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The Washington Manual® Cardiology Subspecialty Consult (The Washington Manual® Subspecialty Consult Series)

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This book nails it. The field of cardiology is flooded with acronyms, new studies, opinions, and as such, confronts the resident with a daunting task of where to begin reading. While the pathophysiologic nature of cardiac disease is essential to understanding why things happen, the resident needs a book that tells him/her WHAT to do. This is that book. It covers all the basics for every major category of cardiovascular topics in a simple, effective, and memory efficient fashion. For example, I don't want to have to flip through several large text books to get the gist of diagnosing and treating preserved systolic functional cardiomyopathy. This book gives it up right away and in a simple fashion.

MKSAP is fine I suppose, but I needed something more substantial yet not the size of a large deep dish pizza. Something easily accessible that yeilds answers. This is the book. I wish I found this thing earlier in my medical career.

This book is an excellent bridge from a review book to a full sized textbook. Get it.

This book touches on all the cases pertinent and common to the CCU including the rare STEMI, the common NSTEMIS and unstable angina, as well as cardiovascular emergencies. Three days in and I'm wondering why I never had this book before!

I highly recommend it.