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The evaluation and treatment of syncope :

(Number (ISBN

1405172355

(Number (ISBN

1444312812

(Number (ISBN

9781405172356

(Number (ISBN

9781444312812

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b734638

Title Proper

The evaluation and treatment of syncope :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a handbook for clinical practice /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by David G. Benditt [and others].

Edition Statement

2nd ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Malden, Mass. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Blackwell Pub.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2006.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xv, 301 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations

Series Title

The ESC education series

Text of Note

"A publication based on the Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope by the European Society of Cardiology (www.escardio.org/knowledge.guidelines)."

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-289) and index.

Text of Note

Syncope: definition, classification, and multiple potential causes / Jean-Jacques Blanc, David G. Benditt -- What is syncope and what is not syncope: the importance of definitions / J. Gert van Dijk, Adam Fitzpatrick -- Pathophysiology and clinical presentation / Wouter Wieling [and others] -- Maintaining blood pressure whilst upright: physiology and potential for disturbances to cause syncope / Christopher Mathias -- Epidemiology and social costs of syncope / Rose Anne Kenny, Wishwa Kapoor -- Overview of recommended diagnostic strategies / Richard Sutton, Michele Brignole -- Initial evaluation of the syncope patient / Antonio Raviele, Paolo Alboni -- The role of the prepared questionnaire in initial evaluation of transient losses of consciousness / Anna Serletis, Robert Sheldon -- Who should be evaluated and treated in hospital, and who can be managed as an outpatient? / David G. Benditt -- Organizing management of syncope in the hospital and clinic (the syncope unit) / Rose Anne Kenny, Michele Brignole -- Impact of syncope guidelines on clinical care / Michele Brignole -- Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring for evaluation of syncope / Adam Fitzpatrick, David G. Benditt -- Hemodynamic sensors: the future evaluation of syncope / David G. Benditt -- The basic autonomic assessment / Richard Sutton, David G. Benditt -- Electrophysiological testing / Fei Lu, Lennart Bergfeldt -- Miscellaneous diagnostic procedures: when are they indicated? / Lennart Bergfeldt, Piotr Kulakowski -- Neurologic diagnostic procedures in syncope / J. Gert van Dijk -- Contribution of psychiatric disorders to apparent syncope / George Theodorakis -- Who to treat / Michele Brignole, Rose Anne Kenny -- Specific causes of syncope and their evaluation and treatment strategies / David G. Benditt [and others] -- Syncope and other causes of transient loss of consciousness in children, teenagers and adolescent / Wouter Wieling, Karin S. Ganzeboom, Jan Janousek -- Syncope in the older adult (including driving implications) / Rose Anne Kenny, David G. Benditt -- Conditions that mimic syncope / J. Gert Van Dijk.

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Text of Note

Designed for the practitioner, this handbook provides an easy-to-read overview of how to evaluate and treat patients with a history of fainting. The 2nd Edition has been fully revised to contain all the latest information concerning diagnosis and treatment. It is based on the 2004 update of the ESC Guidelines on the Management of Syncope and offers up-to-date direction based on comprehensive analysis. All chapters share a consistent structure and are concise - only essential references are included. However, each chapter comes with suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive literature.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Wiley InterScience

Stock Number

10.1002/9781444312812

Title

Evaluation and treatment of syncope.

International Standard Book Number

9781405140300

Syncope (Pathology), Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Syncope-- diagnosis.

Syncope-- physiopathology.

Syncope-- therapy.

Syncope (Pathologie), Guides, manuels, etc.

HEALTH & FITNESS-- Diseases-- General.

MEDICAL-- Clinical Medicine.

MEDICAL-- Diseases.

MEDICAL-- Evidence-Based Medicine.

MEDICAL-- Internal Medicine.

Syncope (Pathology)

HEA-- 039000

MED-- 014000

MED-- 022000

MED-- 045000

MED-- 112000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

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Class number

Book Number

Benditt, David G.

European Society of Cardiology.

Date of Transaction

20201216134357.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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