Forensic Cardiovascular Medicine PDF

Preface

In formulating the concept for the development of this book, it was my intent to draw upon a portion of my vast experience to emphasize some of the most frequently encountered cardiovascular medical problems facing the physician in his or her position as an independent medical examiner or forensic medical specialist. To cover the field in its entirety, an entire textbook of medicine would need to be rewritten, which goes far beyond the scope and purpose of this text. I believe the initial goals have been accomplished, so that future editions can expand in overall content and continue to update the important basic foundations applied to the first edition. I hope this book will justifiably serve as the keystone in assisting the medical and legal professions, as well as the judiciary, in their complicated and overburdened task of applying scientific information, medical knowledge, and reasoning in making their conclusions and difficult decisions regarding standards of care and medical/legal causation.

Emphasis is placed on those conditions and disease states that are apt to be overlooked, misdiagnosed, or tardily considered—those that often require a certain degree of clinical acumen and perspicacity. It is in these situations that the frequency of medical, legal, and judicial interventions becomes enhanced. This is especially important in the diagnosis of the six conditions that the author emphasizes the attending and consulting physicians must be constantly aware of and cannot afford to overlook.

RuDusky, Basil