Cardiology in the ER A Practical Guide /

• Main Author: Jerjes-Sánchez, Carlos (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Cardiology.; Emergency medicine.; Emergency Medicine.

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,...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Chest pain
• 2. Dyspnea
• 3. Suspected cardiovascular syncope
• 4. Biomarkers
• 5. Acute coronary syndromes
• 6. Acute aortic syndromes
• 7. Cardiac tamponade
• 8. Cardiogenic shock
• 9. Acute pulmonary embolism
• 10. Hypertensive emergency
• 11. Tachyarrhythmias
• 12. Bradyarrhythmia
• 13. Acute left heart failure
• 14. Cardiac arrest
• 15. Valvular prosthesis thrombosis
• 16. Pacemaker emergencies
• 17. Cardiology bedside interventions.