Herzog Eyal (ed.) The Cardiac Care Unit Survival Guide

Wolters Kluwer, 2012. — 2089 p.This book is geared toward cardiologists, trainees, and housestaff --anyone who rotates or practices in the CCU--who must grasp the subtleties when treating patients in a cardiac care unit. It is organized in a way to help you understand the simplified pathophysiology of the disease, the diagnosis modalities, the initial critical care management in the CCU, the clinical care in a step down unit and plan for discharge therapy. Dr. Herzog has developed unified pathways for the management of patients presenting with acute chest pain or its equivalent, acute heart failure, atrial fibrillation and flutter, syncope, cardiac arrest, hypertension and hyperglycemia. Algorithms and pathways for management are provided in each chapter for easy implementation in any health care system. In addition, because specialized units are frightening to the patients and their families, there is a section in each chapter on what the patient and family need to know, that encompasses a capsulated explanation of the condition and treatment management.Acute Coronary Syndrome
Pathway for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina
Coronary Angiography and Coronary Angioplasty
Echocardiography in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Use of Radionuclide Imaging in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Medications Used in the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Heart Failure
Pathway for the Management of Acute Heart Failure
Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Medications Used in the Management of Heart Failure
Arrhythmia in the Cardiac Care Unit
Bradyarrhythmia Including Heart Block
Supraventricular Arrhythmias and Atrial Fibrillation
Ventricular Arrhythmias
The Approach to the Patient with Syncope
Strategies for the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Pathway for the Management of Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Including Therapeutic Hypothermia
Procedures to Treat Arrhythmias in the Cardiac Care Unit
Commonly Used Medications for the Treatment of Arrhythmias
Management of Valvular, Aortic, and Pericardial Disease in the Cardiac Care Unit
Acute Aortic Syndromes
Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade
Decompensated Valvular Disease in the Cardiac Care Unit
Infective Endocarditis
Intensive Care Therapy
Mechanical Ventilation in the Cardiac Care Unit
Pulmonary Embolism
Sedation and Analgesia in the Cardiac Care Unit
Renal Failure in the Cardiac Care Unit
End-of-Life Care in the Cardiac Care Unit
Risk Factors: From the Acute Setting to Chronic Management
Diabetes Mellitus in the Cardiac Care Unit
Hypertension in the Cardiac Care Unit
Lipid Management in the Cardiac Care Unit
Diet, Nutrition, Obesity, and Weight Loss in Cardiac Care Unit Patients
Exercise and Physical Activity
Smoking Cessation in the Cardiac Patient