Cardiovascular Problems in Practice

Roger Blackwood, FRCP. 118pp, 216x138mm, 1986, 0906584167
£14.00 (UK postpaid £15.00).

A practical guide to the management of the cardiological emergencies and problems
that form part of the daily work of the non-specialist doctor.
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Patients with heart disease comprise between 15% and 20% of all cases seen in acute medicine. In each case the doctor has to decide whether or not to obtain a specialist opinion, and what to do for the patient directly.

This book offers practical guidelines for the management of the main cardiological problems that are likely to arise in the daily work of the non-specialist doctor. When, for example, should one worry about chest pain? When should a patient be referred, or sent to hospital? When is a systolic murmur innocent? How do you approach the problem of palpitation? What can you do for severe heart failure? Which angina patients are likely to benefit from surgery? When do you treat high blood pressure?

There is a chapter on the major drugs, their side effects and contra-indications, as well as chapters on valve disease, post-infarction management, the cardiomyopathies, and some of the more frequently encountered miscellaneous condititons. Each chapter concludes with a limited number of key references. The book is copiously illustrated.