In clear, easy-to-grasp language, the author covers many of the topics that you will need to know in order to win your dream job and be the first in line for a promotion.

In clear, easy-to-grasp language, the author covers many of the topics that you will need to know in order to win your dream job and be the first in line for a promotion.

Working under the direction of a licensed physician, cardiovascular technologists and technicians perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in order to document the presence and degree of cardiovascular disease. They work in hospital laboratories, clinics, doctors' offices, ambulatory surgery centers, and other medical settings. Some choose to work in sales, research or education.

This practical reference takes a multi-occupational approach, aimed at increasing readers' employability. Background information is provided on anatomy and physiology, medical disease processes, medical terminology, medical ethics and legal aspects. In addition, there is employment and job-seeking advice, certification and licensing guidance, and administrative, supervisory and leadership concepts. There are end-of-chapter review questions and summaries, and other features of the text include: lesson plans; vocabulary words; teaching methodologies; hands-on competency sheets and evaluation forms; role-playing activities; quizzes, test and test-bank; and transparency masters/slide set.

2010 Workbook - CATS Careers School of Cardiovascular Technology provides job specific training for medical professionals. Learn the following: 12-lead EKG Hook-up Stress Testing Holter Monitor Hook-up and Scanning. Learn to Read EKGs - This program teaches you how to identify heart attacks and other cardiac abnormalities. Learn to interpret Myocardial Infarctions, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Blocks, Junctional Rhythms, Ventricular Tachycardia, Idioventricular Rhythms, and much more.