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HEART FAILURE: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO TREATMENT
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| By: |
William T. Abraham, Henry Krum |
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Paperback |
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£103.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0071443150 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780071443159 |
| Publisher: |
MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION - EUROPE |
| Pub. date: |
1 August, 2007 |
| Pages: |
332 |
| Description: |
A visual guide and desk reference offering clinical guidelines for identifying and treating patients with heart failure as well as those who have the potential for the condition. |
| Synopsis: |
The definitive one-stop guide to treating -- and preventing -- heart failure This practical reference provides all the expert guidance and up-to-the-minute clinical perspectives you need to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with heart failure. A major focus of the book is integration of various management approaches to maximize patient benefit. Coverage begins with a brief introduction to the incidence and causes of heart failure, then quickly moves into a more thorough clinical overview of symptom evaluation, pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment methods, hospitalization, surgical treatments, and more.Features: Clear, step-by-step coverage of prevention and all treatment modalities with evidence-based recommendations Full examination of the types of heart failure, prevalence, morbidity and associated co-morbidities, mortality, risk factors, etiologies, cardiomyopathies, and pathophysiology Key perspectives on the use of ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, aldosterone antagonists, IV vasoactive medications, diuretics, digitalis, surgical procedures and devices, and more Need-to-know procedures for patient evaluation Heart failure disease management programs and pathways of care that can be applied in any practice setting Clinically relevant diagrams, figures, and algorithms |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
McGraw-Hill Medical |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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