Pediatric Practice Cardiology
Will be published approx. on 16. July 2012
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-07-176320-2 (ISBN)
Description
Hands-on guidance for managing pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart diseaseFULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
A Doody's Core Title for 2021!
Part of the Pediatric Practice series, Pediatric Practice: Cardiology is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions in children. The care of the patient forms the core of this text, which provides perspectives on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis that every pediatrician, cardiologist, family physician, and pediatric nurse needs to know.
Pediatric Practice: Cardiology includes concise yet detailed overviews of pediatric cardiac conditions, along with proven diagnostic and management strategies you can incorporate into your practice immediately. It familiarizes primary care providers with the tools used in the care of pediatric cardiology patients and explains the different types of congenital heart defects. Additional coverage includes the risk factors for acquired adult heart disease and the different forms of inflammatory heart disease.
Features of the Pediatric Practice Series
The Pediatric Practice series simplifies the care of pediatric patients by delivering:
Tips that tell you what you must know-and what you must do-at every stage of care
Diagnostic and treatment algorithms
Signs/Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis boxes
"When to Refer" boxes, which examine all the relevant clinical considerations
Diagnostic Tests-with a realistic emphasis on the right tests to order
Medical Treatment coverage that includes drugs, dosages, and administration in an easy-to-read tabular format
Convenient icons and a consistent chapter design
Numerous clinical color photos and didactic diagrams
A Doody's Core Title for 2021!
Part of the Pediatric Practice series, Pediatric Practice: Cardiology is filled with practical, clinically relevant guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac conditions in children. The care of the patient forms the core of this text, which provides perspectives on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis that every pediatrician, cardiologist, family physician, and pediatric nurse needs to know.
Pediatric Practice: Cardiology includes concise yet detailed overviews of pediatric cardiac conditions, along with proven diagnostic and management strategies you can incorporate into your practice immediately. It familiarizes primary care providers with the tools used in the care of pediatric cardiology patients and explains the different types of congenital heart defects. Additional coverage includes the risk factors for acquired adult heart disease and the different forms of inflammatory heart disease.
Features of the Pediatric Practice Series
The Pediatric Practice series simplifies the care of pediatric patients by delivering:
Tips that tell you what you must know-and what you must do-at every stage of care
Diagnostic and treatment algorithms
Signs/Symptoms and Differential Diagnosis boxes
"When to Refer" boxes, which examine all the relevant clinical considerations
Diagnostic Tests-with a realistic emphasis on the right tests to order
Medical Treatment coverage that includes drugs, dosages, and administration in an easy-to-read tabular format
Convenient icons and a consistent chapter design
Numerous clinical color photos and didactic diagrams
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
Illustrations
150 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
988 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-176320-2 (9780071763202)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Robert E. Shaddy, MD, is Chief, Division of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Marie M. Gleason, MD, is Associate Chief and Director of Outpatient and Community Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Jack Rychik, MD, is Medical Director of The Fetal Heart Program and Associate Chief for Academic Affairs, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Marie M. Gleason, MD, is Associate Chief and Director of Outpatient and Community Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Jack Rychik, MD, is Medical Director of The Fetal Heart Program and Associate Chief for Academic Affairs, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Content
1. Normal Cardiac Physiology and the Cardiac Exam
2. Cardiac Testing
3. Fetal Cardiology
4. The Genetics of Abnormal Cardiac Development
5. Evaluation and Therapy: Neonatal Critical Heart Disease
6. Care of the Postprocedural Patient
7. Acyanotic Shunt Lesions
8. Acyanotic Heart Disease: Valves,Outflow Tracts, and Vasculature
9. Conotruncal Abnormalities
10. Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease
11. Neurodevelopment in Children with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
12. Cardiac Arrhythmias
13. Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Pulmonary Hypertension
14. Acquired Heart Disease
15. Preventive Cardiology
16. Pediatric Issues for the Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
17. Survival to Adulthood
2. Cardiac Testing
3. Fetal Cardiology
4. The Genetics of Abnormal Cardiac Development
5. Evaluation and Therapy: Neonatal Critical Heart Disease
6. Care of the Postprocedural Patient
7. Acyanotic Shunt Lesions
8. Acyanotic Heart Disease: Valves,Outflow Tracts, and Vasculature
9. Conotruncal Abnormalities
10. Single-Ventricle Congenital Heart Disease
11. Neurodevelopment in Children with Complex Congenital Heart Disease
12. Cardiac Arrhythmias
13. Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, and Pulmonary Hypertension
14. Acquired Heart Disease
15. Preventive Cardiology
16. Pediatric Issues for the Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
17. Survival to Adulthood