Description
Written by residents, fellows in training, and experienced attending physicians, this pocket book presents an evidence-based clinical approach to cardiology in a concise quick-reference format. The book is designed for rapid point-of-care consultation and is ideal for residents, fellows, and practitioners who operate in a fast-paced environment.
The comprehensive coverage ranges from preventive cardiology, to acute coronary syndromes, to electrophysiology, to cardiology consultation. Current AHA/ACC guidelines are combined with evidence-based findings and reviews of clinical trials. Each clinical problem is analyzed in detail to aid in diagnosis. Appendices cover central vascular access techniques and clinical pharmacology.
Features
--AHA/ACC guidelines coupled with evidence-based findings
--Reviews of historical clinical trials
--Detailed analysis of clinical problems will aid the diagnostic process
About the Author(s)
- David V Daniels MD
- Fellow, Critical Care Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
- Stanley G Rockson MD
- Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
- Randall Vagelos MD
- Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Specs
- Product Format: Softbound
- ISBN: 9780781785099
- Trim Size: 4.25 x 7.125
- Pages: 288
- Pub Date: May 14, 2008
- Weight: 1.0
Associated Specialties
Table of contents
Contributors
Foreword
Chapter 1 Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 2 Stress Testing
Chapter 3 Chest Pain and the Acute Coronary Syndromes
Chapter 4 Cardiogenic Shock
Chapter 5 Bradyarrhythmias and Pacing
Chapter 6 Wide and Narrow Complex Tachyarrhythmias
Chapter 7 Sudden Cardiac Death and ICD Therapy
Chapter 8 Atrial Fibrillation
Chapter 9 Heart Failure
Chapter 10 Pulmonary Hypertension
Chapter 11 Transplant Medicine
Chapter 12 Valvular Diseases
Chapter 13 Endocarditis
Chapter 14 Pericardial Disease
Appendix A: Central Vascular Access Techniques
Appendix B: Clinical Pharmacology
Index
