Buy ACLS Study Guide by Barbara J Aehlert - Bookswagon
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Medicine & Health Science textbooks > Nursing and ancillary services > First aid and paramedical services > ACLS Study Guide
ACLS Study Guide

ACLS Study Guide


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

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.

Table of Contents:
Pretest Pretest Answers PART I: PREPARATORY 1. The ABCDs of Emergency Cardiovascular Care Introduction Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease Sudden Cardiac Death Chain of Survival - Early Recognition and Activation - Early CPR - Early Defibrillation - Early Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Integration of Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Phases of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Patient Assessment - Scene Safety - General Impression - Primary Survey - Secondary Survey Stop and Review Stop and Review Answers 2. Airway Management: Oxygenation and Ventilation Anatomy of the Respiratory System - Upper Airway - Lower Airway Lung Volumes and Capacities - Lung Volumes - Lung Capacities - Ventilation Rates Devices for Assessing Oxygenation and Ventilation - Pulse Oximetry - Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Oxygen Delivery Devices - Nasal Cannula - Simple Face Mask - Partial Rebreather Mask - Nonrebreather Mask Manual Airway Maneuvers - Head Tilt-chin Lift - Jaw Thrust - Jaw Thrust without Head Tilt Suctioning - Purpose of Suctioning - Suction Catheters - Upper Airway Suctioning - Lower Airway Suctioning Airway Adjuncts - Oral Airway - Nasal Airway Techniques of Positive Pressure Ventilation - Mouth-to-Barrier Device Ventilation - Mouth-to-Mask Ventilation - Bag-Mask Ventilation Advanced Airways - Esophageal-Tracheal Combitube - King Laryngeal Tube Airway - Laryngeal Mask Airway - Tracheal Intubation Stop and Review Stop and Review Answers 3. Rhythms and Management Introduction Section 1: Anatomy Review and Basic Electrophysiology Coronary Arteries Basic Electrophysiology - Myocardial Cell Types - Properties of Cardiac Cells - Cardiac Action Potential - Refractory Periods - Conduction System The Electrocardiogram - Electrodes - Leads - Electrocardiogram Paper - Waveforms and Complexes - Segments and Intervals Rhythm Recognition - Sinus Rhythm - Sinus Arrhythmia Section 2: Tachydysrhythmias: Too Fast Rhythms Narrow-QRS Tachycardias - Sinus Tachycardia - Atrial Tachycardia - AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia - AV Reentrant Tachycardia - Junctional Tachycardia Wide-QRS Tachycardias - Intraventricular Conduction Defects - Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm - Ventricular Tachycardia Irregular Tachycardias - Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia - Atrial Flutter and Atrial Fibrillation - Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Section 3: Bradydysrhythmias: Too Slow Rhythms Sinus Bradycardia - What Causes It? - What Do I Do About It? Junctional Escape Rhythm - What Causes It? - What Do I Do About It? Ventricular Escape Rhythm - What Causes It? - What Do I Do About It? Atrioventricular (AV) Blocks - First-Degree AV Block - Second-Degree AV Blocks - Third-Degree AV Block Section 4: Cardiac Arrest Rhythms Ventricular Tachycardia Ventricular Fibrillation Asystole (Cardiac Standstill) Pulseless Electrical Activity The Resuscitation Team - Goals of the Resuscitation Team - Configuration of the Resuscitation Team - Code Organization - "Phase Response" - Helping the Caregivers Stop and Review Stop and Review Answers 4. Electrical Therapy Introduction Defibrillation - Definition and Purpose - Energy, Voltage, and Current - Monophasic versus Biphasic Defibrillation - Transthoracic Impedance - Defibrillation � Procedure Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) - AED Features - AED Operation - Special Considerations - Maintenance Synchronized Cardioversion - Description and Purpose - Procedure Defibrillation and Cardioversion - Special Considerations - Possible Complications - Possible Errors Transcutaneous Pacing - Procedure - Limitations - Possible Complications - Pacemaker Malfunction Stop and Review Stop and Review Answers 5. Acute Coronary Syndromes Introduction Pathophysiology of Acute Coronary Syndromes - Plaque Rupture - Thrombus Development - Coronary Artery Obstruction - Other Causes of Acute Coronary Syndromes Forms of Acute Coronary Syndromes - Unstable Angina - Myocardial Infarction History and Clinical Presentation - Patient History - Typical Symptoms - Anginal Equivalents - Atypical Presentation - Physical Examination Patient Evaluation - Electrocardiogram Findings - Cardiac Biomarkers - Imaging Studies Initial Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes - General Measures - Analgesic and Anti-ischemic Therapy - Antiplatelet Therapy - Aspirin and Clopidogrel - Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors - Anticoagulant Therapy - Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - Fibrinolytic Therapy - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction - Dysrhythmias - Ventricular aneurysm - Ventricular septal rupture - Papillary muscle rupture - Cardiac wall rupture - Hypotension - Ventricular Failure - Pericarditis - Embolic Complications Stop and Review Stop and Review Answers 6. Acute Stroke Objectives Introduction Stroke Facts Classification of Stroke by Anatomic Location Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke - Ischemic Stroke - Hemorrhagic Stroke Stroke Chain of Survival - Detection - Dispatch - Delivery - Door - Data - Decision - Drug - Disposition Stop and Review Stop and Review Answers PART II: CASE STUDIES Case 1: Respiratory Arrest Case 2: Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation with an AED 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� NEW! Case 9: Stable Tachycardia� NEW! Case 10: Acute Ischemic Stroke� NEW! Posttest - Posttest Answers Answer Appendix Glossary

About the Author :
Barbara Aehlert has been a registered nurse for more than 40 years, with clinical experience in medical/surgical nursing, critical care nursing, prehospital education, and nursing education. Barbara is an active CPR and ACLS instructor, and she is also the sole author of our flagship title, ECGs Made Easy, as well as the ACLS Study Guide.


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780323084499
  • Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
  • Publisher Imprint: Mosby
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 0323084494
  • Publisher Date: 19 Dec 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 276 mm
  • No of Pages: 424
  • Width: 216 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
ACLS Study Guide
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division -
ACLS Study Guide
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

ACLS Study Guide

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!