Bedside Cardiology [Hardcover]

Jules Constant (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0316153230 | ISBN-13: 978-0316153232 | Publication Date: February 1985 | Edition: 3rd

This guide focuses on the principles of the diagnostic process. Beginning with a chapter on the initial patient interview, the book continues with a series of questions and answers on techniques and heart sounds, including ejection murmurs, systolic regurgitant murmurs, diastolic murmurs, prosthetic valve sounds, and more. Reflecting the latest advances in cardiac diagnosis, the fourth edition features new questions and explanantions, more illustrations and new references.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 458 pages
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company; 3rd edition (February 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316153230
• ISBN-13: 978-0316153232
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,759,887 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on the subject currently available, June 12, 2001

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SCHOEBEL (Düsseldorf Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bedside Cardiology (Bedside Cardiology (Constant)) (Paperback)

I am cardiologist and teacher of clinical examination of the heart and circulation for student and clinicians. Therefore I have done a lot of reading on the subject. The content presents peripheral signs as well direct phenomena in a well-blanced way. It is important that emphasis is put on peripheral signs as they often supply the deciding clues for the correct diagnosis. Peripheral signs are for example completely undervalued in German literature on the subject. What I miss a little bit is what you find in recent German books by H. Blömer and P. Franke(unfortunatly not published anymore)are special chapters on disease entities as for example aortic stenosis. This would nicely integrate the aformentioned knowledge of the general part to allow more description for natural course and grading of severity. Too bad the last chapters are still "under construction". The bibliography is excellent and gives a very good idea of how much has been done in the field. "Modern" cardiologists may therefore see how much scientific research has been undertaken and how well argued the book by Professor Constant is. The book presents an approach based on questions and answers. This may not be everybodies choice of an optimal didactic path. Nevertheless you can stick with it. Repetitions are helpful because they help to understand the complex materia. It is currently the best book on the market. It is also better than the book by J.K. Perloff because it takes a more scientific approach. A "must" for serious cardiologists.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have text on cardiovascular exam, December 1, 2003

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DL - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bedside Cardiology (Hardcover)

Technology is not a substitute for bedside cardiovascular exam. This book is an excellent text on the fine art of physical exam and auscultation. The text is comprehensive but does a great job of explaining the underlying pathophysiology which is the key to understanding and predicting the physical exam findings. The diagrams and photographs are very good. The references are old but I did not run across any major discrepancies with the modern literature.