Clinical Cardiology Made Ridiculously Simple

This new edition includes thoroughly revised and updated information about the latest clinical trials and guidelines in cardiology.

For medical students, house officers, cardiac fellows, practicing physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician associates and other health care professionals.

A clear, concise, highly practical and enjoyable overview of all of clinically relevant cardiology. History, physical, ECG/EKG (ECG interpretation taught in just 40 pages!), radiology, noninvasive and invasive diagnostic tests, therapy (both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic), cardiac device therapy, and cardiac surgery. A final section of the book takes the full gamut of cardiac pearls of wisdom obtained in all previous chapters and puts it all together to clearly teach the approach to diagnosis and treatment of the most common cardiac pathologies.

"Putting It All Together" includes:

Approach to the patient with CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

Approach to the patient with HEART FAILURE

Approach to the patient with SYSTEMIC ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

Approach to the patient with DYSLIPIDEMIA

Approach to the patient with VALVULAR HEART DISEASE

Approach to the patient with HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

Approach to the patient with INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

Approach to the patient with AORTIC DISSECTION

Approach to the patient with PERICARDIAL DISEASE

Approach to the patient with PULMONARY HYPERTENSION

Approach to the patient with A HEART MURMUR

Approach to the patient with CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS and CONDUCTION DISTURBANCES

Approach to the patient with ADULT CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Approach to the patient with HEART DISEASE UNDERGOING NON-CARDIAC SURGERY

Approach to the patient with NEOPLASTIC HEART DISEASE

Approach to the patient with "FALSE" HEART DISEASE

Approach to the patient with AN ACUTE CARDIAC EMERGENCY


Companion digital download of Heart Sounds and Images program (Win/Mac) with heart sounds, ECG/EKG interpretation, chest x-rays, echocardiography, cases, and quiz.