The evaluation and treatment of syncope [[electronic resource] ] : a handbook for clinical practice / / edited by David Benditt ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Blackwell, 2006
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.047; 616/.047
• Soggetto topico: Syncope (Pathology); Syncope (Pathology) - Treatment
• Altri autori: BendittDavid G
• Note generali: Previous ed.: Armonk, N.Y.: Futura, 2003.
• Nota di contenuto: The evaluation and treatment of syncopeA handbook for clinical practice; List of contributors; Introduction; Section one: Definition, pathophysiology epidemiology; CHAPTER 1Syncope: definition,classification, and multiplepotential causes; CHAPTER 2What is syncope and what isnot syncope: the importanceofdefinitions; CHAPTER 3Pathophysiology and clinicalpresentation; CHAPTER 4Maintaining blood pressurewhile upright - physiologyand potential for disturbancesto cause syncope; CHAPTER 5Epidemiology and social costsof syncope; Section two:Syncope evaluation strategy ; CHAPTER 6Overview of recommendeddiagnostic strategiesCHAPTER 7Initial evaluation of thesyncope patient; CHAPTER 8The role of the preparedquestionnaire in initialevaluation of transient lossesof consciousness; CHAPTER 9Who should be evaluatedand treated in hospital,and who can be managedas an outpatient?; CHAPTER 10Organizing management ofsyncope in the hospital andclinic (the syncope unit); CHAPTER 11Impact of syncope guidelineson clinical care; Section three:Specific diagnostic procedures; CHAPTER 12Ambulatoryelectrocardiographicmonitoring forevaluation of syncope ; CHAPTER 13Hemodynamic sensors: thefuture evaluation of syncopeCHAPTER 14The basic autonomicassessment; CHAPTER 15Electrophysiological testing; CHAPTER 16Miscellaneous diagnosticprocedures: when are theyindicated; CHAPTER 17Neurologic diagnosticprocedures in syncope; CHAPTER 18Contribution of psychiatricdisorders to apparent syncope; Section four:Causes of syncope and syncopemimics, and treatment; CHAPTER 19Who to treat; CHAPTER 20 Specific causes of syncope: theirevaluation and treatment strategies; Part 1: Neurally mediated reflex syncope; Part 2: Orthostatic syncope ; Part 3: Cardiac arrhythmias and conduction system disease as a primary cause of syncopePart 4: Structural cardiac and pulmonary causes of syncope; Part 5: Cerebrovascular disorders as the primary cause of syncope; CHAPTER 21Syncope and other causes oftransient loss of consciousnessin children, teenagers, andadolescents; CHAPTER 22Syncope in the older adult(including drivingimplications); CHAPTER 23Conditions that mimicsyncope; Section five:Selected references since 1990; Key selected references; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Designed for the practitioner, this handbook provides an easy-to-read overview of how to evaluate and treat patients with a history of fainting. The 2nd Edition has been fully revised to contain all the latest information concerning diagnosis and treatment. It is based on the 2004 update of the ESC Guidelines on the Management of Syncope and offers up-to-date direction based on comprehensive analysis. All chapters share a consistent structure and are concise - only essential references are included. However, each chapter comes with suggestions for further reading and a comprehensi
• Titolo autorizzato: The evaluation and treatment of syncope
• ISBN: 1-280-74877-X; 9786610748778; 0-470-76410-4; 1-4443-1281-2; 1-4051-7235-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996213069303316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: ESC education series.