Blueprints Cardiology

By:

Eric Awtry

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Blueprints Series USMLE reviewPublication details: London; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins c2006Edition: illustratedDescription: 256 pagesISBN:

1405104643
9781405104647

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DDC classification:

616.12 AWT

Contents:

Contents: History Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES The Electrocardiogram Stress Testing Echocardiography Cardiac Catheterization Diagnostic Modalities for Arrhythmias Rheumatic Fever Disorders of the Aortic Valve Disorders of the Mitral Valve Infective Endocarditis Prosthetic Heart Valves PERICARDIAL DISEASES Pericarditis Cardiac Tamponade Other Imaging Modalities CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Coronary Artery DiseasePathophysiology Dyslipidemia Chronic Stable Angina Unstable Angina and NonSTElevation Myocardial Infarction Complications of Myocardial Infarction HEART FAILURE Cardiovascular Hemodynamics Mechanisms of Heart Failure Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Heart Failure Myocarditis The Cardiomyopathies ARRHYTHMIAS Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenesis Tachyarrhythmias Bradyarrhythmias Bradycardia and Heart Block Syncope Sudden Cardiac Death Pacemakers and Implantable CardioverterDefibrillators VALVULAR HEART DISEASE Constrictive Pericarditis VASCULAR DISEASES Hypertension Peripheral Arterial Disorders Diseases of the Aorta Carotid Arterial Disease Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolic Disease Pulmonary Hypertension OTHER IMPORTANT CARDIAC CONDITIONS Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation Congenital Heart Disease Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease Traumatic Heart Disease Cardiac Tumors Questions Answers EvidenceBased Resources Electrocardiograms Commonly Used Cardiovascular Medications Index

Summary: The Second Edition of Blueprints Cardiology covers the essentials that students need to know on cardiology and internal medicine rotations and while preparing for the USMLE. The thoroughly updated Second Edition features coverage of the most common conditions encountered on the wards. This edition includes a new chapter on pre-operative evaluation of the cardiac patient, plus two new appendices with common cardiac drugs and sample ECGs. The revised and expanded Q&A section presents 75 board-format questions with detailed answer explanations. Evidence-based resources are also included in this edition.

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Contents:

History

Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System

DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES

The Electrocardiogram

Stress Testing

Echocardiography

Cardiac Catheterization

Diagnostic Modalities for Arrhythmias

Rheumatic Fever

Disorders of the Aortic Valve

Disorders of the Mitral Valve

Infective Endocarditis

Prosthetic Heart Valves

PERICARDIAL DISEASES

Pericarditis

Cardiac Tamponade

Other Imaging Modalities

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Coronary Artery DiseasePathophysiology

Dyslipidemia

Chronic Stable Angina

Unstable Angina and NonSTElevation Myocardial Infarction

Complications of Myocardial Infarction

HEART FAILURE

Cardiovascular Hemodynamics

Mechanisms of Heart Failure

Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Heart Failure

Myocarditis

The Cardiomyopathies

ARRHYTHMIAS

Mechanisms of Arrhythmogenesis

Tachyarrhythmias

Bradyarrhythmias Bradycardia and Heart Block

Syncope

Sudden Cardiac Death

Pacemakers and Implantable CardioverterDefibrillators

VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

Constrictive Pericarditis

VASCULAR DISEASES

Hypertension

Peripheral Arterial Disorders

Diseases of the Aorta

Carotid Arterial Disease

Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolic Disease

Pulmonary Hypertension

OTHER IMPORTANT CARDIAC CONDITIONS

Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation

Congenital Heart Disease

Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Disease

Traumatic Heart Disease

Cardiac Tumors

Questions

Answers

EvidenceBased Resources

Electrocardiograms

Commonly Used Cardiovascular Medications

Index

The Second Edition of Blueprints Cardiology covers the essentials that students need to know on cardiology and internal medicine rotations and while preparing for the USMLE. The thoroughly updated Second Edition features coverage of the most common conditions encountered on the wards.

This edition includes a new chapter on pre-operative evaluation of the cardiac patient, plus two new appendices with common cardiac drugs and sample ECGs. The revised and expanded Q&A section presents 75 board-format questions with detailed answer explanations. Evidence-based resources are also included in this edition.

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