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Comprehensive coronary care / Nigel I. Jowett, David R. Thompson ; foreword by Roger Boyle.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Baillière Tindall, 2003.Edition: 3rd edDescription: 432 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780702026621 (pbk.) :
  • 070202662X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.123 JOW
LOC classification:
  • RC685.C6
Contents:
Introduction to coronary care--Anatomy, physiology and pathology--Coronary heart disease: risk factors and primary prevention--Assessing the patient--Investigation and monitoring of patients with coronary heart disease--An introduction to the acute coronary syndromes--Management of ST elevation myocardial infaraction--Management of unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocaridal infaraction--Nursing patients with acute coronary syndromes--Complications of acute myocardial infaraction and their management--Cardiopulmonary resuscitation--Management of other conditions presenting to the coronary care unit--Cardiac pacing and implantable defibrillators--Cardiac rehabilitation--Assessing prognosis and reducing risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes--Percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac surgery in patients with coronary artery disease--Therapeutics.
Summary: This edition has been rewritten to cover the huge changes in acute cardiac care over the last six years. It takes into account the substantial and ever growing evidence base for cardiac care as well as the radical changes in the design and delivery of services from prevention through to rehabilitation.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 616.123 JOW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 202743
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 616.123 JOW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 202742

Previous ed.: London: Scutari, 1995.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to coronary care--Anatomy, physiology and pathology--Coronary heart disease: risk factors and primary prevention--Assessing the patient--Investigation and monitoring of patients with coronary heart disease--An introduction to the acute coronary syndromes--Management of ST elevation myocardial infaraction--Management of unstable angina and non-ST elevation myocaridal infaraction--Nursing patients with acute coronary syndromes--Complications of acute myocardial infaraction and their management--Cardiopulmonary resuscitation--Management of other conditions presenting to the coronary care unit--Cardiac pacing and implantable defibrillators--Cardiac rehabilitation--Assessing prognosis and reducing risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes--Percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac surgery in patients with coronary artery disease--Therapeutics.

This edition has been rewritten to cover the huge changes in acute cardiac care over the last six years. It takes into account the substantial and ever growing evidence base for cardiac care as well as the radical changes in the design and delivery of services from prevention through to rehabilitation.

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