Cardiac intensive care /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, David L. (David Lloyd), 1955- (Author)
Corporate Author: Elsevier Science (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Elsevier, 2019.
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Evolution of the coronary care unit: past, present, and future
  • Ethical issues of care
  • Physical examination
  • The role of the cardiovascular system in coupling the external environment to cellular respiration
  • Regulation of cardiac output
  • Coronary physiology and pathophysiology
  • Pathophysiology of acute coronary syndromes: plaque rupture and atherothrombosis
  • Regulation of hemostasis and thrombosis
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction
  • Use of the electrocardiogram in acute myocardial infarction
  • Reperfusion therapies for acute ST- elevation myocardial infarction
  • Adjunctive pharmacologic therapies in acute myocardial infarction
  • Complications of acute myocardial infarction
  • Post-myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock
  • Right ventricular infarction
  • Mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction
  • Supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction
  • Conduction disturbances in acute myocardial infarction
  • Complications of percutaneous interventional procedures
  • Acute heart failure and pulmonary edema
  • Acute fulminant myocarditis
  • Stress (Takotsubo) cardiomyopathy
  • Distributive shock
  • Cardiorenal syndrome
  • Sudden cardiac death
  • Diagnosis and treatment of ventricular tachycardia
  • Diagnosis and treatment of unstable supraventricular tachycardia
  • Acute presentations of valvular heart disease
  • Hypertensive emergencies
  • Acute aortic syndromes: diagnosis and management
  • Acute pericardial disease
  • Acute respiratory failure
  • Massive acute pulmonary embolism
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Hemodynamically unstable presentations of congenital heart disease in adults
  • Overdose of cardiotoxic drugs
  • Anticoagulation: antithrombin therapy
  • Anti-platelet therapy
  • Inotropic and vasoactive agents
  • Intensive diuresis and ultrafiltration
  • Antiarrhythmic electrophysiology and pharmacotherapy
  • Analgesics, tranquilizers, and sedatives
  • Pharmacologic interactions
  • Central venous access procedures
  • Temporary pacing
  • Pericardiocentesis
  • Invasive hemodynamic monitoring
  • Temporary mechanical circulatory support devices
  • Ventricular assist device therapy in advanced heart failure
  • Heart transplantation for advanced heart failure
  • Emergency airway management
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation after cardiac arrest
  • Palliative care.