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Cardiac care : an introduction for healthcare professionals / edited by David Barrett, Mark Gretton and Tom Quinn.

Contributor(s): Barrett, David | Gretton, Mark | Quinn, Tom, 1961-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Chichester : Wiley ; John Wiley [distributor], 2006Description: vi, 241 p.ISBN: 9780470019832; 0470019832.Subject(s): Heart -- Diseases -- Nursing | Health and Wellbeing | Cardiovascular medicine | Nursing & ancillary servicesDDC classification: 616.120231 CAR Summary: 'Cardiac Care' takes readers step-by-step through the patient journey, from initial prevention through the critical period to rehabilitation or palliative care. The book provides a basic grounding in the underlying pathophysiology of the disease as well as an understanding of available treatments.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Written by experienced clinicians, Cardiac Care: An Introduction for Nurses takes readers step by step through the patient journey, from initial prevention through the critical period to rehabilitation or palliative care. A fundamental resource for all those new to cardiac care, the book provides a basic grounding in the underlying pathophysiology of the disease as well as an understanding of available treatments and provides an accessible update on the latest research and trends in the cardiac specialty. The editors and contributors have years of experience caring for patients with cardiac disorders. Accessible and interesting update on the latest research and trends in the fast-moving specialty of cardiac care. The book has been designed so that the reader can 'dip in' at any point, to find out about a particular aspect of cardiac care.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Cardiac Care' takes readers step-by-step through the patient journey, from initial prevention through the critical period to rehabilitation or palliative care. The book provides a basic grounding in the underlying pathophysiology of the disease as well as an understanding of available treatments.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • List of contributors
  • Foreword
  • Dedication
  • 1 The context of cardiac care
  • 2 The history of cardiac care
  • 3 Disease prevention and rehabilitation
  • 4 Anatomy and physiology of the heart
  • 5 Assessing the cardiac patient
  • 6 Coronary Heart Disease 1: Stable angina
  • 7 Coronary Heart Disease 2: Acute coronary syndromes
  • 8 Heart failure
  • 9 Arrhythmias
  • 10 Resuscitation
  • 11 Congenital heart disease
  • 12 Valve disease, cardiomyopathy and inflammatory disorders
  • 13 Cardiac medications
  • 14 Interventional cardiology
  • 15 Cardiac surgery
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

David Barrett RN, BA (Hons), PGDip, Lecturer in Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull.

Tom Quinn RN, ONC, FESC, Mphil, Professor of Cardiac Nursing, Coventry University.

Mark Gretton RN, BA (Hons), MA, FETC, Lecturer in Nursing, Faculty of health and Social Care, University of Hull.