Full Description
Effectively diagnose and manage children with congenital and acquired heart disease by consulting the concise, portable and fully updated edition of Park's The Pediatric Cardiology Handbook. Designed as a companion to Dr. Park's larger text, Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, this pocket-sized resource features useful diagrams and clear descriptions of disorders, presenting healthcare professionals in practice or in training with a reliable point-of-care reference or general review."...this book would be useful to practising pediatric cardiologists or trainees who needs ready access to detailed information, including the normal values." Reviewed by Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine , Apr 2015Facilitate the decision-making process with a user-friendly organization; consistent, easy-to-read coverage; and pocket-sized portability. Better understand core concepts with help from numerous illustrative diagrams.Familiarize yourself with the latest developments in the field through extensive updates on congenital heart defects, infective endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, cardiac arrhythmias, long QT syndrome, blood pressure and systemic hypertension.Stay abreast of new recommendations in lipid screening for children, as well as the normative blood pressure standards for auscillometric and oscillometric methods obtained in the San Antonio Children's Blood Pressure Study. Access an expanded section covering two-dimensional echocardiography, and consult detailed normative values of echocardiography in the Appendix. Study the newest approaches in the area of cardiac surgery, such as hybrid procedures.Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and videos from the book on a variety of devices.
Contents
Frequently used abbreviations - xiPart I: Basic Tools in Evaluation of Cardiac PatientsChapter 1 History and Physical Examination - 3Chapter 2 Electrocardiography - 28Chapter 3 Chest Roentgenography - 56Part II: Special Tools Used in Cardiac Evaluation Chapter 4 Noninvasive Imaging Tools - 65Chapter 5 Other Noninvasive Tools - 82Chapter 6 Invasive Procedures - 90Part III: Congenital Heart DefectsChapter 7 Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions - 99 Chapter 8 Obstructive Lesions - 116Chapter 9 Cyanotic Congenital Heart Defects - 133Chapter 10 Miscellaneous Congenital Heart Diseases - 189Part IV: Acquired Heart DiseasesChapter 11 Primary Myocardial Diseases (Cardiomyopathy) - 207Chapter 12 Cardiovascular Infections and Related Conditions - 220Chapter 13 Valvular Heart Disease - 243Chapter 14 Cardiac Tumors - 253Chapter 15 Cardiovascular Involvement in Systemic Diseases - 256Part V: Arrhythmias and Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances Chapter 16 Cardiac Arrhythmias - 269Chapter 17 Atrioventricular Conduction Disturbances - 295Chapter 18 Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - 300Part VI: Special ProblemsChapter 19 Congestive Heart Failure - 311Chapter 20 Child with Chest Pain - 321Chapter 21 Syncope - 332Chapter 22 Palpitation - 341Chapter 23 Systemic Hypertension - 345 Chapter 24 Pulmonary Hypertension - 358Chapter 25 Athletes with Cardiac Problems - 366Chapter 26 Dyslipidemias - 375Chapter 27 Preventive Cardiology - 390Part VII: Cardiac Surgical PatientsMehrdad SalamatChapter 28 Pre- and Postoperative Management - 401Chapter 29 Selected Postoperative Complications - 415AppendicesAppendix A. Miscellaneous - 425Appendix B. Blood Pressure Standards - 432Appendix C. Cardiovascular Risk Factors - 446Appendix D. Normal Echocardiographic Values - 451Appendix E. Dosages of Drugs Used in Pediatric Cardiology - 458Index - 491
