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Overview
Reflecting the 2010 Emergency Cardiovascular Care guidelines, ACLS Study Guide, 4th Edition offers a complete, full-color overview of advanced cardiovascular life support. An easy-to-read approach covers everything from airway management and rhythms and their management to electrical therapy, acute coronary syndromes, and acute stroke. In addition to the latest ACLS treatment algorithms, this edition includes new case studies, new photos and illustrations, a heart rate ruler, and a handy ACLS quick-reference card for use in the field. Written by Barbara Aehlert, ACLS Study Guide is the official textbook for the American Safety & Health Institute ACLS certification course.
• A pretest and posttest — each containing 50 questions with answers and rationales — allow you to check your knowledge prior to and after your study.
• Chapter objectives preview the main points in each chapter.
• Stop and Review sections at the end of the chapters help you remember the most important information.
• ACLS Pearls boxes offer key points and useful tips for clinical practice.
• Keeping it Simple boxes provide essential information in a clear and concise manner.
• Ten case studies present real-life clinical situations, allowing you to make decisions based on information in the Preparatory section.
• Consistent format of case studies includes Objective, Skills to Master, Rhythms to Master, Medications to Master, Related Text Chapters, Essential Actions, and Unacceptable Actions.
• A heart rate ruler is included to help you interpret ECGs.
• 4 x 6 pocket-size quick-reference card contains key ACLS algorithms for field use.
• 100 new and updated photos and illustrations show key ACLS procedures and equipment.
• Pharmacological interventions are integrated into the chapters for a more cohesive learning experience.
• New streamlined approach reduces the number of pages and simplifies the information you need to know.
Synopsis
Written in a conversational style, the 4th edition of the ACLS Study Guide features unique, user-friendly, and easy to remember treatment algorithms - totally revised to reflect the 2010 emergency cardiovascular care guidelines with new case studies, photos and illustrations, and more! Full-color throughout, it offers a complete, concise overview of advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS), acute coronary syndromes, and acute stroke. It also features easy-to-access information with Stop and Review quizzes in each chapter and a comprehensive pretest and posttest. This edition continues to include a handy ACLS quick-reference fold-out card, a heart rate ruler, and more! In addition to being an outstanding study tool, the ACLS Study Guide, 4th Edition is the official text for the American Safety and Health Institute ACLS certification course. For more information on ASHI courses, call 800-246-5101 or visit www.ashinstitute.com.A pretest and posttest, each containing 50 questions with answers and rationales, provide readers with opportunities to check comprehension prior to and after study.
Chapter Objectives allow readers to preview the main points in each chapter.
Quick Review boxes throughout the chapters and Stop and Review sections at the end of the chapters test reader comprehension of the material.
ACLS Pearl boxes contain key points and useful tips for clinical practice.
Keeping it Simple boxes contain essential information in a clear and concise manner.
Chapters 1-7 comprise a Preparatory section to provide the foundation for the case presentations in the second section. Ten case studies present real-life clinical situations enabling the reader to make decisions based on information in the Preparatory section.
Consistent organization of case studies include Objective, Skills to Master, Rhythms to Master, Medications to Master, Related Text Chapters, Questions, Answers, Essential Actions, and Unacceptable Actions to aide in the study and mastery of material.
A heart rate ruler is included to help determine heart rate while practicing ECG recognition.
A 4 x 6 pocket-size quick-reference card with key ACLS algorithms is included for field-use.
Unique treatment algorithms - totally revised to reflect the 2010 emergency cardiac care guidelines - simplify the new treatment guidelines, making them easier to use and remember. Approximately 100 new and updated photos and illustrations clarify key procedures and equipment. Pharmacological interventions are now integrated in the chapters for a more cohesive learning experience. In the case studies section, the stable and unstable tachycardia cases have been broken out into wide- and narrow-QRS for more thorough coverage of these conditions. Answer keys have been moved to an appendix at the back of the book.