This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of acute cardiovascular disorders.
Divided into four sections the text provides detailed guidance on cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure, and arrhythmias.
Individual chapters cover cardiac imaging, biomarkers, and drug therapy.
Written by renowned experts in the field, led by US-based Alan S Maisel and W Frank Peacock, the text is further enhanced by more than 300 clinical photographs, radiological images, tables and figures.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of acute cardiovascular disorders
Covers cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome, acute heart failure, and arrhythmias
Authored by recognised experts in the field
Highly illustrated with clinical photographs, radiological images, tables and figures
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
111 Fotos bzw. Rasterbilder, 76 Tabellen, 131 Abbildungen
76 Tables, unspecified; 111 Halftones, unspecified; 131 Illustrations
Maße
Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-93-86322-24-1 (9789386322241)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Alan S Maisel MD
Professor of Medicine, Director, CCU and HF Program, Department of Medicine and Cardiology, VA Medical Centre, University of California, San Diego, California, USA
W Frank Peacock MD FACEP FACC
Professor, Emergency Medicine, Associate Chair and Research Director, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Section 1: Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Resuscitation
Postcardiac Arrest Syndrome and Therapeutic Hypothermia
Biomarkers in Acute Care
Electrocardiography in the Emergency Department
Echocardiography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography
Clinical Evaluation of Chest Pain
Syncope
Clinical Evaluation of Palpitations
Section 2: Acute Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Strategies to Rule-out Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department: Who Can Go Home?
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Risk Stratification
Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department
Non-invasive Testing
Section 3: Acute Heart Failure
How to Use Natriuretic Peptides in the Emergency Department?
Other Biomarkers
Bioimpedance Vector Analysis in Acute Heart Failure
Echocardiographic Assessment of Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
Emergency Department Acute Heart Failure Treatment
The Role of Observation Units in Acute Heart Failure
Cardiogenic Shock
Acute Pericarditis
Cardiac Tamponade
Hypertensive Emergencies
Aortic Dissection
Cardiac Trauma
Section 4: Arrhythmias
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
Emergency Bradycardias
ABC of Pacing: Temporary and Permanent
Supraventricular Tachycardia
Use of Anticoagulation in Arrhythmias
Cardiac Toxicity Due to Drugs
Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Kidney Injury in the Face of Heart Disease
Index
