Cardiac arrhythmia management [[electronic resource]] : a practical guide for nurses and allied professionals / / edited by Angela Tsiperfal ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: West Sussex, England, : Wiley-Blackwell, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (516 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.12806
• Soggetto topico: Arrhythmia - Treatment; Arrhythmia - Diagnosis
• Altri autori: TsiperfalAngela
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cardiac Arrhythmia Management: A Practical Guide for Nurses and Allied Professionals; Contents; Foreword by N.A. Mark Estes III; Foreword by Rosemary S. Bubien; Preface; Contributors; Section 1: Basics of Cardiac Anatomy and Electrophysiology; 1.1 Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, Electrophysiology, and Pharmacology; 1.2 Diagnostic Testing for the Arrhythmia Patient; Section 2: Supraventricular Tachycardia: Diagnosis and Management; 2.1 AVNRT, AVRT, and Atrial Tachycardia: Diagnosis and Treatment; 2.2 Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter: Diagnosis and Treatment ; 2.3 Ventricular Tachycardia Associated with Cardiomyopathies: Diagnosis and Treatment2.4 Ventricular Tachycardia in Structurally Normal Hearts; Section 3: Implantable Device Management; 3.1 Basics of Pacing and Defibrillation: Indications and Components; 3.2 Device Implantation and Perioperative Care; 3.3 Pacemaker Timing Cycles, Programming, and Troubleshooting; 3.4 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy; 3.5 ICD Follow-Up and Troubleshooting; 3.6 Pacemaker and ICD Follow-Up; 3.7 Family Matters: Research and Clinical Management of Psychosocial Issues for ICD Patients and Their Partners ; 3.8 Management of Device Recalls3.9 Device Evaluation in Special Circumstances; Section 4: Syncope and Sudden Cardiac Death; 4.1 Diagnosis and Management of Syncope; 4.2 Sudden Cardiac Death; Section 5: Care of the Pediatric Arrhythmia Patient; 5.1 Care of the Pediatric Patient with a Device; 5.2 Care of the Pediatric Patient with SVT; Section 6: Additional Topics in Cardiac Arrhythmia Management; 6.1 EP Mapping System Technologies; 6.2 Procedural Sedation in the Electrophysiology Lab; 6.3 Ethical Issues in Cardiac Electrophysiology Practice: A Guide for Clinicians; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Cardiac Arrhythmia Management: A Practical Guide for Nurses and Allied Professionals provides a much-needed resource for nurses and other professionals who work directly with patients being treated for cardiac arrhythmias. Comprehensive in scope, the book covers cardiac arrhythmia conditions and the issues surrounding implantable devices from implant surgery to remote monitoring and troubleshooting. Edited by a team of doctors and nurses, the book addresses key patient management issues in a practical way. Fundamentals for understanding the anatomy and physiology of cardiac arrhythmias
• Titolo autorizzato: Cardiac arrhythmia management
• ISBN: 0-470-95932-0; 1-118-78896-6; 0-470-95931-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910830362503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II