Now in its updated Fifth Edition, this popular and practical text presents all the information clinicians need to use the EKG in everyday practice and interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, pre-excitation syndromes, and myocardial infarction. It is an ideal reference for medical students in ICM courses, house officers, or anyone directly involved in patient care, whether student, teacher, or practitioner. The book features more than 200 facsimiles of EKG strips and numerous case studies and clinical examples. This Fifth Edition includes updated information on pacemakers and myocardial infarction treatment and more practice EKGs. FEATURES: * More than 200 facsimiles of EKG strips * Numerous case studies * Clinical examples to help student get a sense of the clinical use of the EKG * Fifth Edition has updated information on pacemakers and myocardial infarction treatment * Fifth Edition has more practice EKGs * New cover colours help the market clearly distinguish this edition from the last edition