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ACLS STUDY GUIDE
ACLS Study Guide
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Third Edition

By
Barbara Aehlert, RN, BSPA, Southwest EMS Education Inc., Phoenix, AZ and Pursley, TX, USA

Description
Written in a conversational style, the 3rd edition of the ACLS Study Guide features unique, user-friendly, and easy to remember treatment algorithms - totally revised to reflect the 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines. 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. New to this edition are 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, 3rd 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.

Contents
Pretest



Part 1: Preparatory


Chapter 1 – The ABCDs of Emergency Cardiac Care

Chapter 2 – Airway Management: Oxygenation and Ventilation

Chapter 3 – Rhythm Recognition

Section 1: Anatomy Review and Basic Electrophysiology

Section 2: Tachydysrhythmias: Too Fast Rhythms

Section 3: Bradydysrhythmias: Too Slow Rhythms

Section 4: Cardiac Arrest: Absent/Pulseless Rhythms

Section 5: Premature Beats and Pacemaker Rhythms

Chapter 4 – Electrical Therapy

Chapter 5 – Vascular Access and Medications

Chapter 6 – Acute Coronary Syndromes

Chapter 7 – Stroke and Special Resuscitation Situations

Chapter 8 – Putting It All Together



Part 2: Case Studies


Case 1: Respiratory Arrest

Case 2: Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation with an Automated External Defibrillator

Case 3: Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation

Case 4: Asystole

Case 5: Pulseless Electrical Activity

Case 6: Acute Coronary Syndromes

Case 7: Symptomatic Bradycardia

Case 8: Unstable Tachycardia

Case 9: Stable Tachycardia

Case 10: Acute Ischemic Stroke

Posttest

Glossary

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 608 pages, publication date: SEP-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-04695-4
ISBN-10: 0-323-04695-9
Imprint: MOSBY


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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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