Cardiovascular Physiology A Clinical Approach

Name: Cardiovascular Physiology A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9780781774857

ISBN-10: 0781774853

ISBN-13: 9780781774857

Edition: 2011

Authors: Carol-Ann Courneya, Michael J. Parker, Richard M. Schwartzstein

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Cardiovascular Physiology: A Clinical Approach provides a clear, clinically oriented exposition of the essentials of cardiovascular physiology for medical students, residents, nurses, and allied health professionals. This book is the second volume in The Integrated Physiology Series, a sequence of monographs that review physiology in a clinically meaningful way. The lecture-style format and conversational tone of the text offset the difficult and intimidating nature of the subject. Detailed illustrations and accompanying online animations help students truly understand key cardiovascular concepts most relevant for the care of patients. Learning objectives, thought questions, clinical cases,…

Book details

List price: $33.50
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication date: 5/28/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 206
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Getting Started: The Approach to Cardiovascular Physiology



Form and Function: The Physiological Implications of the Anatomy of the Cardiovascular System



Excitation Contraction (EC) Coupling: Calcium, the EC Powerhouse



The Cardiac Cycle: Bringing the Chambers Together



Electrical Function: Setting the Rhythm



Electrocardiogram: Keeping the Beat



Cardiac Output (Starling Curves): Getting It Started



Blood Vessels: Special Delivery



Control of Blood Pressure: Keeping Us Standing



Integration Chapter: Pregnancy, Two Hearts Beating as One


Appendix: Answers to Review Questions


Glossary of Terms


Index