Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiology [Hardcover]

Based on Dr. Driscoll's thirty years of successful bedside teaching at the Mayo Clinic,Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiologyis the ideal textbook for residents in pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatric and adult cardiology. This concise, well-organized, and easy-to-understand text can be read cover-to-cover during a pediatric cardiology rotation and focuses sharply on what primary care physicians need to know for initial evaluation and management of patients.

Dr. Driscoll explains the many types of congenital heart defects, focusing on the most frequent cardiac problems in infants, children, and adolescents. Emphasis is on use of new diagnostic tools in conjunction with the physical examination.

Based on Dr. Driscoll's thirty years of successful bedside teaching at the Mayo Clinic,Fundamentals of Pediatric Cardiologyis the ideal textbook for residents in pediatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatric and adult cardiology. This concise, well-organized, and easy-to-understand text can be read cover-to-cover during a pediatric cardiology rotation and focuses sharply on what primary care physicians need to know for initial evaluation and management of patients.

Dr. Driscoll explains the many types of congenital heart defects, focusing on the most frequent cardiac problems in infants, children, and adolescents. Emphasis is on use of new diagnostic tools in conjunction with the physical examination.

Cardiovascular Physiology

Clinical Evaluation
History
Physical Examination

Basic Diagnostic Studies
Electrocardiography
Radiography
Echocardiography
Cardiac Catheterization

Exercise Physiology

Innocent Murmurs

Chest Pain

Syncope and Sudden Death

Principles of Inheritance and Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease

Left-to-Right Shunts
Introduction
Atrial Septal Defects
Ventricular Sl³’