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Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of cardiology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!
Crash Course Cardiology: For UKMLA and Medical Exams, Sixth Edition comprehensively covers cardiology in the medical curriculum, integrating new developments and treatment guidelines. Notably, heart failure management and new guidelines on hypertension, DVLA driving, and adult life support/resuscitation have been incorporated into the content. A new chapter on vascular disease has been introduced, covering aortic, pulmonary, mesenteric, and peripheral vascular conditions, acknowledging their overlap with cardiac disease presentations
Crash Course – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.
A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert Faculty Advisers, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.
Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.
Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of cardiology will also love the unique approach of Crash Course. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction Crash Course is for you!
Crash Course Cardiology: For UKMLA and Medical Exams, Sixth Edition comprehensively covers cardiology in the medical curriculum, integrating new developments and treatment guidelines. Notably, heart failure management and new guidelines on hypertension, DVLA driving, and adult life support/resuscitation have been incorporated into the content. A new chapter on vascular disease has been introduced, covering aortic, pulmonary, mesenteric, and peripheral vascular conditions, acknowledging their overlap with cardiac disease presentations
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Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats – confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
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By Jasmine Shen, MBChB, Junior Doctor, Edinburgh, UK; Thomas Foster, MBChB, BMedSci (Hons), Junior Doctor, Edinburgh, UK; David E Newby, BA, BSc (Hons), PhD, BM, DM, DSc, MRCP, FRSE, FMedSci, FESC, FACC, British Heart Foundation John Wheatley Chair of Cardiology, University of Edinburgh, UK and Philip Xiu, MA (Cantab) MB BChir MRCP MRCGP MScClinEd FHEA MAcadMEd RCPathME, GP Registrar, Yorkshire Deanery, Leeds, UK
Section 1: The basics 1. Cardiac anatomy, physiology and development Why do we need a cardiovascular system? Anatomy of the heart and great vessels Development of the heart and great vessels
2. The cardiac cycle, control of cardiac output and haemodynamic regulation Cardiac electrophysiology The cardiac cycle Control of cardiac output Haemodynamics and vascular function Integrated control of the cardiovascular system and cardiovascular reflexes
3. ECG interpretation The electrocardiogram Presenting an ECG
4. Other cardiac investigations Common cardiac blood tests Exercise ECG Echocardiography Computed tomography coronary angiography Cardiac magnetic resonance Cardiac catheterization Radionuclide imaging
Section 2: Presenting complaints 5. History and examination of the cardiovascular system History Clinical examination Cardiovascular examination summary
6. Chest pain Differential diagnosis History Examination Investigations New onset central chest pain at rest in an ill patient
7. Breathlessness and peripheral oedema Differential diagnosis History Examination Investigation Recent onset dyspnoea at rest in an ill patient
8. Palpitations Differential diagnosis History Examination Investigations Palpitations in the unwell patient
9. Syncope Differential diagnosis of syncope History Examination Investigations Reflex (neurally mediated) syncope Syncope of recent onset in the unwell patient Driving regulations in syncopal patients
10. Heart murmurs Differential diagnosis History Examination Investigations Presenting your findings
Section 3: Clinical conditions 11. Atherosclerosis and its risk factors Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis Classification of ischaemic heart disease Risk factors for atherosclerosis Risk prediction and primary prevention of ischaemic heart disease Lipids and the cardiovascular system Hypertension
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Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert <i>Faculty Advisers</i>, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.<BR><BR>Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. The accompanying enhanced, downloadable eBook completes this invaluable learning package.<BR><BR>Series volumes have been honed to meet the requirements of today’s medical students, although the range of other health students and professionals who need rapid access to the essentials of cardiology will also love the unique approach of <i>Crash Course</i>. Whether you need to get out of a fix or aim for a distinction <i>Crash Course</i> is for you!<BR><BR><b>Crash Course Cardiology: For UKMLA and Medical Exams, Sixth Edition</b> comprehensively covers cardiology in the medical curriculum, integrating new developments and treatment guidelines. Notably, heart failure management and new guidelines on hypertension, DVLA driving, and adult life support/resuscitation have been incorporated into the content. A new chapter on vascular disease has been introduced, covering aortic, pulmonary, mesenteric, and peripheral vascular conditions, acknowledging their overlap with cardiac disease presentations</p> <p><i>Crash Course</i> – your effective every-day study companion PLUS the perfect antidote for exam stress! Save time and be assured you have the essential information you need in one place to excel on your course and achieve exam success.<BR><BR>A winning formula now for over 25 years, having sold over 1 million copies and translated in over 8 languages, each series volume has been fine-tuned and fully updated with a full-colour layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially written by senior students or junior doctors – those who understand what is essential for exam success – with all information thoroughly checked and quality assured by expert <i>Faculty Advisers</i>, the result is books that exactly meet your needs and you know you can trust.<BR><BR>Each chapter guides you succinctly through the full range of curriculum topics in the UKMLA syllabus, integrating clinical considerations with the relevant basic science and avoiding unnecessary or confusing detail. A range of text boxes help you get to the hints, tips and key points you need fast! A fully revised self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats is included to check your understanding and aid exam preparation. 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