Barrett / Gretton / Quinn Cardiac Care

An Introduction for Healthcare Professionals
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-470-02918-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten, E-Book

Written by experienced clinicians, Cardiac Care: An Introductionfor Nurses takes readers step by step through the patientjourney, from initial prevention through the critical period torehabilitation or palliative care. A fundamental resource for allthose new to cardiac care, the book provides a basic grounding inthe underlying pathophysiology of the disease as well as anunderstanding of available treatments and provides an accessibleupdate on the latest research and trends in the cardiac specialty.
* The editors and contributors have years of experience caringfor patients with cardiac disorders.
* Accessible and interesting update on the latest research andtrends in the fast-moving specialty of cardiac care.
* The book has been designed so that the reader can 'dipin' at any point, to find out about a particular aspect ofcardiac care.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barrett, David

Gretton, Mark

Quinn, Tom

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
List of contributors.
Foreword.
Dedication
1. The context of cardiac care (Tom Quinn).
2. The history of cardiac care (Tom Quinn).
3. Disease prevention and rehabilitation (David Barrett).
4. Anatomy and physiology of the heart (Mark Gretton).
5. Assessing the cardiac patient (Mark Gretton).
6. Coronary Heart Disease 1: Stable angina (Tom Quinn).
7. Coronary Heart Disease 2: Acute coronary syndromes (TomQuinn).
8. Heart failure (Mark Gretton).
9. Arrhythmias (Mark Gretton).
10. Resuscitation (Joanne Hatfield).
11. Congenital heart disease (Liz Smith).
12. Valve disease, cardiomyopathy and inflammatory disorders(David Barrett).
13. Cardiac medications (David Barrett).
14. Interventional cardiology (David Barrett).
15. Cardiac surgery (Diane Burley and David Barrett).
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

David Barrett RN, BA (Hons), PGDip, Lecturer in ClinicalNursing, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Hull.
Tom Quinn RN, ONC, FESC, Mphil, Professor of CardiacNursing, Coventry University.
Mark Gretton RN, BA (Hons), MA, FETC, Lecturer inNursing, Faculty of health and Social Care, University of Hull.