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
- Fully aligned to UKMLA requirements, with key 'conditions' and 'presentations' highlighted in handy checklists - save valuable revision time and be confident you have the syllabus covered
- Written by senior students and recent graduates - those closest to what is essential for exam success
- Quality assured by leading Faculty Advisors - ensures complete accuracy of information
- Features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes and other useful aide-m�moires - distilled wisdom from those in the know
- Updated self-assessment section matching the latest exam formats - confirm your understanding and improve exam technique fast
Table of Contents
Series editor’s foreword vPrefaces vi
Acknowledgement vii
Series editor’s acknowledgement viii
Rapid UKMLA Index ix
Section 1 The basics 1
1 Cardiac anatomy, physiology and development 3
2 The cardiac cycle, control of cardiac output and
haemodynamic regulation 15
3 ECG interpretation 35
4 Other cardiac investigations 41
Section 2 Presenting complaints 49
5 History and examination of the cardiovascular system 51
6 Chest pain 59
7 Breathlessness and peripheral oedema 67
8 Palpitations 75
9 Syncope 83
10 Heart murmurs 91
Section 3 Clinical conditions 101
11 Atherosclerosis and its risk factors 103
12 Stable angina and acute coronary syndromes 123
13 Heart failure 139
14 Arrhythmias 151
15 Valvular disease 179
16 Diseases of the myocardium and pericardium 203
17 Congenital heart disease 213
18 Vascular disease 225
Self-Assessment 241
UKMLA High Yield Association Table 243
UKMLA Single Best Answer (SBA) Questions 249
UKMLA SBA Answers 263
OSCEs and Short Clinical Cases 277
Glossary 301
Index
