Diagnosis of Heart Disease


Book Description

Here is a practical guide giving you systematic strategies for correctly diagnosing heart disease. The emphasis is on the patient's history and the physical examination, the two cornerstones of medical diagnosis. These are correlated with knowledge of the natural history of disease and the physical findings of subsequent examination techniques. The role of current examination technology - both invasive and noninvasive - is discussed. Important advances in the field, including procedures such as echocardiography, transesophageal probe, exercise electrocardiography, nuclear ventriculography and magnetic resonance imaging, are taken into consideration. The book covers all major heart diseases and is liberally illustrated.







Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists


Book Description

Easily understood, up-to-date and clinically relevant, this book provides junior anaesthetists with an essential physiology resource.




Cardiology Explained


Book Description

One of the most time-consuming tasks in clinical medicine is seeking the opinions of specialist colleagues. There is a pressure not only to make referrals appropriate but also to summarize the case in the language of the specialist. This book explains basic physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease in a straightforward manner, gives guidelines as to when referral is appropriate, and, uniquely, explains what the specialist is likely to do. It is ideal for any hospital doctor, generalist, or even senior medical student who may need a cardiology opinion, or for that ma.




Cardiology of the Horse


Book Description

Cardiology of the Horse is a multi-author, contemporary reference on equine cardiology. The first section reviews the physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology of the equine cardiovascular system. The second section describes diagnostic methods from basic to specialist examination skills and the third section addresses the investigation and management of common clinical problems using a problem-orientated approach. Suitable for students, general and specialist practitioners and teachers.An up-to-date account of current clinical practice in equine cardiology covering: - recent developments in research and practice - problem-orientated approaches helpful to both general and specialist practitioners - clinical management of specific groups from foals and racehorses to geriatric patients - cardiac problems related to exercise, anaesthesia and intensive care




Understanding Pediatric Heart Sounds


Book Description

Accompanying compact disc includes examples of pediatric heart sounds in healthy and diseased states.




Physiological Origins of Heart Sounds and Murmurs


Book Description

Now with a Spanish component, this is the one and only multimedia program that integrates actual heart sounds with dynamic images of both normal and diseased hearts. Includes ultrasound and X-ray motion picture images, graphic hemodynamic recordings, animated diagrams, gross pathology, and text to help physicians and other health professionals better recognize classical heart sounds and murmurs. You will be truly amazed at how these difficult-to-visualize concepts become suddenly clear while you watch, listen and learn. Windows / Macintosh / Network Compatible