Crash Course: Cardiology
Edited by- Adam Timmis, MA, MD, FRCP, FESC, Consultant Cardiologist, London Chest Hospital, London, UK
- Daniel Horton-Szar, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MRCGP, Northgate Medical Practice, Canterbury, Kent, UK
- Ajay Jain, BSc, MRCP, Research Fellow and Specialist Registrar, London Chest Hospital, London, UK
- Matthew Ginks, BSc, MBBS, MRCP, Research Fellow & SpR in Cardiology, Division of Imaging Sciences & Department of Cardiology, KCL and GST NHS Trust, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK
Covering all aspects of the syllabus, Crash Course offers students a fast way to recap on what they need to know to get through the exams with ease. Styled in an easy-to-follow, readily accessible format, each book is prepared by senior medical students or junior doctors - under faculty supervision - to give them the correct level of information perfectly tailored to current curricula requirements. The series now includes improved pedagogic features and a fully revised self-assessment section, updated to meet current examination needs.
Audience
Undergraduate medical students revision aid
Paperback, 296 Pages
Published: July 2008
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-7234-3464-1
Contents
- Part I: The Patient Presents With
1. Chest pain
2. Dyspnoea
3. Syncope
4. Palpitations
5. Peripheral oedema
6. Heart murmur
7. High blood pressure
8. Fever associated With a cardiac symptom or sign
Part II: Disease and Disorders
9. Angina pectoris
10. Acute myocardial infarction
11. Supraventricular tachyarrythmias
12. Ventricular tachyarrythmias
13. Cardiac arrest and resuscitation
14. Bradyarrythmias
15. Cardiac failure
16. The cardiomyopathies
17. Pericarditis and pericardial effusion
18. Valvular heart disease
19. Infective endocarditis
20. Hypertension
21. Congenital heart disease
Part III: History, Examination,
and Common Investigations
22. History
23. Examination
24. How to write a clerking
25. Common investigations
Part IV: Self-Assessment
