|
The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need (Thaler, Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need) |  | Author: Malcolm S Thaler
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Category: Book
List Price: $59.95
Buy New: $34.03
as of 7/29/2010 06:21 CDT details
You Save: $25.92 (43%)
New (43) Used (27) from $31.89
Seller: the_book_depository_
Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 3322
Media: Paperback
Edition: Sixth Edition
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7 x 0.6
ISBN: 1605471402
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.1207547
EAN: 9781605471402
ASIN: 1605471402
Publication Date: August 1, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
| |
| Also Available In:
|
| Similar Items:
| |
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Now in its Sixth Edition, this popular, 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.
|
| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 41
 The title doesn't lie! May 13, 2003
Brian M. Benway (Madison, WI)
87 out of 90 found this review helpful
A colleague recommended this book to me after I lamented that Dubin's competing text was amusing and easy to understand, but didn't really foster any permanent functional understanding of EKGs. Like Dubin's text, Thaler's EKG Book takes a leisurely approach to deconstructing the EKG. However, Thaler's text is a much more functional guide, offering better explanations in a more comprehensive approach to interpreting EKGs. Thaler's text works not only because it is easy to understand, but also because it provides more clinical scenarios, and has a more complete discussion of a wide variety of abnormal EKGs. This book is far superior to Dubin's. Highly recommended.
Far superior to Dubin's book August 25, 2005
Eye MD-in-training
49 out of 50 found this review helpful
For years, professors, clinical instructors, and residents told me all I ever needed to known to analyze EKGs was Dubin's book. Despite reading it over and over again, I still struggled when it came time to interpret EKGs during rounds. I realized this was because Dubin's book favors rote memorization over understanding. The fill in the blank, repetitive structure actually makes retaining information difficult because it doesn't really teach you anything. Thaler's book, on the other hand, successfully manages to remain informal while teaching the concepts behind EKG analysis. I bought this book on the recommendation of a fellow intern who was having the same difficulties. One read through and I felt that years were wasted struggling with Dubin. Don't waste time or money on Dubin's ridiculous approach. Thaler's book will actually teach you what you need to know.
Drop that Dull Dubin! December 13, 2004
Kristi in Rochester
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
It's well worth the time and expense to read this book in addition to the assigned Dubin. Thaler's text is clearly written, cleanly laid out, and easy to follow (no cutesy fill-in-the-blanks here). The publisher deserves a lot of credit for careful editing and an elegant, logical layout.
Thaler presents each topic in a concise paragraph or two, with lots of white space for notes. Criteria are given in straightworward lists, and are far easier to learn this way.
Dubin is an authority on EKG interpretation, but his plodding teaching style just didn't work for me. Both authors present reliable information in their EKG texts, but this is a perfect example of two books that use completely different teaching styles. I'm glad I found Thaler's direct, detailed, concise text to learn this essential skill.
The Best EKG Book Around! April 28, 2006
DrNarcan (Chicago, IL United States)
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I'm a medical student, and this is the best EKG book I've found for learing EKGs relevant for students. Probably all you need for med school exams are heart blocks and MIs, but this book has all the major stuff, bundle branch/fasicular/hemi -blocks, SVTs, etc. The best part about this book is that its NOT just pattern recognition like other EKG books. It tells you why a rhythm is narrow vs wide, what's actually going on in that re-entrant rhythm, why that block looks the way it does by relating it to what's actually going on with the current, which makes you remember it better. Basically, if you just want to memorize some shapes, go use Dubin. But if you want to understand why EKGs make the patterns they do for various pathologies, then you MUST buy this book.
Let the book excerpts speak for themselves April 30, 2005
Miss Negra (New York, NY United States)
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
I would recommend to all to first look at the excerpts and decide which style best suites your style of learning. I viewed the Thaler first, and then Dubin. My learning style is much more suited to Thaler; the fill in the blank style of Dubin was so ridiculous that I thought it was a joke at first. On the other hand some people may find that style more conducive to their learning needs, so there is no need to burn the book in a bonfire.
The interesting part is that I had originally set out to buy the Dubin after reading the reviews about the book. The negative Dubin reviews mentioned the Thaler book as a better alternative and many reviews mentioned the different styles of the books as factors. Bravo to reviewers for helping me make a smart choice for me. Thaler it is.
Showing reviews 1-5 of 41
|
|
|
Copyright © 2009 Diseases, Medical, and Preventive Ways
| |
