Donald S. Baim

Part I Examination of the Patient Chapter1 The History EUGENE BRAUNWALD IMPORTANCE OF THE HISTORY 1 The Role of the History 1 Technique 1 CARDINAL SYMPTOMS OF HEART DISEASE 2 Dyspnea 2 Chest Pain or Discomfort 3 Cyanosis 7 Syncope 8 Palpitation 9 Edema 9 Cough 10 Hemoptysis 10 Fatigue and Other...

The rates at which the various branches of medicine progress are by no means uniform. To even the most casual observer of the medical scene, it is evident that cardiology is now moving ahead at an unprecedented velocity. Because of the enormous advances in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular...