The Evaluation and Treatment of Syncope
Contributors: European Society of Cardiology Staff (Contributor); David G. Benditt (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated
Published: June 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781405103749
Subjects: Diseases & disorders; therapy; Neurology - General; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Cardiology; Medical / Nursing; diagnosis; Medical; Syncope (Pathology); Pathophysiology; Diseases; Medical / Pathophysiology; PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGICAL; Syncope
First sentence: The term "syncope" is derived from an old Greek word meaning "to cut short or "interrupt".
Description: Provides recommendations for the management of syncope. The reader will find in this handbook clinical considerations of the most important clinical aspects related to the evaluation and treatment of pateints with this condition. This information is presented in a succint form, and is directed toward practitioners in emergency medicine, primary care, internal medicine, neurology, pediatrics and cardiology.