Description
Book SynopsisCardiology for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is a comprehensive resource for veterinary technicians and nurses working with cardiovascular patients in veterinary practice.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors ix
Foreword xi
List of Abbreviations xv
Introduction: Why Animals have a Circulatory System 1
H. Edward Durham, Jr.
Section I Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology 5
1 Cardiac Anatomy 7
H. Edward Durham, Jr.
2 Basic Cardiac Physiology 23
June A. Boon and H. Edward Durham, Jr.
Section II Diagnostics 43
3 History and Physical Examination 45
H. Edward Durham, Jr.
4 Electrocardiography 63
Shari Hemsley
5 Thoracic Radiography 111
Deborah M. Fine
6 Echocardiography and Doppler Study 133
Michelle St John and H. Edward Durham, Jr.
7 Blood Pressure Measurement and Systemic Hypertension 179
H. Edward Durham, Jr.
8 Angiography 199
Barbara P. Brewer
9 Cardiac Biomarkers 225
Kristin Hohnadel
Section III Cardiac Diseases 231
10 Congenital Heart Diseases 233
H. Edward Durham, Jr.
11 Acquired Heart Diseases 277
Stacey Leach
12 Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Neoplasia 301
Anne Myers
Section IV Therapies and Interventions 315
13 Pathophysiology of Heart Failure 317
June A. Boon and H. Edward Durham, Jr.
14 Drugs for Cardiac Therapy 329
Kathryn J. Atkinson
15 Treatment of Cardiac Disease 351
Robert J. Schutrumpf iii
16 Interventional Therapies 367
Anna McManamey, Anne Myers, and H. Edward Durham, Jr.
Section V Large Animal Cardiology 405
17 Equine Cardiology 407
H. Edward Durham, Jr.
18 Ruminant and Camelid Cardiology 443
Mark W. Harmon
Appendix 459
Index 467
