Overview
- Covers a broad range of the most important and frequent cardiac emergencies
- Takes a practical and concise approach to diagnosis and treatment
- Examines recent advances in imaging such as X-ray, echocardiography, CT, MRI, and nuclear imaging
- Discusses treatment of symptoms such as chest pain, dyspnea, and syncope
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About this book
This book provides a guide for the management of patients with cardiovascular emergencies in the ER. It covers a broad range of the most important and frequent acute cardiovascular events including coronary syndromes, aortic syndromes, pulmonary embolism, and left heart failure. Pragmatic in nature, chapters discuss frequent clinical presentations in a thorough fashion while emphasizing a practical and concise approach to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the book explores how new knowledge and technological advances are improving the quality of patient care in the emergency room, highlighting technological advances in the use of pharmacotherapy, biomarkers, and imaging techniques such as X-ray, echocardiography, CT, MRI, and nuclear. Cardiology in the ER: A Practical Guide is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, and fellows in cardiology, emergency medicine, intensive and critical care, and internal medicine.
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Keywords
- Acute patient care
- Cardiology in the emergency room
- Cardiovascular emergencies
- Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy in the ER
- Cardiovascular syncope in the emergency room
- Chest pain in the emergency room
- Diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular emergencies
- Dyspnea in the emergency room
- Emergency room cardiology
- Imaging and cardiovascular emergencies
Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Carlos Jerjes-Sánchez, MD, FCCP, FACC, MHSMC, FESC
National Medical Research System II
Director of Clinical Research, Instituto de Cardiologia y Medicina Vascular, TEC Salud
Professor and Investigator in Biomedic Unit, Hospital Zambrano Hellion
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
Director of Unidad de Investigacion Clinica en Medicina SC
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cardiology in the ER
Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide
Authors: Carlos Jerjes-Sánchez
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13679-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13678-9Published: 23 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13679-6Published: 14 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 329
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cardiology, Emergency Medicine