In a Page: CardiologyRajnish Prasad, Scott Kahan, Pankaj Mohan Featuring a uniquely visual two-page-spread design that is great for rapid reference or review, In A Page Cardiology provides a quick overview of the most commonly seen cardiac diseases and disorders. Each disease is presented on a two-page spread in boxes with consistent headings: introduction; etiology, epidemiology, and risk factors; patient presentation; differential diagnosis; diagnostic evaluation; treatment and management; and prognosis and complications. Bulleted key points appear under each heading. This pocket-sized book is ideal for interns, medical students in cardiology rotations, or for USMLE review. It will also appeal to physician assistant and nurse practitioner students. |
Contents
STElevation Myocardial Infarction 2468 | 2 |
Section | 4 |
Section 3 | 23 |
Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies | 37 |
Section 5 | 59 |
Section 6 | 82 |
Diseases of the Aorta and Pericardium | 111 |
Adult Congenital Heart Disease | 125 |
Section 12 | 181 |
Common terms and phrases
abnormalities ACE inhibitors acute afib aneurysm angina aorta Aortic dissection aortic valve arrhythmias associated asymptomatic atherosclerosis atrial fibrillation B-blockers bradycardia calcium-channel blockers cardiac output cardiac tamponade cardiomyopathy cardiovascular cause chest pain Chest x-ray chronic clinical common congenital coronary artery decreased defects diabetes diagnosis diastolic DIFFERENTIAL DX dilatation dyspnea echocardiogram echocardiography edema ejection fraction endocarditis EPIDEMIOLOGY ETIOLOGY evaluation exercise fibrinogen function heart block heart disease heart failure hemodynamic hypertrophy hypotension increased indicated infection ischemic Lp(a medical therapy mitral valve mortality muscle myocardial ischemia myocarditis normal occur pacemaker PATIENT PRESENTATION percutaneous pericardial effusion pericarditis pregnancy PROGNOSIS & COMPLICATIONS pulmonary artery Pulmonary embolism pulmonary hypertension reduce regurgitation renal result revascularization right heart RISK FACTORS rupture RV infarction septal severe sinus stenosis stress testing sudden cardiac death surgery surgical symptoms syncope syndrome systolic thrombus TREATMENT & MANAGEMENT tumor unstable angina valvular vascular disease venous ventricle ventricular tachycardia