Structure of the Book
Commonly Used Abbreviations
INTRODUCTION
1. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems
2. Documentation of On-Call Problems
3. Examination for Extrathoracic Physical Signs of Heart
Disease
4. Examination of the Heart
5. Rapid Guide to Relevant ECG Diagnosis
6. Guide to Chest X-ray Interpretation
PATIENT-RELATED PROBLEMS: THE COMMON CALLS
7. Chest Pain
8. Myocardial Infarction
9. Unstable Angina
10. Pericarditis
11. Cardiac Tamponade
12. Aortic Dissection
13. Hypotension and Cardiogenic Shock
14. Shortness of Breath
15. Edema
16. Bothersome Cough
17. Pulmonary Embolism
18. Acute Pulmonary Edema
19. Congestive Heart Failure
20. Palpitations/Arrhythmias
21. Bradycardia
22. Fever with Valve Murmur: Endocarditis
23. Hypertensive Crisis
24. Hypertension
25. Syncope
26. Cardiac Arrest
27. Deep Venous Thrombosis
28. Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Murmurs
APPENDICES
A. Infusion Pump Charts
B. SI Units Conversion Table
C. Commonly Used Cardiovascular Drugs
D. Adverse Effects of Cardiac Drugs
E. Cardiac Drug Interactions
F. Drug Index
G. A Guide to the International ACLS Algorithms
INDEX
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