Emergency cardiology : an evidence-based guide to acute cardiac problems / Karim Ratib [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ratib, Karim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiovascular emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cardiovascular emergencies.

Evidence-based medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Evidence-based medicine.

Heart--Diseases--Diagnosis.

Heart.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Emergency Cardiology

Place of Publication:

2010.

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fully revised and updated second edition of Emergency Cardiology offers highly practical advice on the diagnosis and management of acute cardiac conditions. Throughout the book the authors employ an evidence-based approach to clinical practice, and provide detailed guidance for day-to-day practice in a wider variety of settings - from the emergency department to intensive care and the cardiac ward.Provides essential advice for the rapid diagnosis and management of cardiac emergencies - both common and more rare. Includes evidence-based guid

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Abbreviations; CHAPTER 1 Acute Coronary Syndromes; CHAPTER 2 Resuscitation; CHAPTER 3 Arrhythmias; CHAPTER 4 Hypertensive Emergencies; CHAPTER 5 Acute Aortic Syndromes; CHAPTER 6 Acute Pulmonary Embolism; CHAPTER 7 Infective Endocarditis; CHAPTER 8 Drug-related Cardiac Problems; CHAPTER 9 Pericarditis; CHAPTER 10 Cardiac Trauma; CHAPTER 11 Cardiac Tamponade; Appendices; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed January 16, 2023).

ISBN:

9781000218763

1000218767

9780429102523

0429102526

9781444128451

1444128450

OCLC:

795119201

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.1201/b13369

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access