Overview
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Allen J. Taylor
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Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA
Contains 26 core auscultation “lessons”
Describes auscultation as it relates to a patient and in terms of the gold standard for interpretation of heart sounds
Describes the search for diagnostic clues within patients’ heart sounds
Provides superb practical advice in a series of clinical pearls
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Valvular Lesions: Right-Sided Heart Valves
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- Samantha L. Kass, K. Elizabeth Madison, Marsiyana M. Henricus, Christine K. Chan
Pages 191-203
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- Laura Felder, Kathryn S. King, Naudereh Noori
Pages 205-215
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Other Auscultation
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Front Matter
Pages 217-217
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- Cara Sweeney, Blake Choplin
Pages 219-230
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- Kurt Yaeger, Mark Norton, Sanjai Jalaj
Pages 231-236
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- Michael C. Mariorenzi, Amy Matson, Katherine Unverferth
Pages 237-247
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- Christine K. Chan, Marsiyana M. Henricus, George S. Ibrahim, Omar Z. Maniya
Pages 249-261
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Congenital Heart Disease
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Front Matter
Pages 271-271
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- Christine M. Kim, Ryan Hubbard
Pages 273-278
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- John E. Nolan III, Tarina C. Parpia, Katherine A. Sanchez-Maldonado
Pages 279-287
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- Leonel E. Ampie, Suliman EL-Amin
Pages 289-297
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- Brynn Connor, Victoria Eng, Meghan C. Kusko, Kathryn Maselli
Pages 299-315
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Back Matter
Pages 317-320
About this book
The book contains a series of core auscultation “lessons”. All are case based and describe auscultation as it relates to a patient and in terms of the gold standard for interpretation of heart sounds. Auscultation is the term for listening to the internal sounds of the body, usually using a stethoscope. It is performed for the purposes of examining the circulatory system and respiratory system (heart sounds and breath sounds). As a topic it is one of the oldest in cardiology but its utility should never be underestimated. In this era of hugely expensive imaging tests, auscultation is a cornerstone of efficient diagnosis and therefore needs a fresh look. The core content of this book describes the search for diagnostic clues within patients’ heart sounds and as such this book provides superb practical advice in the form of a series of clinical pearls reflecting what accurate diagnosis with auscultation can mean to patient prognosis and outcome. This often subtle but ultimately simple subject often produces complex results and these must be considered in light of modern next-level diagnostic methods and patient management.
Editors and Affiliations
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Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, USA
Allen J. Taylor
About the editor
Allen J. Taylor, MD, FACC, FAHA, is chief of cardiology at MedStar Heart Institute, including MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. In his 20-year United States Army career at Walter Reed, Dr. Taylor served as director of cardiovascular research, director of the Cardiovascular Disease Training Program and chief of the cardiology service.