Anything but Dubin. Put directly in trash. Too many "tricks" that are flat out myths.I am looking for a EKG app or book. I want one that will teach me how to read them. All the ones that I find are just practice test. I need to learn them.
Many paramedics, nurses, and med students still believe nonsense such as LBBB excludes the diagnosis of MI from an ECG or that VT/SVT-A are reliably differentiated by cute tricks. Traditional texts like Dubins are a big part of the problem. It is much easier to do it right the first time, than to fall behind and catch up later.Actually, I disagree as well as many medical schools, Dubins has been accountable for several decades, I also do agree Marriott's is well written. After you have mastered the basics I suggest Bob Pages Twelve Lead ECG Interpertation. It is geared for the prehospital environment and has many clear ECG's to study, Mike Taigmans Advanced Cardiology is also a great one written by a distinguished Paramedic.
Anything but Dubin. Put directly in trash. Too many "tricks" that are flat out myths.
- Garcia and Holtz: 12-Lead ECG Art of Interpretation. (best book out there bar none)
I've been reading Dubin's book. It seems like that is a good start. Might as well finish it since I have it. Do you think it will give me a head start on Garcia's? Or should I ditch it and just move over to Garcia?I worked through the Dubin book but was not satisfied with my knowledge, so I picked up the Garcia book. There is absolutely no comparison... Garcia blows Dubin out of the water. Beats it by a mile. Like it's not even remotely close, and I can't fathom how anyone could say otherwise. I can't speak for any other resources out there, but Garcia is definitely a fantastic place to start.
Dubin does a good job of giving a cursory understanding of EKG's, but if you aspire to someday be an EKG master I would recommend not wasting your time with it.