LEADER 05075nam 2200625Ia 450 001 996339135803316 005 20170809164738.0 010 $a1-280-83910-4 010 $a9786610839100 010 $a0-470-06021-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000357138 035 $a(EBL)290987 035 $a(OCoLC)476048292 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000097032 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11116616 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000097032 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10112093 035 $a(PQKB)10726019 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC290987 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000357138 100 $a20060929d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAcute medicine$b[electronic resource] $ea handbook for nurse practitioners /$fLisa Carroll 210 $aChichester, England ;$aHoboken, NJ $cJohn Wiley & Sons$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 225 1 $aWiley series in nursing 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-470-02682-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcute Medicine; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Patient Assessment; Communication; History Taking; The Functional Enquiry; The Physical Assessment; General Inspection; Respiratory Examination; Cardiovascular Examination; Gastrointestinal Examination; Neurological Examination; Musculoskeletal Examination; Post Examination; Conclusion; 2 Emergencies; Anaphylaxis; Cardio-Respiratory Arrest; Ethical Issues; 3 Acute Poisoning and Drug Overdose; Deliberate Self-Harm; Paracetamol Overdose; Aspirin Overdose; Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose; Heroin Overdose; Alcohol Overdose 327 $aThe National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Self-Harm GuidelineAlcohol Withdrawal; Drug Withdrawal; 4 Infection; Sepsis and Septic Shock; Meningitis; Infective Endocarditis; Gastroenteritis; Urinary Tract Infection (UTI); Fever in the Returning Traveller; Hot Swollen Joints; Antimicrobial Resistance; 5 Respiratory Conditions; Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Pulmonary Embolism; Community and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia; Pneumothorax; Type I Respiratory Failure; Type II Respiratory Failure; 6 Cardiovascular Conditions; Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) 327 $aStable AnginaUnstable Angina; Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction; DIGAMI; Arrhythmias; Bradycardia; Tachycardia; Atrial Fibrillation (AF); Cardiac Failure; Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT); Aortic Dissection; Cardiac Tamponade; 7 Gatrointestinal Conditions; Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (GI Bleed); Variceal Bleeding; Acute Liver Failure with Encephalopathy; Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease; 8 Metabolic Conditions; Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA); Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic State (HONK); Hypoglycaemia; Hyperglycaemia in the critically ill patient 327 $aHypercalcaemiaHyponatraemia; Hypernatraemia; Hypokalaemia; Hyperkalaemia; Addisonian Crisis; Thyroid Crisis (Thyroid Storm); Myxedema Crisis; 9 Neurological Conditions; Status Epilepticus; Stroke; Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA); Isolated Seizure and Unexplained Loss of Consciousness; Headache; Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH); Spinal Cord Compression; 10 Renovascular Conditions; Acute Renal Failure (ARF); Accelerated (Malignant) Hypertension; 11 Elderly Care; Hypothermia; Confusion; 12 Haematological Conditions; Severe Anaemia; Sickle Cell Crisis; Neutropenic Sepsis 327 $aBlood Transfusion Guidance13 Advanced Practice; An Overview of Advanced Practice; The Challenges of Advanced Practice; Legal Perspective; Ethical Principles; Informed Consent; Assessment of Capacity; Prescribing; Patient Group Directions; Conclusion; Appendices; Appendix I Examples of Clinical Management Plans; Appendix II Examples of Patient Group Directions; Glossary; Index 330 $aThis book provides Nurse Practitioners working in the field of Acute Medicine with an up to date, practical, and comprehensive guide to the management of acute medical patients. It serves as a text from which the busy highly skilled nurse can obtain information on assessment, diagnosis, and management of acute medical conditions. It identifies priorities for treatment and guides the reader through the management of the patient. Wherever possible the latest published guidelines have been included. The final chapter of the book considers the legal, professional and ethical issues faced by nurses 410 0$aWiley series in nursing. 606 $aNurse practitioners$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aInternal medicine$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNurse practitioners 615 0$aInternal medicine 676 $a610.730692 676 $a616.028 700 $aCarroll$b Lisa$01008376 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996339135803316 996 $aAcute medicine$92325682 997 $aUNISA