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Cardiac intensive care
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- Creator
- [edited by] David L. Brown
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- 3rd edition
- Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2019]
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 607 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 29 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780323529938, 0323529933, 9780323553490
- OCLC
- on1079895965
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Part I. Introduction: 1. Evolution of the coronary care unit: past, present, and future -- 2. Ethical issues in the cardiac intensive care unit -- 3. Physical examination in the cardiac intensive care unit -- Part II. Scientific foundation of cardiac intensive care: 4. Role of the cardiovascular system in coupling the external environment to cellular respiation -- 5. Regulation of cardiac output -- 6. Coronary physiology and pathophysiology -- 7. Pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes: plaque ruptures and atherothrombosis -- 8. Regulation of hemostasis and thrombosis -- Part III. Coronary artery disease: Section I. Acute myocardial infarction: 9. Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction -- 10. Use of the electrocardiogram in acute myocardial infarction -- 11. Reperfusion therapies for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction -- 12. Adjunctive pharmacologic therapies in acute myocardial infarction -- Section II. Complications of acute myocardial infarction: 13. Postmyocardial infarction cardiogenic shock -- 14. Right ventricular infarction -- 15. Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction -- 16. Supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction -- 17. Conduction disturbances in acute myocardial infarction -- Part IV. Noncoronary diseases: diagnosis and management: 18. Acute heart failure and pulmonary edema -- 19. Acute fulminant myocarditis -- 20. Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy -- 21. Distributive shock -- 22. Cardiorenal syndrome type 1 -- 23. Sudden cardiac death -- 24. Electrical storm and incessant ventricular tachycardia -- 25. Diagnosis and treatment of unstable supraventricular tachycardia -- 26. Acute presentations of valvular heart disease -- 27. Hypertensive emergencies -- 28. Acute aortic syndromes: diagnosis and managment -- 29. Acute pericardial disease -- 30. Acute respiratory failure -- 31. Massive acute pulmonary embolism -- 32. Pulmonary hypertension -- 33. Hemodynamically unstable presentations of congenital heart disease in adults -- 34. Overdose of cardiotoxic drugs -- Part V. Pharmacologic agents in the cardiac intensive care unit: 35. Anticoagulation: antithrombin therapy -- 36. Antiplatelet therapy -- 37. Inotropic and vasoactive agents -- 38. Intensive diuresis and ultrafiltration -- 39. Antidysrhythmic electrophysiology and pharmacotherapy -- 40. Analgesics, tranquilizers, and sedatives -- 41. Pharmacologic interactions -- Part VI. Advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques: indications and technical considerations: 42. Central venous access procedures -- 43. Temporary cardiac pacing -- 44. Pericardiocentesis -- 45. Invasive hemodynamic monitoring -- 46. Temporary mechanical circulatory support devices -- 47. Ventricular assist device therapy in advanced heart failure -- 48. Heart transplantation for advanced heart failure -- 49. Emergency airway management -- 50. Mechanical ventilation and advanced respiratory support in the cardiac intensive care unit -- 51. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and critical care after cardiac arrest -- 52. Palliative care in the cardiac intensive care unit
Subjects
- Cardiac intensive care.
- Heart Diseases -- therapy
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- Critical Care -- methods
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