BookPhillip S. Cuculich, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine,
... Show More Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, Andrew M. Kates, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri ; series editor Thomas M. De Fer, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Education, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Summary: "Prepared by residents, fellows, and attending physicians at the Washington University School of Medicine, this handbook is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. It covers both inpatient and outpatient management approaches with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Chapters include mnemonics, easily remembered bullet-point lists, bold-faced clinical pearls, and easy-to-read figures. This thoroughly revised, updated third edition emphasizes current guidelines from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. Chapters cover new cardiac imaging modalities, peripheral vascular diseases, and cardiovascular diseases in specific patient populations, including women, the elderly, patients with HIV, and patients with diabetes. An appendix facilitates quick recall of the most common cardiovascular medications, common doses, and important side effects. The Washington Manual is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Approach to the cardiovascular consult
Cardiovascular physical examination
Basic electrocardiography
Evaluation of acute chest pain
Evaluation of acute heart failure
Approach to syncope
Cardiovascular emergencies
Procedures in cardiovascular critical care
The cardiac patient undergoing noncardiac surgery
Stable angina
Acute coronary syndromes
Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Evaluation and management of systolic heart failure
Evaluation and management of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (diastolic heart failure)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Diseases of the pericardium
Pulmonary hypertension: pulmonary arterial hypertension and right heart failure
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Tricuspid valve disease
Infective endocarditis and cardiac devices
Advanced electrocardiography: ECG 201
Bradyarrhythmias and permanent pacemakers
Sudden cardiac death
Atrial fibrillation
QT syndromes
Periperal arterial disease
Diseases of the aorta
Standard imaging and diagnostic testing modalities: nuclear cardiology
Echocardiography
Cardiac computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography
Coronary angiography, intravascular ultrasound, and intracardiac echocardiography
Adult congenital heart disease
Cardiovascular disease in older patients
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease in special populations.