Acute Cardiac Care | First Hour Protocol eBook
Acute Cardiac Care | First Hour Protocol is a comprehensive clinical guide that helps physicians deliver rapid, evidence-based management during the most critical first hour of cardiovascular emergencies. Designed around international guideline recommendations and practical bedside workflows, this eBook provides step-by-step protocols for recognizing, stabilizing, diagnosing, and treating life-threatening cardiac conditions.
Whether managing patients in the emergency department, coronary care unit, intensive care unit, ambulance, catheterization laboratory, or general hospital, this resource offers clear algorithms and practical decision-making tools that improve speed, confidence, and patient outcomes.
The first hour often determines survival in acute cardiovascular disease. This book equips clinicians with the knowledge to act decisively when every minute matters.
What You’ll Learn
- Initial assessment of cardiac emergencies
- ABCDE approach
- Chest pain evaluation
- Acute coronary syndrome
- STEMI management
- NSTEMI management
- Cardiogenic shock
- Acute heart failure
- Pulmonary edema
- Cardiac arrest
- Advanced cardiac life support principles
- Bradyarrhythmias
- Tachyarrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation emergencies
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Hypertensive emergencies
- Aortic dissection recognition
- Pulmonary embolism
- Cardiac tamponade
- Acute myocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Acute valvular emergencies
- ECG interpretation in emergencies
- Cardiac biomarkers
- Point-of-care echocardiography
- Emergency pharmacology
- Vasopressors and inotropes
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Emergency cardiac procedures
- Cath lab activation
- Post-resuscitation care
- Guideline-based treatment algorithms
Why This Book Is Essential
- Covers the most time-sensitive cardiac emergencies
- Step-by-step first-hour management protocols
- Based on contemporary international guidelines
- Practical bedside algorithms
- Real-world emergency scenarios
- Easy-to-read tables and flowcharts
- Suitable for rapid clinical reference
- Supports board examination preparation
- Instant digital download
- Lifetime digital access
- Written by Dr A M Thirugnanam
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