Congenital Heart Defects, Simplified Second Edition

This book is a well organized, easy to read resource for the busy sonographer who needs to access information immediately. It is also an excellent guide for medical and nursing students seeking to understand congenital heart defects. This is an excellent book for parents. Complex medical jargon has been replaced with easy to understand language. This book includes full descriptions of the 30 most common defects, ranging from familiar defects like pulmonary stenosis and aortic coarctation, to the most complex defects, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome and truncus arteriosus. Each defect is explained in a two-page spread with bullet-point descriptions on the right hand page and full-color illustrations (that include surgical repairs) on the left. The 100 full color illustrations will further enhance your understanding of this complex subject area. The Second Edition includes more illustrations, updated surgeries and a focus on the segmental approach to pediatric cardiology and embryology. Understanding embryology is the key to to this complex subject. If one understands why the heart forms the way it does, then one can figure out any defect no matter how complex. Additionally, the are 30 ICAEL/SDMS cme's included FREE (if you register your book with us). Teachers will love adding this book to their curriculum. There is no need to create tests! Included on my website are 30 tests, of ten questions each that cover all of the 30 chapters in the book. This online test is an open book format, that allows up to one year to complete. The scoring is done digitally and a printable certificate of completion provided. This is FREE! Further, my webpage has a blog section that I contribute to monthly. There are currently over 50 blogs that cover a variety of subjects not found in the book. or contribute more information found in the book that cover such subjects as pre-eclampsia, atherosclerosis in children and much more. This whole package serves to completely round out one's education on this complex subject.