Cardiology for the Primary Care Physician / Edition 4

by Joseph S. Alpert

Overview

A variety of cardiovascular illnesses are now being encountered with surprising frequency in many general adult medical practices. With contributions from 70 top experts, Cardiology for the Primary Care Physician provides complete coverage of the appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with cardiovascular diseases - in one easy-to-use source. In 46 chapters the primary care physician can find information on all types of cardiovascular illnesses such as infectious myocarditis, cardiac arrhythmias, pheochromocytoma, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The many charts, tables and diagrams, as well as a special color plates section, enhance understanding and bring the text to life. Key points at the beginning of each chapter, together with extensive references and recommended reading lists, make this text an ideal work companion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573402125
Publisher:	Current Medicine Group
Publication date:	03/16/2005
Edition description:	4th ed. 2005
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.05(d)

About the Author

Alpert, Joseph S., MD

Table of Contents

From the Contents:

Evaluating the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease.- Referrals.- Preoperative Consultation.- Using and Interpreting Noninvasive Cardiac Tests.- Evaluation of the Patient with Nontraumatic Chest Pain.- Evaluation of the Patient with Heart Failure.- Evaluation of the Patient with Hypotension and Shock.- Evaluation of the Patient with Palpitations and Non–life-threatening Cardiac Arrhythmias.- Evaluation of the Patient with Syncope.- Evaluation of the Patient Resuscitated from Cardiac Arrest.- Evaluation of the Patient with Edema.- Risk Factors for and Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease.- The Effect of Exercise on the Heart and the Athlete’s Heart.- Approach to the Patient with Hyperlipidemia.- Evaluation and Management of the Patient with Hypertension.- Secondary Hypertension.- Pheochromocytoma.- Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease.- Unstable Angina and Non–ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.- ST–Segment Elevation.- Mitral Stenosis and Regurgitation.- Mitral Valve Prolapse.- Aortic Stenosis and Regurgitation.- Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve Disease.- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.- Congestive Cardiomyopathy.

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This textbook in the Current Practice of Medicineseries presents common cardiology issues encountered in general adultmedical practice. Forty-three chapters by individual contributorsprovide instruction on diagnosis and management of specificcardiovascular topics, such as evaluation of the patient with syncopeand preoperative consultation. The editor describes the book as theideal work companion for the busy primary care physician, with succinctand richly illustrated chapters suggesting appropriate diagnostic andtherapeutic approaches to patients with cardiovascular illness. Thisuseful book fulfills this description. The primary audienceidentified by the author is primary care physicians. The contributorsrepresent a range of medical specialties, mostly cardiology, and arefrom prominent United States academic medical centers. The book isaugmented by a large number of informative tables and figures as wellas black-and-white and color illustrations. The references areup-to-date, and the bibliography is excellent as a guide to furtherreading. The index and table of contents are thorough. This is abook to keep on the office shelf or to seek out in the library. Especially useful are the algorithms for diagnosis and management inthe workup of patients with commonly encountered cardiovasculardiseases in general medical practice. The text and illustrations areconsistently readable and the topics are conciselyreviewed.

Ruric Anderson

Reviewer: Ruric (Andy) Anderson, MD (University of Chicago Hospitals)
Description: This textbook in the Current Practice of Medicine series presents common cardiology issues encountered in general adult medical practice. Forty-three chapters by individual contributors provide instruction on diagnosis and management of specific cardiovascular topics, such as evaluation of the patient with syncope and preoperative consultation.
Purpose: The editor describes the book as the ideal work companion for the busy primary care physician, with succinct and richly illustrated chapters suggesting appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to patients with cardiovascular illness. This useful book fulfills this description.
Audience: The primary audience identified by the author is primary care physicians. The contributors represent a range of medical specialties, mostly cardiology, and are from prominent United States academic medical centers.
Features: The book is augmented by a large number of informative tables and figures as well as black-and-white and color illustrations. The references are up-to-date, and the bibliography is excellent as a guide to further reading. The index and table of contents are thorough.
Assessment: This is a book to keep on the office shelf or to seek out in the library. Especially useful are the algorithms for diagnosis and management in the workup of patients with commonly encountered cardiovascular diseases in general medical practice. The text and illustrations are consistently readable and the topics are concisely reviewed.

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