Bedside Cardiology; Author: Constant, Jules; Hardback; Book

Author: Constant, Jules
Edition #5; Hardback; Book; 156 Illustrations, Diagrams, Glossary
342 pages
Published: August 2000
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
ISBN: 0781721687

The Fifth Edition of this classic text has been thoroughly revised. It focuses on teaching the clinical diagnostic skills of history-taking and physical examination -- skills that are essential when choosing cost-effective high-technology laboratory tests and evaluating test results.The book begins with a complete checklist for history-taking, and proceeds through physical inspection, palpation, auscultation, heart sounds, and murmurs. The highly praised question-and-answer format engages the reader's attention and enables students to test themselves by covering the answers. Morethan 150 photographs, diagrams, and other illustrations demonstrate key examination techniques and concepts. Important terms are printed in boldface and defined in a glossary.This work focuses on teaching the clinical diagnostic skills of history-taking and physical examination. It begins with a complete checklist for history-taking, and proceeds through physical inspection, palpatation, auscultation, heart sounds, and murmurs.