Main description:

Based around the core curriculum for specialist trainees in cardiology, Oxford Case Histories in Cardiology contains 50 well-structured, peer-reviewed cases gathered from the Oxford Hospitals, comprehensively covering the various disorders of the cardiac system. Each case history is followed by questions on important aspects of the diagnosis, interpretation of investigations, and management. The answers are accompanied by a detailed discussion, including the
differential diagnosis where relevant and other clinically important aspects of the condition. The book contains numerous illustrations of echocardiographic, radiographic and electrocardiographic data. The list of cases by diagnosis and category according to the cardiology curriculum from the JRCPTB and the
extensive index allows the book to be used for revision and reference.

The book will be of particular use to post-membership trainees who are preparing for specialty knowledge based assessments in cardiology and acute general medicine in the UK and Europe, and will also be of interest to those who wish to improve their skills in diagnosis and management of a broad range of cardiac diseases.

Contents:

1 CASE IN ABNORMALITIES ON CHEST X-RAY PERFORMED AT PRE-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT; 3 CASES IN ABNORMALITIES ON ECGS; 1 CASE IN ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS POST-PARTUM; 2 CASES IN ASCITES; 3 CASES IN ATYPICAL CHEST PAIN; 1 CASE IN BACK PAIN; 1 CASE IN BLURRED VISION; 11 CASES IN BREATHLESSNESS; 10 CASES IN CHEST PAIN; 1 CASE IN CONFUSION; 3 CASES IN COUGH; 3 CASES IN DIZZINESS; 4 CASES IN EXERTIONAL BREATHLESSNESS; 1 CASE IN FACIAL PALLOR AND FLUSHING; 2 CASES IN FEVER; 1 CASE IN GROWTH OF CANDIDA IN BLOOD CULTURES; 1 CASE IN HAEMATURIA AFTER OESOPHAGECTOMY FOR OESOPHAGEAL CANCER; 1 CASE IN HEADACHE; 1 CASE IN HOARSE VOICE; 2 CASES IN HYPERTENSION; 1 CASE IN LEFT HEMIPARESIS; 4 CASES IN MURMUR DETECTED ON AUSCULTATION; 2 CASES IN OEDEMA; 1 CASE IN OLIGOANURIC RENAL FAILURE; 3 CASES IN PALPITATIONS; 3 CASES IN PERIPHERAL OEDEMA; 1 CASE IN PLATYPNOEA-ORTHODEOXIA; 1 CASE IN PLEURITIC CHEST PAIN; 1 CASE IN PRE-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT PRIOR TO AAA REPAIR; 1 CASE IN RECURRENT FALLS; 1 CASE IN RETROGRADE AMNESIA; 1 CASE IN RIGHT LOIN PAIN; 1 CASE IN SEIZURES; 7 CASES IN SYNCOPE; 1 CASE IN SYNCOPE AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; 1 CASE IN SYNCOPE POST-PARTUM