Rapid Cardiac Care is an indispensable resource for all frontline staff working with acutely ill patients. Offering easy access to the knowledge base needed to provide rapid, safe and effective cardiac care, it is ideal for newly qualified healthcare professionals including, nurses, paramedics, cardiac technicians, junior medics, and physiotherapists. Key features include: * Essential information to support the assessment of the cardiac patient including focused history taking and physical assessment, rhythm interpretation and 12-lead ECG assessment * Practical guidance on how to care for…mehr
Rapid Cardiac Care is an indispensable resource for all frontline staff working with acutely ill patients. Offering easy access to the knowledge base needed to provide rapid, safe and effective cardiac care, it is ideal for newly qualified healthcare professionals including, nurses, paramedics, cardiac technicians, junior medics, and physiotherapists. Key features include: * Essential information to support the assessment of the cardiac patient including focused history taking and physical assessment, rhythm interpretation and 12-lead ECG assessment * Practical guidance on how to care for patients with cardiac emergencies, including acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, heart failure and cardiac arrest * A quick reference A-Z section that explores a wide range of conditions affecting the heart, each with a comprehensive overview of patient presentation and strategies to guide patient assessment and management * Diagrams and images are provided to facilitate learningHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Emma Menzies-Gow, Senior Lecturer (Cardiac Nursing) - Kingston and St. Georges Joint Faculty, St. Georges, University of London Christine Spiers, Principal Lecturer (Cardiac Care), School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton.
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List of Abbreviations ix Preface xii Acknowledgements xiii Part 1: Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology Anatomy 3 Cardiac cycle 5 Cardiac conduction system 6 Coronary circulation 8 Part 2: Rapid Cardiac Assessment Introduction 13 Cardiac history taking 14 Physical examination 18 Cardiac Monitoring 21 Rapid rhythm recognition 23 Cardiac investigations 25 Part 3: Rapid 12 lead ECG Interpretation Introduction 31 Cardiac vectors and axis 33 Rapid ECG analysis tool 34 Rate and rhythm assessment 35 QRS axis calculation 36 Pre excitation syndromes 37 Bundle branch block and fascicular block 38 Myocardial ischaemia or infarction 41 Other abnormalities seen on the 12 lead ECG 44 Part 4: Cardiac Conditions A-Z Acute coronary syndromes 47 Acute coronary syndromes: treatment and interventions 51 Acute heart failure 54 Aortic aneurysm 57 Aortic dissection 59 Aortic regurgitation 61 Aortic stenosis 63 Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 65 Atrial fibrillation 67 Atrial flutter 69 Brugada syndrome 71 Cardiac arrest 73 Cardiac arrhythmias: treatment and interventions 75 Cardiogenic shock 79 Dilated cardiomyopathy 81 Heart blocks 83 Hypertension 86 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 88 Infective endocarditis 90 Long QT syndrome 92 Marfan syndrome 94 Mitral regurgitation 96 Mitral stenosis 98 Myocarditis 100 Pericarditis 102 Supraventricular tachycardia 104 Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 107 Ventricular tachycardia 109 Wolff Parkinson White syndrome (Pre excitation syndrome) 111 Index 113