Pacemakers Made Easy
A Simple Illustrated Guide for People with Pacemakers, Doctors, Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals
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3.0 • 1 Rating
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- $23.99
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- $23.99
Publisher Description
The pacemaker manual is here! Over 135 illustrated pages bursting with pacemaker information for patients & professionals!!
New technology comes with an instruction manual that explains all the settings, yet pacemakers do not. Consider this book the pacemaker instruction manual.
Pacemakers are actually not that complicated. The real challenge, when educating patients or other healthcare professionals, is explaining how they work using every day terminology.
In this illustrated guide, you will learn about how pacemakers function, adjustable settings, complications and much much more, all explained in plain English.
The book also includes tips for those with pacemakers and their families.
Customer Reviews
Pacemakers Made Easy
Carl Robinson has managed to write a book about pacemakers that both medical personnel (I am an R.N., and I have a pacemaker) and laypeople can learn from. He uses great analogies (i.e. Comparing Conduction system breakdown to the wire of your phone charger becoming damaged. "The electricity can no longer travel through the lead and charge your mobile phone. Damage to electricity can stop the overall unit working, and your phone is no different. You can take the analogy of a frayed wire one step further. Often a frayed wire will become temperamental, charging your phone one minute but not the next."). He also uses simple pictures, and to breakup the technical concepts, you'll find bits of humor sprinkled throughout.
The book gradually builds from the most basic anatomical information, to the most complex technical aspects of pacemakers. He covers the various types of pacemakers ( ICD, biventricular, single chamber, etc.), as well as the surgical insertion process. Some of the more difficult concepts, such as polarity and histograms, are broken down with excellent visual aids.
I was truly impressed with how well written this book was. He has taken the complexities of a pacemaker, and made them understandable without dumbing them down. If you or a loved one has a pacemaker, or someone you know is getting one, I highly recommend this book!
Elaine Valk, R.N.