Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery
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This page will hopefully develop into a full book on cardiology and cardiovascular surgery.
Everything on pediatric cardiology can be found in the section on Pediatric Cardiology in the Wikibook on Pediatrics. This includes congenital heart diseases.
Contents
Symptoms and Signs
Advanced Diagnostic Methods
Cardinal Symptoms
- Chest Pain
- Exertional Breathlessness (Dyspnoea)
- Exertional Palpitations
- Syncope (Blackouts, faints and funny turns)
- Pedal edema (Swelling of Lower Limbs)
- Cough, Sputum, Hemoptysis (Hemoptysis means coughing out Blood stained sputum)
Signs
Arrhythmias
- Introduction
- Tachycardia
- Bradycardia
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- His Bundle Arrhythmias
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bundle Branch Block
- Hemiblock
- Nonspecific Intraventricular Conduction Defects
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
Resuscitation
Shock
Also see the Wikibooks section on Emergency Medicine.
Ischemic Heart (Coronary Artery) disease
Heart Failure
Endocarditis
Pericardial Disease
Valvular Disease
Cardiac Oncology
Diseases of the Main Vessels
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine
- Cardiac Support Devices
- Swan-Ganz Catheter
- Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
- Post-Operative Care for Cardiothoracic Surgical Patients