Publisher's Synopsis
GUIDELINES Pocketcards are multi-fold pocketcards containing society-endorsed, evidence-based treatment guidelines in a brief algorithmic format that is most preferred by practising clinicians, quality managers, nurses, educators, and medical students. The Valvular Disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention GUIDELINES Pocketcard is endorsed by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and based on the latest ACCP guidelines. This practical quick-reference tool contains screening, diagnostic, treatment algorithm, drug therapy, dosing information, and patient monitoring and counselling points. It provides all that is needed to make accurate clinical decisions at the point of care including key points; treatment recommendations for rheumatic mitral valve disease, asymptomatic patent foramen ovale, aneurysm or cryptogenic stroke, percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy, infective endocarditis, prosthetic valves (mechanical and bioprosthetic); treatment algorithms for managing heart valve disease and prosthetic valves; table of anticoagulants with generic and brand names with doses and comments. Applications include point of care, education, QI interventions, clinical trials, medical reference, and clinical research.
