Cardiology Secrets
- 4th Edition - September 11, 2012
- Latest edition
- Author: Glenn N. Levine
- Language: English
Get quick answers to the most important clinical questions with Cardiology Secrets! Using the popular and trusted Secret Series® Q&A format, this easy-to-read cardiology bo… Read more
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Description
Description
Get quick answers to the most important clinical questions with Cardiology Secrets! Using the popular and trusted Secret Series® Q&A format, this easy-to-read cardiology book provides rapid access to the practical, "in-the-trenches" know-how you need to succeed both in practice, and on cardiology board and recertification exams.
Key features
Key features
- Get the evidence-based guidance you need to provide optimal care for your patients with cardiac heart diseases.
- Explore effective solutions to a full range of clinical issues including the general examination, diagnostic procedures, arrhythmias, symptoms and disease states, valvular heart disease, cardiovascular pharmacology, and other medical conditions with associated cardiac involvement.
- Zero in on key information with bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from the leading cardiologists, and "Key Points" boxes that provide a concise overview of important board-relevant content.
- Review essential material efficiently with the "Top 100 Secrets in Cardiology" – perfect for last-minute study or self-assessment.
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Table of Contents
Section I: Physical ExaminationCh 1 CV Physical Exam
Ch 2 Heart Murmurs
Section II: Diagnostic Tests and Procedures
Ch 3 Electrocardiogram
Ch 4 Chest Radiographs
Ch 5 Echocardiography
Ch 6 Exercise Stress Testing
Ch 7 Nuclear Cardiology
Ch 8 Holter Monitors, Event Monitors, Ambulatory Monitors and Implantable Loop Recorders
Ch 9 Cardiac CT Angiography
Ch 10 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Ch 11 Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Ch 12 Bedside Hemodynamic Monitoring
Ch 13 Endomyocardial Biopsy
Ch 14 Catherization, Cardiac Angiography, IVUS and FFR
Section III: Chest Pains, Angina, CAD and Acute Coronary Symptoms
Ch 15 Chest Pains and Angina
Ch 16 Chronic Stable Angina
Ch 17 Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes
Ch 18 ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Ch 19 Cardiogenic Shock
Ch 20 Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
Ch 21 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Section IV: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, MYOCARDITIS, AND CARDIOMYOPATHIES
Ch 22 Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Ch 23 Congestive Heart Failure: Evaluation and Long Term Management
Ch 24 Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Ch 25 Myocarditis
Ch 26 Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Ch 27 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Ch 28 Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Ch 29 Cardiac Transplantation
Section V: VALVULAR DISEASE, STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE, AND ENDOCARDITIS
Ch 30 Aortic Valve Disease
Ch 31 Mitral Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation and Mitral Valve Prolapse
Ch 32 Prosthetic Heart Valves
Ch 33 Endocarditis and Endocarditis Prophylaxis
SECTION VI: ARRHYTHMIAS
Ch 34 Atrial Fibrillation
Ch 35 Supraventricular Tachycardia
Ch 36 Ventricular Tachycardia
Ch 37 Cardiac Pacemakers and Resynchronization Therapy
Ch 38 Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators
Ch 39 Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support
SECTION VII: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION
Ch 40 Hypertension
Ch 41 Hypercholesterolemia
Ch 42 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Ch 43 Smoking Cessation: A Priority For the Cardiac Patient
Ch 44 Exercise and the Heart
SECTION VIII: MISCELLANEOUS CARDOVASCULAR SYMPTOMS AND DISEASES
Ch 45 Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Ch 46 Cardiac Manifestations of HIV/AIDS
Ch 47 Cardiovascular Manifestations of Connective Tissue Disorders and the Vasculitides
Ch 48 Cardiac Tumors
Ch 49 Cocaine and the Heart
Ch 50 Deep Vein Thrombosis
Ch 51
Ch 52 Hypertensive Crisis
Ch 53 Oral Anticoagulation
Ch 54 Pericardits, Pericardial Constriction, and Pericardial Tamponade
Ch 55 Peripheral Arterial Disease
Ch 56 Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation
Ch 57 Pulmonary Embolism
Ch 58 Pulmonary Hypertension
Ch 59 Stroke and TIA
Ch 60 Syncope
Ch 61 Traumatic Heart Disease
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- Edition: 4
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- Published: May 24, 2013
- Language: English
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