Pediatric Cardiology The Essential Pocket Guide

by Moller, James H.; Johnson, Walter H.

• ISBN13: 9781444300697
• ISBN10: 1444300695
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-01-30
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

• A unique and straightforward explanation of complex pathophysiology of cardiac malformations
• Addresses the important and growing concern of diagnosing heart disease and cardiac problems in pediatric care
• Provides the skills necessary for today's managed care environment in using the history, physical examination, ECG, and chest X-ray to uncover possible problems and eliminate areas of false concern
• Topics covered include preventive cardiology and health promotion, heart disease in the neonate and in special populations, congenital cardiac malformation, acquired cardiac conditions, and congestive heart failure

Author Biography

Walter H Johnson
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham
AL, USA

James H Moller
Professor and Head of Pediatrics
University of Minnesota
Paul F Dwan Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
Minneapolis
MN, USA

Table of Contents

Table of contents.

PREFACE.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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1. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS.

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2. HEART DISEASE IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS.

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3. CLASSIFICATION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY.

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4. ACYANOSIS AND INCREASED PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW (LEFT-TO-RIGHT SHUNT).

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5. OBSTRUCTIVE LESIONS.

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6. CARDIAC CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RIGHT-TO-LEFT SHUNT (CYANOTIC LESIONS).

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7. OTHER CONGENITAL CARDIAC ANOMALIES.

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8. CARDIAC CONDITIONS IN THE NEONATE.

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9. ACQUIRED CARDIAC CONDITIONS.

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10. ARRHYTHMIAS.

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11. CONGESTIVE CARDIAC FAILURE.

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12. PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY AND HEALTH PROMOTION.

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APPENDIX.

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INDEX