Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death Clinical Resources

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Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death Clinical Resources

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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 208. Approach to the Patient with Cardiovascular Disease: Table of contents
  - The Magnitude of the Problem: Access document
  - Cardiac Symptoms: Access document
  - Fear of Heart Disease: Access document
  - Diagnosis: Access document
  - Pitfalls in Cardiovascular Medicine: Access document
  - Management: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 209. Physical Examination of the Cardiovascular System: Table of contents
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Examination of the Retina: Access document
  - Examination of the Abdomen: Access document
  - Examination of the Extremities: Access document
  - Arterial Pressure Pulse: Access document
  - Jugular Venous Pulse (JVP): Access document
  - Precordial Palpation: Access document
  - Cardiac Auscultation
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Heart Sounds: Access document
    - Heart Murmurs: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
- Chapter 256. Cardiovascular Collapse, Cardiac Arrest, and Sudden Cardiac Death: Table of contents
  - Overview and Definitions: Access document
  - Etiology, Initiating Events, and Clinical Epidemiology: Access document
  - Prediction and Prevention of Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
  - Clinical Characteristics of Cardiac Arrest: Access document
  - Prevention of SCD in High-Risk Individuals without Prior Cardiac Arrest: Access document
  - Further Reading: Access document
Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part IV - Arrhythmias, Sudden Death, and Syncope: Access document
  - Chapter 33 - Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
    - Definitions: Access document
    - Epidemiology: Access document
      - Epidemiological Overview: Access document
      - Population Pools and Time Dependence of Risk: Access document
      - Age, Heredity, Gender, and Race: Access document
      - Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
      - Life Style and Psychosocial Factors: Access document
      - Sudden Death and Previous Coronary Heart Disease: Access document
    - Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
    - Pathology and Pathophysiology: Access document
      - The Pathology of Sudden Death Caused by Coronary Heart Disease: Access document
      - Mechanisms and Pathophysiology: Access document
      - Bradyarrhythmias and Asystolic Arrest: Access document
      - Pulseless Electrical Activity: Access document
    - Clinical Characteristics of the Patient with Cardiac Arrest: Access document
      - Prodromal Symptoms: Access document
      - Onset of the Terminal Event: Access document
      - Clinical Features of Cardiac Arrest: Access document
      - Progression to Biological Death: Access document
      - Hospital Course of Survivors of Cardiac Arrest: Access document
      - Clinical Profile of Survivors of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Access document
    - Management of Cardiac Arrest: Access document
      - Community-Based Interventions: Access document
      - Management of Cardiac Arrest and Post-Cardiac Arrest Care: Access document
      - Advanced Life Support and Definitive Resuscitation: Access document
      - Post-Cardiac Arrest Care: Access document
    - Prevention of Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
      - Antiarrhythmic Drug Strategies: Access document
      - Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Recording and Empirical Therapy: Access document
      - Implantable Defibrillators: Access document
      - Application of Therapeutic Strategies to Specific Groups of Patients: Access document
    - Sudden Death and Public Safety: Access document
    - References: Access document
    - References: Access document
Goldberger: Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach 6th Ed.-1999 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 17 - Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Section II - Differential Diagnosis: Access document
  - Cardiac Arrest, Nontraumatic: Access document
  - Sudden Death, Young Athlete: Access document
Goldman: Cecil Textbook of Medicine 22nd Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part VIII - Cardiovascular Disease: Access document
  - Chapter 60 - Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Death: Access document
    - Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
    - Grade A: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
  - Chapter 61 - Electrophysiologic Interventional Procedures and Surgery: Access document
    - Pacemakers: Access document
    - Transthoracic Cardioversion and Defibrillation: Access document
    - Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Access document
    - Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Access document
    - Arrhythmia Surgery: Access document
    - Grade A: Access document
    - Suggested Readings: Access document
Ferri: Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient 6th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 2 - Differential Diagnosis: Access document
  - Cardiac Arrest, Nontraumatic: Access document
Cheng-Zaas: The Osler Medical Handbook 1st Ed. - 2003 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 1 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support: Access document
- Appendix: ACLS Algorithm: Access document
MD Consult Reference Books: Table of contents | Keyword search - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
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The Merck Manual 17th Ed.-1999: Table of contents
- Chapter 206. Cardiac and Respiratory Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Table of contents
  - General: Access document
Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
- Chapter 1: Resuscitation, Airway Management, and Acute Arrhythmias: Table of contents
  - Airway Management and Rapid Sequence Intubation: Access document
  - Critical Cardiac Life Support: Access document
  - Specific Rhythms and Their Treatment: Access document
Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery (eMedicine): Table of contents
- Cardiac Death, Sudden: Access document

Emergency Medicine Resources See also General Emergency Medicine Resources

Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 6 - Brain Resuscitation: Access document
  - Perspective: Access document
  - Pathophysiology: Access document
  - Management: Access document
  - Summary: Access document
  - Key Concepts: Access document
- Chapter 7 - Adult Resuscitation: Access document
  - Perspective: Access document
  - Pathophysiology: Access document
  - Etiology: Access document
  - Management: Access document
  - Outcomes: Access document
  - Key Concepts: Access document
- Chapter 8 - Pediatric Resuscitation: Access document
  - Perspective: Access document
  - Basic Life Support Techniques: Access document
  - Advanced Life Support Techniques: Access document
  - Resuscitation Pharmacology: Access document
  - Management: Access document
  - Termination of Resuscitation Efforts: Access document
  - Key Concepts: Access document
- Chapter 9 - Neonatal Resuscitation: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Pathophysiology: Access document
  - Indications for Resuscitation: Access document
  - Preparation: Access document
  - Management: Access document
  - Disposition: Access document
  - Key Concepts: Access document

Roberts: Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine 4th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )

Chapter 17 - Artificial Perfusion During Cardiac Arrest: Access document

Introduction: Access document

Background: Access document

Indications and Contraindications: Access document

Standard CPR Technique: Access document

Mechanical Devices for Standard CPR: Access document

Alternative CPR Techniques: Access document

Assessment of Ongoing CPR: Access document

Complications: Access document

Summary: Access document

Acknowledgement: Access document

References: Access document
Emergency Medicine (eMedicine): Table of contents
- EMS and Cardiac Arrest: Access document

Pediatrics Resources See also General Pediatrics Resources

Marx: Rosen: Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice 5th Ed.-2002 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 8 - Pediatric Resuscitation: Access document
  - Perspective: Access document
  - Basic Life Support Techniques: Access document
  - Advanced Life Support Techniques: Access document
  - Resuscitation Pharmacology: Access document
  - Management: Access document
  - Termination of Resuscitation Efforts: Access document
  - Key Concepts: Access document
- Chapter 9 - Neonatal Resuscitation: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Pathophysiology: Access document
  - Indications for Resuscitation: Access document
  - Preparation: Access document
  - Management: Access document
  - Disposition: Access document
  - Key Concepts: Access document
Behrman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 17th Ed.-2004 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part 8 - The Acutely Ill Child
  - Chapter 57 - Stabilization of the Critically Ill Child: Access document
    - Pediatric Emergencies and Resuscitation: Access document
Ferri: Ferri's Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment-2006 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Section II - Differential Diagnosis: Access document
  - Sudden Death, Young Athlete: Access document
  - Sudden Death, Pediatric Age: Access document
Family Practice Handbook 4th Ed.-2001: Table of contents
- Chapter 1: Resuscitation, Airway Management, and Acute Arrhythmias: Table of contents
  - Critical Pediatric Life Support: Access document
  - Critical Neonatal Resuscitation: Access document
Pediatrics (eMedicine): Table of contents
- Commotio Cordis: Access document

Pathology Resources

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 16th Ed.-2005: Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 256. Cardiovascular Collapse, Cardiac Arrest, and Sudden Cardiac Death: Table of contents
  - Overview and Definitions: Access document
  - Etiology, Initiating Events, and Clinical Epidemiology: Access document
Zipes: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Part IV - Arrhythmias, Sudden Death, and Syncope: Access document
  - Chapter 33 - Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
    - Definitions: Access document
    - Causes of Sudden Cardiac Death: Access document
    - Pathology and Pathophysiology: Access document
      - The Pathology of Sudden Death Caused by Coronary Heart Disease: Access document
      - Mechanisms and Pathophysiology: Access document
      - Bradyarrhythmias and Asystolic Arrest: Access document
      - Pulseless Electrical Activity: Access document
    - References: Access document
    - References: Access document
Kumar: Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease 7th Ed.-2005 (MD Consult): Table of contents - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Chapter 12 - The Heart: Access document
  - Introduction: Access document
  - Normal: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Myocardium: Access document
    - Blood Supply: Access document
    - Valves: Access document
    - Effects of Aging on the Heart: Access document
  - Pathology: Access document
    - Introduction: Access document
    - Ischemic Heart Disease: Access document
  - References: Access document

Clinical Guidelines

American Heart Association: Homepage
- Scientific Statements: List of documents
  - Response to Cardiac Arrest and Selected Life-Threatening Medical Emergencies (2004): Access document
  - Education in Resuscitation: An ILCOR Symposium (2003): Access document
  - ILCOR Advisory Statement ý Therapeutic Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest (2003): Access document
  - ILCOR Advisory Statement: Resuscitation of the Newly Born Infant (1999): Access document
  - ILCOR Advisory Statements (1997)
    - Advisory Statements of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation: Access document
    - Single-Rescuer Adult Basic Life Support: Access document
    - The Universal Advanced Life Support Algorithm: Access document
    - Early Defibrillation: Access document
    - Pediatric Resuscitation: Access document
    - Special Resuscitation Situations: Access document
  - Recommended Guidelines for Reviewing, Reporting, and Conducting Research on In-Hospital Resuscitation: The In-Hospital 'Utstein Style' (1997): Access document
  - A Reappraisal of Mouth-to-Mouth Ventilation During Bystander-Initiated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (1997): Access document
  - In-Hospital Resuscitation (1997): Access document
  - Utstein-style Guidelines for Uniform Reporting of Laboratory CPR Research (1996): Access document
  - Recommended Guidelines for Uniform Reporting of Pediatric Advanced Life Support: The Pediatric Utstein Style (1995): Access document
  - Recommended Guidelines for Uniform Reporting of Data From Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: The Utstein Style (1991): Access document
National Guideline Clearinghouse: MeSH browse | Detailed search
- Heart Arrest (MeSH browse): List of documents
- Cardiac Arrest (Keyword search): List of documents

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Homepage
- Heart and Blood Vessel Diseases Trials: Table of contents
  - Heart Arrest: List of documents
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Clinical Trials
Additional Clinical Trials resources ( These sites have not been reviewed. )

News Resources

Doctor's Guide to the Internet : Homepage
- Cardiology News : List of documents
  - Cardiac Arrest (Keyword search) : List of documents
MD Consult: Homepage - Health Sciences Library subscription ( INFO )
- Today in Medicine : Table of content (scroll down to Cardiology)

Miscellaneous Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death Clinical Resources

HealthWeb: Homepage
- Cardiology: Table of contents
  - Educational Resources: List of documents
  - Electronic Journals: List of documents
  - Continuing Education: List of documents
  - Associations: List of documents
  - Discussion Groups: List of documents
  - Consumer Health Resources: List of documents
YAHOO - Health:Diseases and Conditions:Heart Diseases
Additional Heart Diseases resources ( These sites have not been reviewed. )
YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Cardiology
Additional Cardiology resources ( These sites have not been reviewed. )

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