios/EKG's during the textbook to help the info stick, but that's probably just a matter of preference.

[Off Service Book Recs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good information but I absolutely do not recommend trying to read this book cover-to-cover like I did 😂 I am really glad there were fill-in-the-blanks for the course of the book as they helped keep me awake! I anticipate that this will be a really nice reference guide for future perusal. I think it generally does a good job of trying to tackle a very complex subject and make it accessible for the average reader.

[Anna Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just read this for fun, and ended up learning much more detail than what I've been taught in classes. It's an easy read, and the material is brilliantly explained. The author teaches EKG interpretation and helps the reader understand the bigger picture, by explaining the electrical and physiological processes that cause different EKG readings.

[Andreea Mînzăraru · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book does not fail to deliver - a quick and simple how-to for ekgs, guiding you from the electrophysiology of the heart to understanding pathological rhythms in no time. The easygoing approach, the analogies and the jokes, the constant repetition of key notions, all of them help you assimilate the information really fast.

[Andrew Dang · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite EKG book. Probably the gold standard for really learning the fundamentals about looking at EKGs. You will need to look at EKG examples or real-world to truly master things but this will lay a decent foundation. Pages are simple and explanations aren't unnecessarily verbose like some of the other books.