Surgery Open Heart: A Surgical Nurse Guides You Through Open Heart Surgery (Open Heart Surgery, Aortic Valve / Mitral Valve Replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass, Aortic Aneurysm, Myxoma)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (617 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01AZUMSOA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Learn Step by Step the Entire Experience of Open Heart SurgeryThere are benefits and risks involved in every surgery, especially one as important as open heart surgery. By following the up-to-date guidelines in this book, you can minimize your risks and achieve a great outcome from your cardiac surgery. What are their roles? What are their expectations of you? Who is the best?This book answers all those questionsThe truth is, surgery is scary. The very thought of heart surgery creates fear and anxiety in most people: Am I going to make it through this operation? Is something going to go wrong? Am I going to die?!"Surgery: Open Heart will answer all these questions, plus many more.Wherever you are on this journey -- whether you're just receiving your diagnosis, days away from a scheduled surgery, or even recovering from surgery at home -- this book will help you stay strong and focused. Open heart surgery is probably ranked as one of the most frightening surgeries -- it is an unknown to most people. Understand each step of the process, from your diagnosis, tests, surgery, and recovery -- to what you can expect the day you finally return home
truly a handy guide to the actual scenario of Operating Room from preparation to recovery I had undergone CS operations before, so basically, I had my share of experience about those discussed items upon arrival in ER. And during those times, I asked myself why there was a need for those interview questions. The author did an awesome job in explaining what to expect upon admittance to the ER and part of that is the need for the information that would be recorded by the staffs/nurse in the ER. When reading the book, you are as if in the actual ER, I imagine all that would happen because the author was able to narrate the story just as clearly that any o. KRobertson said Supportive and essential for the patient and family who are going to face an open heart surgery. Personally I loathe hearing medical words and definitions, even if it’s a serious illness. I mean what’s the point when I can’t understand half of it. This book is a relief from all the Googling I did on this subject.In some places different tips and situations, or ‘additions’ and such things are included. For example there was one defining a situation where the father sends his son to get blood drawn instead of him since he is afraid of needles. To complicate matters more, bother father and son had the same names. Luckily before the . mario cordova said Educational and Eye Opening. This book is an eye opener and educating. I was never aware of how many pre-op test there are for open-heart surgery. I have learned that a CT scan also called the Cardiac Computerized Tomography test is essentially an x-ray of your heart. What is also interesting about this test is that with the aid of a computer, this test combines several x-ray images to produce a cross section of your heart. That is why I love this book! It educates the reader on numerous diagnosis,pre-tests and preparation for open heart surgery. Also I loved how fast this book was delivered