Emergenze

With an editorial team of leading experts from the American College of Emergency Physicians and the American Heart Association, this book is the first complete, clinically oriented reference textbook in emergency cardiovascular care and CPR. The book translates bench research to the clinician's bedside needs and addresses end-of-life issues. The content is appropriate for a large audience including early caregivers, emergency department and CCU nurses, students, residents, fellows, and hospitalists responsible for cardiovascular emergency situations. A companion Website will include the fully searchable text, instructional videos produced by the AHA, and links to ACC, AHA, ASE, ACEP, and ILCOR guidelines and policy statements.

Il volume rappresenta la giusta scelta per avere tutte le informazioni necessarie e relative ai trattamenti cardiologici in emergenza. Volume conciso e autorevole in quanto scritto da medici dell'emergenza per i medici dell'emergenza. Contenuti e caratteristiche principali: presentazione di tutte le comuni emergenze cardiologiche in modo schematico e pratico per una immediata consultazione in emergenza; procedure e trattamenti step-by-step; algoritmi terapeutici per una facile applicazione del trattamento; sommari e schemi riassuntivi di trattamento che includono farmaci, procedure e complicanze; guida rapida agli elementi diagnostici, dai marker sierici a ecografia ed ECG; raccomandazioni aggiornate sugli agenti farmacologici, dosaggi e relativi calcoli comunemente utilizzati; informazioni basate sulla medicina dell'evidenza, con note relative ai trial clinici fondamentali.

This book details topics of particular importance to critical care cardiovascular diagnosis and management in the perioperative period. It represents an important update for anaesthesiologists, cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, emergency care physicians and intensivists caring for patients with acute, life-threatening cardiovascular afflictions

This is a concise, authoritative reference on the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular problems, the most common problems patient present in the Emergency Department. Written by, and for, emergency medicine physicians this evidence based book features, algorithms, treatment summary boxes, and a "What's on the Horizon" section in each chapter.

Nelle nuove linee-guida ILCOR 2005 si dà quasi per scontato che negli ospedali sia possibile soccorrere efficacemente e in modo immediato un paziente colto da arresto cardiorespiratorio. Si dà per scontato che vi sia una distribuzione di DAE o defibrillatori manuali e un'organizzazione tale da consentire di erogare la scarica entro tre minuti. Purtroppo ciò può avvenire realmente solo in pochi ospedali. Con questo manuale gli autori mettono a disposizione la loro esperienza con i DAE in ospedale, iniziata a Rimini nel 1992, spiegando come siano riusciti a risolvere i piccoli o grandi problemi logistici, organizzativi e formativi. Lo scopo è quello di attenuare le difficoltà e gli errori che si possono verificare nelle fasi iniziali di attuazione di un Piano Cardiorianimatorio Intraospedaliero (PIC), da integrare nel più ampio quadro dell'emergenza intraospedaliera.

"Mastering ACLS, Second Edition" will help health care professionals successfully complete the American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiac Life Support course and certification exam. This quick-review outline-format study guide covers the core knowledge and skills needed for ACLS - including detailed, illustrated life support techniques, core case studies, arrhythmias, defibrillation procedures, I.V. techniques, cardiovascular pharmacology, myocardial infarction, and special resuscitation situations. Now in full color, this edition features 200 illustrations and algorithms, expanded chapter quizzes, a comprehensive test, expanded information on automated external defibrillators, and additional case scenarios in the Megacode and other chapters. A new appendix reviews Basic Cardiac Life Support guidelines.

Management of cardiovascular disease has changed dramatically, and the second edition of Primary Care Cardiology provides a comprehensive review of new treatment strategies. By emphasizing the basic principles critical to understanding and managing heart disease while putting recent developments in the field into perspective, this practical guide also serves as a curriculum for doctors studying for board examinations or re-certification. Helpful features include: Over 50 classic cardiovascular diagrams 50 summary tables for quick reference Concise overview of the vast body of cardiovascular literature Straightforward, readable tone Convenient pocket-size for rapid reviewWritten for primary care physicians, this book is also perfect for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

This practical pocket reference provides advice on management of acute cardiac problems, a major component of all emergency medical admissions. Advocating an evidence-based approach to clinical practice, the book gives detailed guidelines for day-to-day use in patient care in a variety of hospital settings - from admission in A&E through intensive therapy in the CCU to management on the cardiac or medical ward. The concise presentation is designed to allow easy access to relevant material.

The electrocardiogram (ECG) remains the most accessible and inexpensive diagnostic tool to evaluate the patient presenting with symptoms suggestive of acute myocardial ischemia. It plays a crucial role in decision making about the aggressiveness of therapy especially in relation to reperfusion therapy, because such therapy has resulted in a considerable reduction in mortality from acute myocardial infarction. Several factors play a role in the amount of myocardial tissue that can be salvaged by reperfusion therapy, such as the time interval between onset of coronary occlusion and reperfusion, site and size of the jeopardized area, type of reperfusion attempt (thrombolytic agent or an intracoronary catheter intervention), presence or absence of risk factors for thrombolytic agents, etc. Most important in decision making on reperfusion therapy and the type of intervention is to look for markers indicating a higher mortality rate from myocardial infarction. The ECG is a reliable, inexpensive, non-invasive instrument to obtain that information. Recently it has become clear that both in anterior and inferior myocardial infarction, the ECG frequently allows not only to identify the infarct related coronary artery, but also the site of occlusion in that artery and therefore the size of the jeopardized area. Obviously, the more proximal the occlusion, the larger the area at risk and the more aggressive the reperfusion attempt.

Now in its thoroughly updated second edition , this practical handbook guides emergency physicians and intensive care clinicians through the initial diagnosis, stabilisation, management and disposition of patients with acute cardiovascular emergencies. In an extremely easy to use format, the book provides rapid access to the vital information physicians need to know. The first section describes resuscitation procedures that are crucial to the management of all cardiovascular emergencies. Subsequent sections cover specific disease processes and toxicologic emergencies, focusing on diagnosis, pharmacologic therapy, and other interventions in the emergent setting. Highlights of this new edition include increased coverage of coronary artery and peripheral artery stenting

A practical approach to common cardiovascular problems. It begins with a brief section on the basics of a cardiovascular system, diagnostic and laboratory methods, and principles of prevention. The remainder of the book is divided between sign or symptom and disease known. It includes published practice guidelines from the American Heart Association for the management of heart disease, so the reader can identify the standard of care. There are chapters on risk moderation, disability evaluation, management of lipids, and management after heart attack to prevent recurrence.