Cardiovascular emergencies / edited by Crispin Davies and Yaver Bashir.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davies, Crispin.

Bashir, Yaver.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiovascular emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cardiovascular emergencies.

Medical emergencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : BMJ Books, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Life threatening cardiovascular conditions constitute up to fifty per cent of emergency admissions to hospital. Immediate and appropriate management is crucial. This authoritative text provides up to date guidance for cardiologists and general physicians faced with patients in a critical condition. Based on Oxford cardiologists' wide clinical experience, the individual chapters address the practical issues of managing patients during the acute phase, combining both evidence-based and practical approaches. The text is enhanced with schematic illustrations and real examples, boxed summaries,

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1: Diagnosis of acute chest pain; 2: Acute coronary syndromes I: pathogenesis; 3: Acute coronary syndromes II: myocardial infarction with ST elevation; 4: Acute coronary syndromes III: chest pain with ST depression or a normal ECG; 5: Acute pulmonary oedema; 6: Cardiogenic shock; 7: Aortic dissection and related syndromes; 8: Pulmonary embolism; 9: Acute atrial fibrillation; 10: Narrow complex tachycardia; 11: Broad complex tachycardia; 12: Syncope, bradyarrhythmias, and temporary cardiac pacing; 13: Cardiac arrest; 14: Practical procedures

Appendix: CCU drug protocolsIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-28502-8

9786610285020

0-585-39766-X

OCLC:

475961411