Short Stay Management of Chest Pain
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Beschreibung
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) continues to challenge our health care system in the complexity of presentation and the ever increasing number of patients exhibiting signs and symptoms of an acute coronary syndrome. Written by leading experts, Short Stay Management of Chest Pain provides scientific and clinical insights on the management of patients who arrive at the hospital with a presentation consistent with a potential acute coronary syndrome. Focusing on the cardiology aspects of chest pain, Short Stay Management of Chest Pain is a valuable tool for acute care physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators devoted to caring for this population. Short Stay Management of Chest Pain details the remarkable improvements in diagnostic accuracy and improved patient outcomes for patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndromes.
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) continues to challenge our health care system in the complexity of presentation and the ever increasing number of patients exhibiting signs and symptoms of an acute coronary syndrome. Written by leading experts, Short Stay Management of Chest Pain provides scientific and clinical insights on the management of patients who arrive at the hospital with a presentation consistent with a potential acute coronary syndrome. Focusing on the cardiology aspects of chest pain, Short Stay Management of Chest Pain is a valuable tool for acute care physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators devoted to caring for this population. Short Stay Management of Chest Pain details the remarkable improvements in diagnostic accuracy and improved patient outcomes for patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndromes.
Outlines the rationale for the establishment of a chest pain unit (CPU) Covers all medical aspects of CPU use and management as well as the staffing legal regulatory and required fiscal necessities Represents the second in a series produced in collaboration with the Society of Chest Pain Centers Explains treatment suitable to administer during the risk stratification process Consists of numerous clinical pathways being used by various hospitals and systems to adapt the successful strategies utilized by other institutions to their own patient care environment Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
W. Frank Peacock
Themen in »Short Stay Management of Chest Pain«
Acute Coronary Syndromes Angina Cardiac markers Cardiac stress test Chest Pain Chest Pain Unit Myocardial infarction Myocardial ischemia Stent electrocardiogram