The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need

by Malcolm S. Thaler

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022and 2023!


For more than 30 years, health care providers have turned to The Only EKG Book You’ll Ever Need for Dr. Malcolm S. Thaler’s clear and concise guidance on EKG use in everyday practice. Ideal for readers at all levels of experience, the tenth edition of this straightforward, highly visual resource presents must-know information on using an EKG to diagnose cardiac and non-cardiac conditions, with numerous EKG strips, clear illustrations, clinical examples, and case studies throughout. From cover to cover, Dr. Thaler’s commitment to “keeping simple things simple and making complicated things easy to understand” helps you learn and understand how to best use an EKG in actual clinical settings. Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

384 pages, Paperback

Published September 9, 2022

Reviews

[Alex]

Excellent, concise intro. Rather unremarkable plot, however. Character development was extremely flat.

[Maddie McKay]

Where was the fantasy? I really hoping for a cool main character but got a fib instead. Honestly a great textbook despite my joke

[Vio]

Hyvä kirja, mutta viimeisen kappaleen harjoitustehtävät oli vähän hankalia tulkittavia noviisille, jonka vuoksi yksi tähti pois. 😌

[Sami Stroebel]

Wow, truly riveting. What’s even cooler is I still don’t fucking know how to read an EKG

[kadri]

17. august 2025: jah ma arvestan ka vabal ajal loetud õpikuid, sue me

4. veebruar 2026: lõpuks LOL. aga väga hea kokkuvõtlik õpik, dr thaler on slay 😘🤏🤏

[Caden Tuinstra]

A great overview of EKG review! Definitely a great resource as I prepare for intern year. Really enjoyed the casual style of writing (definitely not a dry read) and the cases at the end of the chapter.

[Toni]

The basics of the electrocardiogram reading are nicely there but the details on the treatments are more lacking. Nevertheless, feels like an excellent starting point!

[Qais Mazkour]

A great book, simplifies terms, gives you the boost you need to start reading EKGs, has helpful notes and memorizations at the end, as well as tests, recommended for all those who are interested.

[Megan]

easy read for a complicated topic idt i would’ve done so well in my ekg class w a different book def read it from front to back and considering getting a physical copy

[Kayla Vaughn]

Learned so much about EKGs, but the plot could use some work