Cardiac nursing

1. Cardiac anatomy and physiology / Eleanor F. Bond

2. Systemic circulation / Elizabeth J. Bridges

3. Pulmonary circulation and gas transport / Joseph O. Schmelz and Polly E. Gardner

4. Regulation of cardiac output and blood pressure / Elizabeth J. Bridges

5. Genetics / Bradley Aouizerat

6. Inflammation / Bradley Aouizerat

7. Atherosclerosis / Bradley Aouizerat

8. Hematopoiesis, coagulation, and bleeding / Nancy Munro

9. Fluid and electrolyte balance and imbalance / Linda Felver

10. Acid-base balance and imbalances / Linda Felver

11. Sleep / Kathy P. Parker and Sandra B. Dunbar

12. Physiologic adaptations with aging / Barbara S. Levine and Ruth E. Craven

13. History taking and physical examination / Barbara S. Levine

14. Laboratory tests using blood / Susan L. Reed

15. Radiologic examination of the chest / Jon S. Huseby and Denise Ledoux

16. Echocardiography / Margaret L. Hall

17. Nuclear and other imaging studies / Laurie Soine and Margaret Hanrahan

18. Electrocardiography / Carol Jacobson

19. Arrhythmias and conduction disturbances / Carol Jacobson

20. Cardiac electrophysiology procedures / Susan Blancher

21. Exercise testing / Jonathan Myers

22. Cardiac catheterization / Michaelene Hargrove Deelstra and Carol Jacobson

23. Hemodynamic monitoring / Elizabeth J. Bridges

24. Heart rate variability / Diana McMillan and Robert Burr

25. Pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome / Polly Gardner and Gaylene Altman

26. Acute coronary syndromes / Sherri Del Bene and Anne Vaughan

27. Interventional cardiology techniques / Michaelene Hargrove Deelstra

28. Heart failure / Debra Laurent

29. Cardiac surgery / Denise Ledoux and Helen Luikart

30. Acute heart failure and shock / Debra Laurent and Julie A. Shinn

31. Sudden cardiac death and cardiac arrest / Donna Gerity

32. Pacemakers and implantable defibrillators / Carol Jacobson and Donna Gerity

33. Acquired valvular heart disease / Denise Ledoux

34. Pericardial, myocardial, and endocardial disease / Margaret M. McNeill

35. Congenital heart disease / Mary M. Canobbio

36. Coronary heart disease risk factors / Katherine M. Newton and Erika Sivarajan Froelicher

37. Psychosocial risk factors : assessment and management interventions / Simone K. Madan and Erika Sivarajan Froelicher

38. Smoking cessation : a systematic approach to managing patients with coronary heart disease / Kirsten Martin and Erika Sivarajan Froelicher

39. Hypertension / Susanna Cunningham

40. Lipid management and coronary heart disease / Joan M. Fair and Kathleen A. Berra

41. Exercise and activity / Jonathan Myers

42. Obesity : an overview of assessment and treatment / Lora E. Burke and Meghan A. Cartwright

43. Diabetes mellitus / Margaret I. Wallhagen and Martha S. Nolte

44. Adherence to cardiovascular treatment regimens / Lora E. Burke, Dorothy Tschirpke and Therese A. Polakoski

45. Complementary and alternative medicine in cardiac and vascular disease / Eleanor F. Bond and Margaret M. Heitkemper

46. Disease management models for cardiovascular care / Nancy Houston Miller and Erika Sivarajan Froelicher.