Overview
- Presents the fundamentals of pediatric cardiology
- Created by primary care providers for primary care providers
- Focuses on disease presentation and clinical judgment
- Case studies emphasizes patient management
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (37 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Approach to Heart Diseases in Children
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Front Matter
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Congenital Heart Diseases
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About this book
As front line health care providers for children, pediatricians are entrusted with the responsibility for discovering early signs of heart diseases in this complex patient population. Especially in the newborn period, the presentation of pediatric heart disease is frequently obscure, and the consequences of these illnesses can be devastating if not caught early and managed correctly.
This comprehensive, easy to understand book is a ready guide to acquiring the proficiency and confidence necessary to decipher the wide spectrum of disease presentations. Case scenarios give life to each chapter, with key images and illustrations reinforcing notable concepts. Special attention is given to the interpretation of chest radiographs and the role of echocardiography and catheterization. All chapters are dual authored by an academic cardiologist and a practicing general pediatrician, resulting in this book's elegant blend of medical authority, real life value, and fresh practical viewpoints.
Heart Diseases in Children: A Pediatrician's Guide is divided into four sections. The first is an overall approach to heart diseases in children with ample discussion to diagnostic testing. The second and third sections cover the spectrum of congenital heart defects and acquired heart diseases. The fourth section prsents issues related to office cardiology. The book concludes with an extensive drug appendix. Significant and meaningful online complements, heart sounds and murmurs are available at www.pedcard.rush.edu providing practitioners the materials necessary to build confidence in their ausculatory skills.
This unique book is a go-to resource for pediatricians, pediatric residents, family practitioners, medical students and nurses, conveying essential information for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric heart diseases.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book is intended for pediatricians, aspiring pediatricians, and other primary clinicians with the goal of providing the basic information necessary to begin the care process and the detailed information needed to understand the care provided by pediatric cardiologists. … presented in an easily assimilated format that includes a summary of key issues and case scenarios for each topic. … an excellent book covering a niche which is served by only a few books. … a well-organized and well-presented useful alternative for primary care clinicians.” (Michael White, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2011)Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Heart Diseases in Children
Book Subtitle: A Pediatrician's Guide
Editors: Ra-id Abdulla
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7994-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-7993-3Published: 13 April 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-7994-0Published: 24 March 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 486
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 134 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pediatrics, General Practice / Family Medicine, Primary Care Medicine, Nursing