Kathryn A. Booth, RN-BSN, RMA (AMT), RPT, CPhT, MS is a registered nurse (RN) with a master’s degree in education as well as certifications in phlebotomy, pharmacy tech, and medical assisting. She is an author, an educator, and a consultant for Total Care Programming, Inc. She has over 30 years of teaching, nursing, and healthcare experience that spans five states. As an educator, Kathy has been awarded the teacher of the year in three states where she taught various health sciences, including medical assisting in both a classroom and an online capacity. Kathy serves on the AMT Examinations, Qualifications, and Standards committee, as well as the advisory board for two educational institutions. She stays current through working at various practice settings as well as obtaining and maintaining certifications. Her larger goal is to develop up-to-date, dynamic healthcare educational materials to assist her and other educators and to promote healthcare professions. In addition, Kathy enjoys presenting innovative new learning solutions for the changing healthcare and educational landscape to her fellow professionals nationwide. Thomas E. O’Brien, AS, CCT, CRAT, RMA, is the Allied Health Program chairpersonat Remington College, Fort Worth, Texas. Tom also works as an authorof CME activities and editor with Practical Clinical Skills ( www.practicalclinicalskills.com ). He is also on the Board of Trustees and Exam Chair for theCertified Cardiographic Technician and Certified Rhythm Analysis TechnicianRegistry Examinations working with Cardiovascular Credentialing International(CCI). His background includes over 24 years in the U.S. Air Force andU.S. Army Medical Corps. Tom’s medical career as an Air Force IndependentDuty Medical Technician (IDMT) has taken him all over the United States andthe world. He has several years’ experience working in the Emergency Servicesand Critical Care arena (Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiac Cath Lab).He was awarded Master Instructor status by the U.S. Air Force in 1994 uponcompletion of his teaching practicum. He now has over 15 years of teachingexperience; subjects include Emergency Medicine, Cardiovascular Nursing,Fundamentals of Nursing, Dysrhythmias, and 12-Lead ECG Interpretation. Hiscurrent position provides challenges to meet the ever-changing needs of themedical community and to provide first-rate education to a diverse adult educationpopulation.

• CHAPTER     1ElectrocardiographyCHAPTER     2The Cardiovascular SystemCHAPTER     3The ElectrocardiographCHAPTER     4Performing an ECGCHAPTER     5Rhythm Strip Interpretation and Sinus RhythmsCHAPTER     6Atrial DysrhythmiasCHAPTER     7Junctional DysrhythmiasCHAPTER     8Heart Block DysrhythmiasCHAPTER     9Ventricular DysrhythmiasCHAPTER  10Bundle Branch BlockCHAPTER  11 Pacemaker RhythmsCHAPTER  12 Cardiac Stress TestingCHAPTER  13 Ambulatory MonitoringCHAPTER  14Clinical Presentation and Management of the Cardiac PatientCHAPTER  15Basic 12 Lead ECG InterpretationAPPENDIX  ACardiovascular MedicationsAPPENDIX  BStandard and Isolation PrecautionsAPPENDIX  CMedical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and SymbolsAPPENDIX  DAnatomical TermsAPPENDIX  EGlossary