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Cardiology explained.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ashley, Euan A.
- Series:
- Remedica Explained S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cardiology.
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Disease.
- Medical Subjects:
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Disease.
- Local Subjects:
- Cardiology.
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Remedica Medical Education and Publishing, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- One of the most time-consuming tasks in clinical medicine is seeking the opinions of specialist colleagues. There is a pressure not only to make referrals appropriate but also to summarize the case in the language of the specialist. This book explains basic physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in a straightforward manner, gives guidelines as to when referral is appropriate, and, uniquely, explains what the specialist is likely to do. It is ideal for any hospital doctor, generalist, or even senior medical student who may need a cardiology opinion, or for that ma
- Contents:
- Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1. Cardiac arrest; 2. Cardiovascular examination; 3. Conquering the ECG; 4. Understanding the echocardiogram; 5. Coronary artery disease; 6. Hypertension; 7. Heart failure; 8. Arrhythmia; 9. Valve disease; 10. Infective endocarditis; 11. Cardiomyopathy; 12. Aneurysm and dissection of the aorta; 13. Pericardial disease; 14. Adult congenital heart disease; Abbreviations; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-905721-22-6
- OCLC:
- 191039161
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