Cardiovascular physiology
Subtitle: a clinical approach
By: Carol-Ann Courneya, Michael J. Parker.
Contributors: Parker, Michael J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Integrated physiology series; Integrated physiology series
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780781774857
Subjects: Cardiovascular system -- Physiology; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
Description: Cardiovascular Physiology: A Clinical Approach covers the essentials of cardiovascular physiology for medical students, residents, nurses, and allied health professionals. This book is the second in The Integrated Physiology Series, a sequence of monographs that review physiology in a clinically meaningful way. The accessibility and conversational tone of the text offset the difficult and intimidating nature of the subject. Detailed illustrations and accompanying online animated figures help students truly understand key cardiovascular concepts most relevant for the care of patients. Learning objectives, thought questions, clinical cases, and USMLE-style review questions round out the teaching elements that challenge students and help them master the material.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started : the approach to cardiovascular physiology; title: Form and function : the physiological implications of the anatomy of the cardiovascular system; title: Excitation contraction (EC) coupling : calcium, the EC powerhouse; title: The cardiac cycle : bringing the chambers together; title: Electrical function : setting the rhythm; title: Electrocardiogram : keeping the beat; title: Cardiac output (starling curves) : getting it started; title: Blood vessels : special delivery; title: Control of blood pressure : keeping us standing; title: Integration chapter : pregnancy, two hearts beating as one.