24-hour Cardiology Transfer Service
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38146
Nova Scotia Health Authority. 24-hour Cardiology Transfer Service.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2315
- Available Online
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Your doctor or nurse practitioner has decided that you need the care of a cardiologist (heart doctor). You need a test called a cardiac catheterization (dye test). This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are taken to the Halifax Infirmary (HI) to have this test done. It explains what to expect while you are waiting to be transferred, before your transfer, and when you arrive at the HI. What to expect after you are discharged is also reviewed.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. 24-hour Cardiology Transfer Service
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (5 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Diagnosis
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular System
- Abstract
- Your doctor or nurse practitioner has decided that you need the care of a cardiologist (heart doctor). You need a test called a cardiac catheterization (dye test). This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are taken to the Halifax Infirmary (HI) to have this test done. It explains what to expect while you are waiting to be transferred, before your transfer, and when you arrive at the HI. What to expect after you are discharged is also reviewed.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: 24-hour Cardiology Transfer Service
- Pamphlet Number
- 2315
The Cardiology Service at the QEII
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35334
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Cardiology Service.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1421
- Available Online
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Your primary health care provider has decided that you need the care of a cardiologist (heart doctor), and tests or procedures offered by the Cardiology Service. This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are admitted to the Coronary Care Unit 6.4 (CCU), Cardiology Intermediate Care Unit 6.1 (IMCU), or Cardiology Inpatient Unit 6.2 at the Halifax Infirmary. It explains the differences between each of these units and introduces you to the various members of your health care team. Other infor…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Cardiology Service
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (10 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Hospital Units
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Specialty
- Cardiovascular System
- Abstract
- Your primary health care provider has decided that you need the care of a cardiologist (heart doctor), and tests or procedures offered by the Cardiology Service. This pamphlet explains what to expect when you are admitted to the Coronary Care Unit 6.4 (CCU), Cardiology Intermediate Care Unit 6.1 (IMCU), or Cardiology Inpatient Unit 6.2 at the Halifax Infirmary. It explains the differences between each of these units and introduces you to the various members of your health care team. Other information includes personal belongings and valuables, parking, visitors, phone and TV services, and where your support person(s) can stay while you are in hospital. Sharing information with your support person(s) is also reviewed.
- Notes
- previous title: Welcome to Cardiology
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Cardiology Service, QEII
- Pamphlet Number
- 1421
Cardiovascular imaging
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31733
[edited by] Vincent B. Ho, Gautham P. Reddy.
--St. Louis, Mo.:
Saunders/Elsevier
, c2011.
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- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
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- Other Authors
- Ho, Vincent B
- Reddy, Gautham P
- Responsibility
- [edited by] Vincent B. Ho, Gautham P. Reddy
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, Mo.
- Publisher
- Saunders/Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2011
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 1685 p.)
- Series Title
- Expert radiology series
- ISBN
- 9781455706976 (electronic bk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiac Imaging Techniques
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
- Cardiovascular Imaging - methods
- Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular
- Cardiovascular system - Diseases - Diagnosis
- Diagnostic imaging
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The practice of clinical echocardiography
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31928
[edited by] Catherine M. Otto.
(6th ed.)
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier
, c2022.
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- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Location
- Online
Ideally suited for those clinicians who have already mastered basic principles, The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography, 6th Edition, provides expert guidance on interpreting echocardiographic images and Doppler flow data. Through practical, clear, and carefully edited content, world-renowned expert Dr. Catherine M. Otto and her team of more than 65 leaders in echocardiography demonstrate how to apply advanced knowledge to daily clinical decision making. Newly reorganized sections cover adva…
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- Other Authors
- Otto, Catherine M.
- Responsibility
- [edited by] Catherine M. Otto
- Edition
- 6th ed.
- Alternate Title
- Clinical echocardiography
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- c2022
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource, 1024 p.
- ISBN
- 9780323697286
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Echocardiography
- Cardiovascular system - Diseases - Diagnosis
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Ultrasonography
- Abstract
- Ideally suited for those clinicians who have already mastered basic principles, The Practice of Clinical Echocardiography, 6th Edition, provides expert guidance on interpreting echocardiographic images and Doppler flow data. Through practical, clear, and carefully edited content, world-renowned expert Dr. Catherine M. Otto and her team of more than 65 leaders in echocardiography demonstrate how to apply advanced knowledge to daily clinical decision making. Newly reorganized sections cover advanced principles for the echocardiographer, best practices for echocardiography laboratories, transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, intraoperative and interventional echocardiography, and point-of-care cardiac ultrasound.
- Access
- Registration required for PDF access.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH) Program
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams34865
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2021.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1103
- Available Online
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The Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Program coordinates the assessment, care, and treatment of people with suspected or diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension. This pamphlet describes PAH, a rare condition that causes high blood pressure in the blood vessels that connect the heart and lungs (pulmonary arteries). This pamphlet explains what causes PAH, why you have been referred to the PAH Program, how the PAH Program will help you, what tests will be done, and how PAH is treated. A lis…
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- Alternate Title
- PAH Program
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (6 p.): digital, PDF file
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Diagnosis
- Abstract
- The Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Program coordinates the assessment, care, and treatment of people with suspected or diagnosed pulmonary arterial hypertension. This pamphlet describes PAH, a rare condition that causes high blood pressure in the blood vessels that connect the heart and lungs (pulmonary arteries). This pamphlet explains what causes PAH, why you have been referred to the PAH Program, how the PAH Program will help you, what tests will be done, and how PAH is treated. A list of resources for more information is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 1103
Wall motion study (MUGA scan)
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams35312
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Diagnostic Imaging.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2018.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1394
- Available Online
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This test gives a movie-like picture of your beating heart. Details about how to prepare and what to expect during the test are shared.
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. Diagnostic Imaging
- Alternate Title
- Multi-gated acquisition scan
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Radionuclide Angiography
- Radionuclide Ventriculography
- Abstract
- This test gives a movie-like picture of your beating heart. Details about how to prepare and what to expect during the test are shared.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Diagnostic Imaging
- Pamphlet Number
- 1394
