1st Edition

The Junior Doctor's Guide to Cardiology

184 Pages
by CRC Press

184 Pages
by CRC Press

'The transition between medical student and junior doctor is both stressful and demanding. The learning curve is extremely steep, and even more so in the world of specialist medicine - Senior doctors expect a lot of their juniors and, as a result, people often feel out of their depth and may feel too embarrassed to tell their seniors when they don't understand something - ' - from the Preface... Read more
Targeted examination. Assessing a patient. Successful ward rounds in cardiology. Safe prescribing. Introduction to specialist investigations. Primary and secondary prevention. Ischaemic heart disease. Heart failure. Atrial fibrillation and flutter. Tachyarrhythmias. Bradyarrhythmias. Valvular heart disease. Endocarditis. Hypertension. Aortic syndromes. Cardiogenic shock. Myocardial and pericardial disease.

Biography

Ian Mann, Christopher Critoph, Caroline Coats