Sumesh RajMD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala
India
Rajan GVBsc MD
Former Professor and Head of Internal Medicine Government Medical College,
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala,
India
Senior Consultant Physician, Cosmopolitan Hospital
Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala,
India
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Essentials of Cardiovascular Examination
First Edition: 2016
9789352500420
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5Preface
Revolutionary changes are occurring in the field of medical science. New research and clinical experience have broadened our knowledge.
The purpose of this Essentials of Cardiovascular Examination is to provide both undergraduate and postgraduate students, interns and practising physicians a solid background in cardiac physical examination.
This book is a humble effort to correct the pitfalls and mistakes that a student commonly makes in undergraduate and postgraduate examinations.
Basic cardiovascular anatomy and physiology are dealt with and correlated with normal and abnormal physical findings elicited at the bedside.
The physical diagnosis is extensively dealt with so as to enable a student for in-depth study and to approach the examination with ease.
All the common cardiovascular diseases and their investigation and treatment updates are also included so as to enable the use of this book as a ready-reckoner reference for practicing physicians.
We acknowledge the untiring effort and help rendered by V Rema Devi, Dr Reshma Sugathan and Sidharth Sumesh in the preparation of this book.
We earnestly appreciate the initiative and effort taken by M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd in bringing out this book.
Sumesh Raj