Cardiovascular nursing secrets : [your cardiovascular questions answered by experts you trust] /

Davis, Leslie, MSN.

Cardiovascular nursing secrets : [your cardiovascular questions answered by experts you trust] / Leslie Davis. - xxiv, 535 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Nursing secrets series . - Secrets series. .

Subtitle from cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Assessment --
1. History taking for the cardiovascular patient / Sara Paul --
2. Physical examination on the cardiovascular patient / Sara Paul --
3. Hemodynamic monitoring / Susan K. Frazier --
II. Diagnostic procedures --
4. Selected laboratory procedures / Karen Patterson Pulido --
5. Noninvasive cardiovascular testing / Rachel Tunstall and Christine Greenwood --
6. Selected nuclear cardiovascular testing / Sharon M. Castina --
7. Invasive cardiovascular testing (angiography and electrophysiology studies) / Lisa A. Kiger and Kendra Hennings --
III. Symptoms and disease states --
8. Hypertension / Linda K. Daley --
9. Acute coronary syndromes / Corinne M. Miller --
10. Myocardial infarction / Leslie Davis and Deborah D. Smith --
11. Heart failure / Margaret T. Bowers --
12. Presyncope and syncope / Rachel Tunstall --
13. Arrhythmias / Kimberly Vitale-Sheldon, Pauline A. Gearing and Leslie Davis --
14. Valvular heart disease / John Stover --
15. Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism / Penelope Ann Crisp --
16. Congenital heart disease / Kari L. Crawford --
17. Peripheral vascular disease / Penelope Ann Crisp --
18. Pulmonary hypertension / Susan K. Frazier --
19. Shock / Susan K. Frazier --
IV. Therapeutic options --
20. Percutaneous coronary interventions / Lisa A. Kiger and Monty Yoder --
21. Cardiovascular surgery / Sharron Rushton and Penny Kay Kalpin --
22. Temporary pacing, cardioversion, and defibrillation / Margaret C. Herbst and Vickie Strang --
23. Ventricular assist devices and intraaortic balloon pump / Scott Kowalczyk and Vickie Strang --
24. Permanent pacemakers / Margaret C. Herbst --
25. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators / Margaret C. Herbst --
26. Heart transplantation / Scott Kowalczyk --
V. Cardiovascular pharmacology --
27. Thrombolytic therapy / Deborah D. Smith and Leslie Davis --
28. Antiplatelet and antithrombotic agents / Deborah D. Smith and Leslie Davis --
29. Chronic anticoagulation / Mary Jo Goolsby --
30. Diuretics and nitrates / Margaret T. Bowers --
31. Beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers / Sara Paul --
32. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers / Sara Paul --
33. Digoxin and other inotropic agents / Jana M. Glotzer --
34. Antiarrhythmic agents / Claudia A. Irmiere --
VI. Cardiovascular risk reduction --
35. Smoking cessation / Jane S. Kaufman --
36. Lipid-lowering strategies / Julie T. Ruch --
37. Physical activity / Rebecca Gary --
38. Cardiac rehabilitation / Jason Barnes Harrell and Leslie Davis --
39. Psychosocial considerations / Valerie H. Lunsford --
VII. Special patient populations --
40. Cardiovascular disease and women / Valerie H. Lunsford --
41. Cardiovascular disease and the elderly / Cindi A. Sullivan and Leslie Davis --
42. Cardiovascular disease and ethnicity / Brenda S. Thompson --
43. Cardiovascular disease and diabetes / Paul Dunn and Leslie Davis --
VIII. Current topics in cardiology --
44. Family presence / Bonnie Taylor --
45. End-of-life care / Winnie Hennessy --
46. Genetics / Marcia Van Riper.

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Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Nursing.
Cardiovascular Diseases--nursing.
Cardiovascular System--Nurses' Instruction.

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