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Eureka: Cardiovascular Medicine

Eureka: Cardiovascular Medicine

Paul Morris | David Warriner | Allison Morton

(2018)

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Abstract

Eureka – an innovative series for students that fully integrates core science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams.

 

Eureka – content that reflects today’s medical degree courses with their emphasis on:

  • relevance and application of core science to clinical practice
  • skills required to examine and communicate with patients
  • integrated care across primary and acute care settings

 

Eureka – 15 clinical titles, 5 science titles:

  • Clinical titles – disease-based, clinical cases, system-specific core science
  • Science titles – bedrock biomedical principles, clinical cases


Series features across titles:

  • Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context
  • Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient
  • Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun 
  • Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points

 

Cardiovascular Medicine

  • First principles chapter clearly explains the key concepts, processes and structures of the cardiovascular system
  • Clinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of cardiovascular disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options
  • Disease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major disorders, e.g. ischaemic heart disease, hypertension and heart failure, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives
  • Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations such as cardiac arrest and acute MI
  • Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions across primary and other care settings
  • Self-Assessment – 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format

Paul Morris
David Warriner
Allison Morton

University of Sheffield, UK

 

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Cover Cover
Half Title i
Title iii
Copyright iv
Contents viii
Series Editors’ Foreword v
About the Series Editors vi
About the Authors vi
Preface vii
Glossary x
Acknowledgements xi
Dedications xii
Chapter 1 First principles 1
Overview of the cardiovascular system 1
Development of the cardiovascular system 6
The heart 12
Circulatory routes 21
Cardiac electrophysiology 34
The cardiac cycle 45
Cardiac output 49
Blood circulation: vascular haemodynamics 53
Blood vessels 56
Local and regional blood flow control 63
Capillary exchange 71
Blood pressure control 74
Chapter 2 Clinical essentials 85
Introduction 85
Common symptoms and how to take a history 85
Common signs and how to examine a patient 101
Investigations 119
Management options 140
Chapter 3 Ischaemic heart disease 173
Introduction 173
Case 1 Pain radiating across the chest and down the left arm 174
Angina 179
Acute coronary syndromes 185
Complications of myocardial infarction 191
Chapter 4 Hypertension 195
Introduction 195
Case 2 Opportunistic blood pressure measurement 196
Essential hypertension 199
Secondary hypertension 206
Hypertension in other groups 208
Chapter 5 Arrhythmias 211
Introduction 211
Case 3 Lethargy and fainting 212
Case 4 Postoperative shortness of breath and palpitations 214
Mechanisms of arrhythmia 216
Bradyarrhythmia 217
Tachyarrhythmias 223
Atrial fibrillation 229
Chapter 6 Heart failure 235
Introduction 235
Case 5 Breathlessness at night, ankle swelling and cough 236
Case 6 Breathlessness on exertion, and ankle swelling 239
Chronic heart failure 241
Acute heart failure 249
Chapter 7 Valvular heart disease 253
Introduction 253
Case 7 Chest pain on exertion 254
Case 8 Flu-like symptoms 255
Aortic valve disease 258
Mitral valve disease 267
Right-sided valve disease 274
Rheumatic heart disease 276
Infective endocarditis 277
Chapter 8 Congenital heart disease 285
Introduction 285
Case 9 A baby with failure to thrive and laboured breathing 286
Atrial septal defect 288
Ventricular septal defect 289
Eisenmenger’s syndrome 291
Patent ductus arteriosus 291
Tetralogy of Fallot 292
Transposition of the great arteries 295
Coarctation of the aorta 297
Chapter 9 Peripheral vascular disease 299
Introduction 299
Case 10 A collapse on the street 300
Case 11 Painful, cold left foot 302
Abdominal aortic aneurysm 304
Aortic dissection 308
Carotid artery disease 311
Acute limb ischaemia 312
Chronic limb ischaemia 314
Deep vein thrombosis 316
Varicose veins 319
Superficial thrombophlebitis 320
Raynaud’s phenomenon 321
Subclavian or axillary vein thrombosis 322
Chapter 10 Inherited cardiac conditions 325
Introduction 325
Case 12 Cardiac arrest in a football player 326
Inherited cardiomyopathies 328
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 332
Other cardiomyopathies 333
Inherited arrhythmias 334
Other inherited cardiac conditions 336
Chapter 11 Pericardial disease and tumours 341
Introduction 341
Case 13 Chest pain at work 342
Acute pericarditis 343
Pericardial effusion 345
Cardiac tumours 346
Chapter 12 Cardiac emergencies 349
Introduction 349
Case 14 Collapse, no breathing and no pulse 349
Case 15 Collapse, chest pain and tachycardia 351
Cardiac arrest 352
Acute myocardial infarction 354
Narrow complex tachycardia 356
Broad complex tachycardia 357
Cardiac tamponade 358
Bradycardia 360
Chapter 13 Integrated care 363
Introduction 363
Case 16 Breathlessness 2 months after a heart attack 364
Up-titration of medication 365
Management of chronic heart failure 365
Management of stable angina 368
Atrial fibrillation 370
Driving regulations 371
Chapter 14 Self-assessment 373
SBA questions 373
SBA answers 384
Index 393
A 393
B 395
C 395
D 397
E 397
F 398
G 398
H 398
I 399
J 399
K 399
L 399
M 400
N 400
O 400
P 400
Q 401
R 401
S 401
T 402
U 402
V 403
W 403
X 403