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Main description:
Written in the award-winning Incredibly Easy! style, this completely updated Second Edition is the ideal reference for those entering or needing a refresher in cardiovascular nursing care. This one-of-a-kind book brings together the broad knowledge nurses need to be confident in cardiovascular care, including cardiovascular anatomy and physiology; assessment; diagnostic testing; hemodynamic monitoring; electrocardiogram performance and interpretation; medications; synchronized cardioversion; care of patients with IABP counterpulsation, ICDs, pacemakers, and VADs; and preoperative and postoperative care for patients with MIDCAB, CABG, and balloon angioplasty.
This edition has a full-color design, a new chapter on prevention and risk reduction, and expanded coverage of possible complications of each disorder. A new "Practice Makes Perfect" self-testing section is also included.
Contents:
Contributors and consultants
Foreword
2: Assessment
3: Prevention and risk reduction
4: Diagnostic tests and procedures
5: Treatments
6: Arrhythmias
7: Inflammatory and valvular disorders
8: Degenerative disorders
9: Vascular disorders
10: Emergencies and complications
Glossary
Guide to Cardiovascular Drugs
Practice makes perfect
Selected references
Credits
Index
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: May, 2008
Pages: 352
Weight: 1g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Nursing
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