Head, Heart and Hand

‘Antique’, ‘vintage’, ‘previously owned’, ‘gently used’, ‘cast-off – the world of second hand encompasses as many attitudes as there are names for it. The popular perception is tha...

Abstract Taking the reader from an understanding of the basic mechanisms of heart failure through to an appreciation of the complexities of heart failure management ...

This chapter describes the anaesthetic management of the patient with cardiovascular disease. The topics include ischaemic heart disease (including perioperative myocardial infarct...

An illustrated guide to exploring the Universe in three dimensions. Astronomers have made remarkable discoveries about our Universe, despite their reliance on the fl...

Vascular pathology in the hand may present to many different specialties, and delayed referral to hand specialists is not unusual. We provide an overview of vascular hand anatomy a...

General considerations 522Embryology 524Ossification 526Functional hand development 527IFSSH classification of congenital limb malformation 528Radial dysplasia (radial club hand) 5...

This chapter covers the assessment and investigation of perioperative cardiac risk, the principles of perioperative haemodynamic monitoring and physiological changes in cardiac com...

'Weary lies the heart that carries the hopes and dreams of their communities, villages, and families.' – Patrick Thomsen  A thought-provoking set of leading Māori, Pasifika, and T...