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Diagnosis and management of medical emergencies, second edition
Book
The 2nd
York,
reviews
Pathology Ed. Edited
and
Surgery
of the
by Harold Dodd 1976, Churchill Livingstone,
Veins
of the
Lower
Limb.
and Frank B. Cockett, New 323 pages. Price $39.50.
The second edition of The Pathology and Surgery of the Veins of t/re Lower Limb edited by Dodd and Cockett is an excellent book on a common and too frequently mismanaged disease. There are six contributors to the book. The discussions of anatomy, pathology, and physiology are clinically oriented to make it easier for the surgeon and other physicians to manage better venous diseases of the legs. The book consists of three parts. Part I is concerning with history, anatomy and physiology; Part II with pathology and surgery of the deep and communicating veins. The book is excellent and certainly a source of information essential for those who treat venous diseases of the legs, whether or not it is surgical or medical management. The illustrations are excellent. The reviewer is impressed with the poor application of a bandaging in general use. Figs. 183 and 184 on pages 272 and 273 illustrate a “smooth” application, but this usually remains “smooth” for a few minutes to a few hours and the patient finally finds his leg is encircled by multiple garters which impair venous return even more. Even stockings can cause difficulties, especially those applied on the leg below the knee in which the upper edges are tight and act as garters. The various problems concerned wit the use of stockings, bandaging, and full support is not emphasized sufficiently. The panty hose-type custom fit are certainly worth serious consideration for venous support in the legs. This is a highly recommended book.
Hypertension
and
by S. Hatano, World Health
Stroke
Control
I. Shigematsu, Organization,
in the
Community.
and T. Strasser, Geneva, 362 pages. Price $12.00.
Edited 1976,
This is the proceedings of a WHO meeting held in Tokyo during March, 1974, on the control of hypertension and stroke. The papers and discussions are good. The statistical and epidemiologic data are interesting. The problems of management of mild hypertension and the community approach to the control of hypertension and stroke and their consequences are reviewed very well. The sections of the book concerning the discussions among the participants are most interesting. This publication summarizes very well the WHO programs and recommendations on hypertension and stroke based on a statistical and epidemiological point of view as well as the clinical.
Quick
Reference
Edward Company,
to
K. Chung, 469 pages.
Cardiovascular
Philadelphia, Price $20.00.
Diseases.
1977,
J.
B.
Edited by Lippincott
This book edited by Chung is an interesting and useful presentation of clinical cardiology in a brief condensed manner. There are 36 contributors to this publication, all capable cardiologists. The diseases and problems discussed are the common ones encountered by clinicians daily. Each contribution is written concisely and in a summary type approach. The references cited are well chosen and again clinically oriented. This reviewer is of the opinion that the “outline” manner of describing the clinical problems will require a great deal of supplemental reading in order to
American
Heart
Journal
understand better the symptoms, signs, management, drug action, and other phases of the illnesses. For those who are well informed the manner of presentation is extremely useful for a rapid review of the various common clinical problems. Diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management are emphasized. This is a recommended and useful addition to the cardiologic literature. The busy practicing physician will especially appreciate this publication. Microcirculation: Special Tissues.
Walter $32.00.
Zingg,
Blood-vessel volume I.
New York,
Interactions
Systems
in
Edited by John Grayson and 1977, Plenum Press, 420 pages. Price
Volume I of “Microcirculation” edited by Grayson and Zingg represents the proceedings of the First World Congress for the Microcirculation held in Toronto, June 15 to 20, 1975. As with other proceedings of symposia, this one contains the papers presented at the meetings. The 129 presentations are briefly and well summarized in one to two pages each. These brief presentations, which are essentially abstracts, make it possible for the reader to obtain the essential aspects of the studies. The reader can then follow up his interest by contacting the authors for further information, or he can approach the literature directly and more extensively. The subjects discussed were quite numerous and include several presentations on blood and blood vessel interaction, methods, red cell interactions with the microcirculation, blood vessel structure, microcirculatory flow patterns, formed elements of the blood platelets, and thrombosis, lymphatics, pulmonary circulation, myocardial blood flow, splanchnic circulation, skeletal muscle, and the microcirculation in other tissues. The papers are well written and present nicely the important aspects of the studies in a concise manner. This book certainly will be welcomed by busy readers. Those readers who are interested in details of technic and results will be forced to resort to further sources of information. This is a highly recommended publication on a much neglected important subject. Diagnosis edition.
and
Management
Edited by Rustom Udwadia, M.D., New York, pages. Price $24.00.
of Medical
Emergencies.
second
Jal Vakil, M.D., and Farokh Erach 1977, Oxford University Press, 750
This second edition of “Diagnosis and Management of Medical Emergencies” should interest cardiologists, since cardiac problems are frequently responsible for the medical emergencies encountered in medical practice. Emergency room physicians will find the book useful. The 26 chapters include among the many types of medical emergencies cardiovascular, respiratory, shock, and industrial and accidental emergency states. The many contributors, mainly from Bombay, India, include diagnosis and differential diagnosis along with management. As the pace of living, industrial activity, and aging of people increase, emergency treatment is becoming more and more important in the practice of medicine. This somewhat encyclopedic book is a useful publication that is entirely clinically oriented. This second edition continues to be an important publication in medicine and is recommended as a reliable practical book for cardiologists who are so often consulted to assist in the management of emergency disease states.
277
The 2nd
York,
reviews
Pathology Ed. Edited
and
Surgery
of the
by Harold Dodd 1976, Churchill Livingstone,
Veins
of the
Lower
Limb.
and Frank B. Cockett, New 323 pages. Price $39.50.
The second edition of The Pathology and Surgery of the Veins of t/re Lower Limb edited by Dodd and Cockett is an excellent book on a common and too frequently mismanaged disease. There are six contributors to the book. The discussions of anatomy, pathology, and physiology are clinically oriented to make it easier for the surgeon and other physicians to manage better venous diseases of the legs. The book consists of three parts. Part I is concerning with history, anatomy and physiology; Part II with pathology and surgery of the deep and communicating veins. The book is excellent and certainly a source of information essential for those who treat venous diseases of the legs, whether or not it is surgical or medical management. The illustrations are excellent. The reviewer is impressed with the poor application of a bandaging in general use. Figs. 183 and 184 on pages 272 and 273 illustrate a “smooth” application, but this usually remains “smooth” for a few minutes to a few hours and the patient finally finds his leg is encircled by multiple garters which impair venous return even more. Even stockings can cause difficulties, especially those applied on the leg below the knee in which the upper edges are tight and act as garters. The various problems concerned wit the use of stockings, bandaging, and full support is not emphasized sufficiently. The panty hose-type custom fit are certainly worth serious consideration for venous support in the legs. This is a highly recommended book.
Hypertension
and
by S. Hatano, World Health
Stroke
Control
I. Shigematsu, Organization,
in the
Community.
and T. Strasser, Geneva, 362 pages. Price $12.00.
Edited 1976,
This is the proceedings of a WHO meeting held in Tokyo during March, 1974, on the control of hypertension and stroke. The papers and discussions are good. The statistical and epidemiologic data are interesting. The problems of management of mild hypertension and the community approach to the control of hypertension and stroke and their consequences are reviewed very well. The sections of the book concerning the discussions among the participants are most interesting. This publication summarizes very well the WHO programs and recommendations on hypertension and stroke based on a statistical and epidemiological point of view as well as the clinical.
Quick
Reference
Edward Company,
to
K. Chung, 469 pages.
Cardiovascular
Philadelphia, Price $20.00.
Diseases.
1977,
J.
B.
Edited by Lippincott
This book edited by Chung is an interesting and useful presentation of clinical cardiology in a brief condensed manner. There are 36 contributors to this publication, all capable cardiologists. The diseases and problems discussed are the common ones encountered by clinicians daily. Each contribution is written concisely and in a summary type approach. The references cited are well chosen and again clinically oriented. This reviewer is of the opinion that the “outline” manner of describing the clinical problems will require a great deal of supplemental reading in order to
American
Heart
Journal
understand better the symptoms, signs, management, drug action, and other phases of the illnesses. For those who are well informed the manner of presentation is extremely useful for a rapid review of the various common clinical problems. Diagnosis, pathophysiology, and management are emphasized. This is a recommended and useful addition to the cardiologic literature. The busy practicing physician will especially appreciate this publication. Microcirculation: Special Tissues.
Walter $32.00.
Zingg,
Blood-vessel volume I.
New York,
Interactions
Systems
in
Edited by John Grayson and 1977, Plenum Press, 420 pages. Price
Volume I of “Microcirculation” edited by Grayson and Zingg represents the proceedings of the First World Congress for the Microcirculation held in Toronto, June 15 to 20, 1975. As with other proceedings of symposia, this one contains the papers presented at the meetings. The 129 presentations are briefly and well summarized in one to two pages each. These brief presentations, which are essentially abstracts, make it possible for the reader to obtain the essential aspects of the studies. The reader can then follow up his interest by contacting the authors for further information, or he can approach the literature directly and more extensively. The subjects discussed were quite numerous and include several presentations on blood and blood vessel interaction, methods, red cell interactions with the microcirculation, blood vessel structure, microcirculatory flow patterns, formed elements of the blood platelets, and thrombosis, lymphatics, pulmonary circulation, myocardial blood flow, splanchnic circulation, skeletal muscle, and the microcirculation in other tissues. The papers are well written and present nicely the important aspects of the studies in a concise manner. This book certainly will be welcomed by busy readers. Those readers who are interested in details of technic and results will be forced to resort to further sources of information. This is a highly recommended publication on a much neglected important subject. Diagnosis edition.
and
Management
Edited by Rustom Udwadia, M.D., New York, pages. Price $24.00.
of Medical
Emergencies.
second
Jal Vakil, M.D., and Farokh Erach 1977, Oxford University Press, 750
This second edition of “Diagnosis and Management of Medical Emergencies” should interest cardiologists, since cardiac problems are frequently responsible for the medical emergencies encountered in medical practice. Emergency room physicians will find the book useful. The 26 chapters include among the many types of medical emergencies cardiovascular, respiratory, shock, and industrial and accidental emergency states. The many contributors, mainly from Bombay, India, include diagnosis and differential diagnosis along with management. As the pace of living, industrial activity, and aging of people increase, emergency treatment is becoming more and more important in the practice of medicine. This somewhat encyclopedic book is a useful publication that is entirely clinically oriented. This second edition continues to be an important publication in medicine and is recommended as a reliable practical book for cardiologists who are so often consulted to assist in the management of emergency disease states.
277