Cardiology for Dummies

July 17, 2012 9:51 AM

Asking for a friend: I'm a student nurse, what resources are available to help me gain a better understanding of cardiology?

I am a second year student nurse in the UK. I'm currently doing a 15 week placement in cardiology and I'm in week 12 of the placement. I'm looking for resources (online /offline) to help me gain a more thorough understanding of cardiology.

Basically I'm looking for "Cardiology for Dummies", but not dumbed down to layman levels.

posted by rubyrudy to education (3 answers total)

Clinical Cardiology Made Ridiculously Simple
posted by Brent Parker at 10:39 AM on July 17, 2012

Have you asked your school or hospital librarian? I'd recommend starting there.
posted by cestmoi15 at 11:27 AM on July 17, 2012

The "At a glance" series is really good for overviews and tends to have clear diagrams and piccies - I haven't read the Cardiology one specifically but others have been good. Written at a med student sort of level so it's probably appropriate.

If you need to know anything in detail about ECGs "The ECG made easy" by Hampton is indispensable. I've wasted a lot of money on textbooks, but that little ECG book is the best value by far.

Good luck! I am a med student and it took me a long time to be friends with the heart.
posted by chiquitita at 4:44 PM on July 17, 2012