Clinics in rheumatic diseases

• Record Nr.: UNINA990008941870403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : W.B. Saunders Company
• ISSN: 0307-742X
• Disciplina: 616.723
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Periodico

Acute medical emergencies : the practical approach / / Advanced Life Support Group

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019553803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : BMJ Books, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-72916-0; 9786612729164; 1-4443-1954-X; 1-4443-1955-8
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (538 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.02/5
• Soggetti: Medical emergencies; Emergency medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acute Medical Emergencies; Contents; Working Group; Contributors to first edition; Contributors to second edition; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; Acknowledgments; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Structured Approach; Part III: Presenting Complaints; Part IV: Organ Failure; Part V: Special Circumstances; Part VI: Interpretation of Emergency Investigations; Part VII: Practical Procedures; Part VIII: ; Appendix; Answers to time out questions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Acute Medical Emergencies is based on the popular Advanced Life Support Group course MedicALS (Medical Advanced Life Support) and is an invaluable resource for all doctors dealing with medical emergencies. This comprehensive guide deals with the medical aspects of diagnosis and treatment of acute emergencies. Its structured approach teaches the novice how to assess and recognise a patient in an acute condition, and how to interpret vital symptoms such as breathlessness and chest or abdominal pain. There are separate sections on interpretation of investigations, and procedures for ma