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Im on the opposite end of the spectrum with patients and using science to help them extend their lives and find out whats going on with them. This is one of the books I ordered, hopefully I get it tomorrow next day air
Challenging Cases...
Every Friday morning for more than 10 years, world-renowned cardiology experts in the Echocardiography Laboratory at New York University Medical Center have continuously conferred over the week's cases, creating a unique record of the challenges they faced and advances made in a constantly evolving field. Now from this book you can gain a front-row perspective of those conferences to confront their most instructive, perplexing, and even bizarre cases.
Each case begins with a short clinical presentation and pertinent echocardiographic images, followed by multiple-choice questions on diagnosis and management. With every question answered, you delve further into subsequent questions, discussions, and confirming illustrations.
In this book you'll find—
92 of the most difficult and puzzling cases confronted by renowned experts.
More than 400 echocardiographic images, including 250 in full color, accompany the text to bring each case to life.
Each case stands on its own, allowing you to explore the book at your convenience cover-to-cover or in brief, random readings.
FREE CD-ROM INCLUDED—features images from the text plus special video clips associated with many cases!
This powerful and unusual book is designed to serve all who utilize echocardiography in daily practice and academia including anesthesiologists, internists, pediatricians, and intensivists at every stage of training and experience.
Intra-aortic Mass After Aortic Dissection Repair, 1
Change in Doppler Flow Pattern Following an Intervention, 3
Echo-free Space, 5
Myocardial Infarction With a New Murmur, 7
What Was the Procedure?, 9
A 27-Year-Old Patient With a Murmur, 11
Dyspnea on Exertion, 13
Progressive Dyspnea on Exertion, 15
Different Left Ventricular Gradients, 17
Concerned Mother, 19
Can You Interpret This Doppler Spectral Tracing?, 21
Weight Loss, 23
A Patient With an Asymptomatic Murmur, 26
Massive Cardiomegaly in an Asymptomatic Patient, 29
Shortness of Breath, 32
A 62-Year-Old Woman With Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, 34
Shortness of Breath in a Patient With a Mitral Valve Prosthesis, 36
Transient Ischemic Attack Following Myocardial Infarction, 39
Heart Murmurs, 41
How Big Is the Left Atrium?, 43
Postoperative Transthoracic Echocardiogram, 46
A 48-Year-Old Man With Fever and Cough, 50
Shortness of Breath in a Previously Healthy Patient, 52
Attempt to Record Tricuspid Flow, 55
What's Wrong With This Mitral Valve?, 57
Systolic Aortic Regurgitation, 59
Lobster Claw, 61
Chronic Shortness of Breath, 63
Pleural Effusion and Abnormal Echo, 65
Oxygen Desaturation, 67
Why Is This Young Woman Short of Breath?, 69
Chest Pain, 71
Echo After Invasive Procedure, 73
Cardiogenic Shock, 75
Postoperative Echo, 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease, 81
Abnormal Blood Count, 85
Name This Structure, 87
Heart Murmur in an Elderly Patient, 88
Dyspnea in a Patient With Lymphoma, 90
Hypertension, 92
Name This Syndrome, 94
New Murmur, 96
Murmur After Valve Replacement, 98
Murmur After Aortic Valve Replacement, 100
Unusual Mitral Valve, 102
Unique Doppler Pattern, 104
More Than Meets the Eye, 106
Name This Mass, 109
The History Is Key, 111
Transesophageal Echocardiogram (TEE) During Procedure, 113
Malfunctioning Prosthetic Valve?, 115
Elderly Patient With Syncope, 117
Chest Pain in a Patient With Aortic Plaque, 119
Syncope and Murmur, 121
Enlarged Heart, 123
What Is the Left Ventricle Pressure?, 125
Elderly Patient With Abdominal Pain, 127
Edema, 129
Elderly Woman With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 131
Murmur, 133
Hole in the Right Atrium?, 135
Where Is the Infection?, 138
Prosthetic Valve Disfunction?, 140
How Thin Can It Get?, 142
An Old Starr-Edwards Valve, 144
What Did You Bring Back From Nepal?, 147
Complications of Thymoma, 149
Bad Echo From Our Hospital, 153
Should You Ligate the Appendage?, 156
Transient Ischemic Attack After Valve Replacement, 158
Endocarditis, 161
High-Velocity Mitral Regurgitation, 163
Can You Name This Vessel?, 164
How Is This Mitral Regurgitation Different?, 166
Swollen Leg, 168
Is This What They Taught You in Medical School?, 170
Was It a Successful Operation?, 173
The Patient Who Fell From Her Bed, 176
Fever of Undetermined Origin, 178
Ascites, 181
Right Atrial Mass After Surgery, 183
I Had Surgery, 185
Transient Ischemic Attack One Month After Surgery, 187
Twenty-Four-Pound Weight Gain, 189
A Tough Decision, 191
Endocarditis with Shock, 194
Dyspnea in Pregnancy, 196
Pulmonary Artery Compression, 200
Cold Leg, 203
Maladie de Roger?, 207
Name This Space, 213
Index, 217
