Echo Made Easy [Paperback]

Sam Kaddoura BSc BM BCh DIC PhD FRCP FESC FACC (Author), S. Kaddoura (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0443061882 | ISBN-13: 978-0443061882 | Publication Date: December 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

This book aims to provide a practical and clinically useful introduction to echo - much of which is easy - for those who will be using, requesting and possibly interpreting it in the future. The book is aimed particularly at doctors in training and medical students. It is also hoped that it may be of interest to other groups - established physicians and general practitioners, cardiac technicians, nurses and paramedics. It aims to explain the echo techniques available, what an echo can and cannot give, and - importantly - put echo into a clinical perspective. It is by no means intended as a complete textbook of echo and some aspects are far beyond its scope (eg, complex congenital heart disease and pediatric echo).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Unquestionably achieves the author's aim . and does so with consummate ease." British Journal of Cardiology - Review of previous edition --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

S. Kaddoura, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital and Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone; 1 edition (December 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0443061882
• ISBN-13: 978-0443061882
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,143,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Starter Book, September 15, 2004

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B. Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Echo Made Easy (Paperback)

When first learning echo, I was dismayed to not be able to find a simple, concise book that allowed me to grasp the many echo concepts that were thrown at me. No more.

This book is a must-have for beginning echocardiographers. The descriptions are concise and clear, the illustrations are excellent (a first for most echo books), and it is very logically organized. The price is very reasonable (for medical books), and it is pocketable.

The author clearly knows about teaching and getting points across to learners. Kudos to him for filling this gap in the echo book market.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Echo Made Easy by Sam Kaddoura, July 8, 2004

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This review is from: Echo Made Easy (Paperback)

This book is excellent. The beauty of this gem is the price and size, it can be carried as a pocket reference. I recommend it highly to any echocardiographer.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book - Echo Made Easy, April 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Echo Made Easy (Paperback)

This is a fantastic book!!

It is certainly essential reading for anyone learning about echo - doctors, technicians, medical students etc. It covers areas relating to clinical aspects of heart disease (e.g causes of murmurs, endocarditis etc) which are practical and often missing from such books. BUT it is also excellent even for those experienced in echo for use as a refresher and reference source in pocket-size. It has 'normal values' and the figures and illustrations are very good and clear and clinically useful.

It is very well written in an accessible style. It was very well reviewed in British Journal of Cardiology and with good reason. This is one of the best medical books I have ever bought and I cannot recommend it highly enough!