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 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
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. IFC - p. iii 5. Cardiology - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Cardiology - p. iii 8. Copyright - p. iii 9. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 10. Prefaces - p. iii 11. Acknowledgement - p. iii 12. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 13. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 14. Contents - p. iii 15. List of Illustrations - p. iii 16. List of Tables - p. iii 17. Chapter 1: The Basics - p. iii 18. Chapter 2: Cardiac anatomy, physiology and development - p. iii 19. Chapter 3: The cardiac cycle, control of cardiac output and haemodynamic regulation - p. iii 20. Chapter 4: ECG interpretation - p. iii 21. Chapter 5: Other cardiac investigations - p. iii 22. Chapter 6: Presenting complaints - p. iii 23. Chapter 7: History and examination of the cardiovascular system - p. iii 24. Chapter 8: Chest pain - p. iii 25. Chapter 9: Breathlessness and peripheral oedema - p. iii 26. Chapter 10: Palpitations - p. iii 27. Chapter 11: Syncope - p. iii 28. Chapter 12: Heart murmurs - p. iii 29. Chapter 13: Clinical conditions - p. iii 30. Chapter 14: Atherosclerosis and its risk factors - p. iii 31. Chapter 15: Stable angina and acute coronary syndromes - p. iii 32. Chapter 16: Heart failure - p. iii 33. Chapter 17: Arrhythmias - p. iii 34. Chapter 18: Valvular disease - p. iii 35. Chapter 19: Diseases of the myocardium and pericardium - p. iii 36. Chapter 20: Congenital heart disease - p. iii 37. Chapter 21: Vascular disease - p. iii 38. Self-Assessment - p. iii 39. UKMLA High YieldAssociation Table - p. iii 40. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. iii 41. UKMLA SBA Answers - p. iii 42. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. iii 43. Glossary - p. iii 44. Index - p. iii
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 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
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. IFC - p. iii 5. Cardiology - p. iii 6. Contributors - p. iii 7. Cardiology - p. iii 8. Copyright - p. iii 9. Series editor’s foreword - p. iii 10. Prefaces - p. iii 11. Acknowledgement - p. iii 12. Series editor’s acknowledgement - p. iii 13. Rapid UKMLA Index - p. iii 14. Contents - p. iii 15. List of Illustrations - p. iii 16. List of Tables - p. iii 17. Chapter 1: The Basics - p. iii 18. Chapter 2: Cardiac anatomy, physiology and development - p. iii 19. Chapter 3: The cardiac cycle, control of cardiac output and haemodynamic regulation - p. iii 20. Chapter 4: ECG interpretation - p. iii 21. Chapter 5: Other cardiac investigations - p. iii 22. Chapter 6: Presenting complaints - p. iii 23. Chapter 7: History and examination of the cardiovascular system - p. iii 24. Chapter 8: Chest pain - p. iii 25. Chapter 9: Breathlessness and peripheral oedema - p. iii 26. Chapter 10: Palpitations - p. iii 27. Chapter 11: Syncope - p. iii 28. Chapter 12: Heart murmurs - p. iii 29. Chapter 13: Clinical conditions - p. iii 30. Chapter 14: Atherosclerosis and its risk factors - p. iii 31. Chapter 15: Stable angina and acute coronary syndromes - p. iii 32. Chapter 16: Heart failure - p. iii 33. Chapter 17: Arrhythmias - p. iii 34. Chapter 18: Valvular disease - p. iii 35. Chapter 19: Diseases of the myocardium and pericardium - p. iii 36. Chapter 20: Congenital heart disease - p. iii 37. Chapter 21: Vascular disease - p. iii 38. Self-Assessment - p. iii 39. UKMLA High YieldAssociation Table - p. iii 40. UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions - p. iii 41. UKMLA SBA Answers - p. iii 42. OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases - p. iii 43. Glossary - p. iii 44. Index - p. iii
