Main description:

This book is a practical guide to the diagnosis, pathophysiology and management of cardiac disorders.

Beginning with an overview of symptoms and signs of cardiopulmonary diseases, the following chapters cover treatment options for different disorders. New strategies for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes are discussed in depth. The final section explains a new method for obtaining better quality recordings from ECGs.

Authored by an Ontario-based specialist in cardiology, this comprehensive manual is illustrated with clinical images and figures.

Key points

Practical guide to diagnosis, pathophysiology and management of cardiopulmonary disorders
Provides overview of signs and symptoms
Presents new strategies for treatment of Type 2 diabetes
Authored by Ontario-based specialist in cardiology

Contents:

Symptoms and signs of cardiopulmonary diseases (Evaluation of: Chest pain, Shortness of breath, Edema, Bothersome cough)
Angina, Stable and Unstable
Diabetes caused by Beta blockers, diuretics and statins
Hypertension, Drug treatment
ECG Interpretation made easy
Chest X-ray interpretation
Myocardial infarction
Heart failure
Endocarditis
Drugs for the heart
Pericarditis, myocarditis
Aortic Dissection
Syncope new concepts and treatment
Management of Dyslipidemias
Valve Diseases
Arrhythmias diagnosis and treatment
Diabetes new concepts and treatment
Cardiomyopathies
Beta blocker choice, to prevent fatal heart attacks
Medicinal supplements
Cardiac arrest
ECGs, a new method for obtaining better quality recordings