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By
Leslie Davis, MSN, RN, CS, ANP, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC
Included in series
Secrets,
Description
Part of the Nursing Secrets Series, Cardiovascular Nursing Secrets is designed to be helpful for both new and experienced nurses in the
cardiovascular field. New graduates, novice nurses, or those nurses returning to work in the cardiovascular field will find the book
especially helpful in learning the "pearls" or "secrets" of practice. Written in a question & answer format.
Contents
I. Assessment
1. History Taking for the Cardiovascular Client
2. Physical Exam for the Cardiovascular Client
3. Hemodynamic
Monitoring
II. Diagnostic Procedures
4. Selected Laboratory Procedures
5. Noninvasive Cardiovascular Testing
6.
Selected Nuclear Cardiovascular Testing
7. Invasive Cardiovascular Testing
III. Symptoms and Disease States
8.
Hypertension
9. Acute Coronary Syndromes
10. Myocardial Infarction
11. Heart Failure
12. Presyncope and Syncope
13.
Arrhythmias
14. Valvular Heart Disease
15. Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolus
16. Congenital Heart Disease
17.
Peripheral Vascular Disease
18. Pulmonary Hypertension
19. Shock
IV. Therapeutic Options
20. Percutaneous Coronary
Interventions
21. Cardiovascular Surgery
22. Temporary Pacing, Cardioversion, and Defibrillation
23. Invasive Treatments
for Shock: Ventricular-Assist Devices and Intraaortic Balloon Pump
24. Permanent Pacemakers
25. Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillators
26.
Heart Transplantation
V. Cardiovascular Pharmacology
27. Thrombolytic Therapy
28. Antiplatelet and Anti-thrombiotic
Agents
29. Chronic Anticoagulation
30. Diuretics and Nitrates
31. Beta Blockers and Calcium Channel Blockers
32. ACE-Inhibitors
and Angiotensin
Receptor Blockers
33. Digoxin and Other Positive Inotropic Agents
34. Antiarrhythmic Agents
VI. Cardiovascular
Risk Reduction
35. Smoking Cessation
36. Lipid Lowering Strategies
37. Physical Activity
38. Cardiac Rehabilitation
39.
Psychosocial Considerations
VII. Special Patient Populations
40. Cardiovascular Disease and Women
41. Cardiovascular
Disease and the Elderly
42. Cardiovascular Disease and Ethnicity
43. Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
VIII. Current
Topics in Cardiology
44. Family Presence during Resuscitation
45. End of Life Care
46. Genetics
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 560 pages, publication date: APR-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03143-1
ISBN-10: 0-323-03143-9
Imprint: MOSBY
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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