Minor injury and minor illness at a glance / / edited by Francis Morris, Jim Wardrope and Shammi Ramlakhan

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England ; ; Malden, Massachusetts : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (113 p.)
• Disciplina: 617.1
• Soggetto topico: Diagnosis; Wounds and injuries - Diagnosis
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MorrisFrancis WardropeJim RamlakhanShammi
• Note generali: Includes index.; "With self-test"--Cover.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; How to use your textbook; About the companion website; Part 1: System of care; 1: Assessment; Objectives; System of assessment; History; Examination; Investigations; Differential diagnosis/working diagnosis; 2: Management and communication; Plan; Advice; Medication; Physical treatments (exercise, physiotherapy, walking aids); Communications/advice (Figure 2.2); Part 2: Skin; 3: Wounds; Approach to the patient; History; Examination; Investigations; Documentation; Wound treatment; Specific wounds; 4: Soft tissue infections ; Approach to the patient Cellulitis and erysipelas; Impetigo; Cutaneous abscess; Furuncle and carbuncle; Incision and drainage; Hidradenitis suprativa; Animal and human bite wounds; 5: Other soft tissue infections; Viral soft tissue infection; Herpes simplex; Varicella zoster; Molluscum contagiosum; Fungal soft tissue infections; Insect bites; Infestations; 6: Burns and scalds; Approach to the patient; Assessment; Treatment; Dealing with burn blisters; Deep burns; Burns in special areas; Special types of burn; Part 3: The head; 7: Head injury and transient loss of consciousness; Head injury ; Approach to the patient Transient loss of consciousness (no trauma); 8: Neurological problems; Focal neurological deficit; Time is brain; Acute confusion; Fits; Fit in a patient known to suffer from epilepsy; First fit; Neuropathy; Bell's palsy; Radial nerve palsy; 9: Headache; Approach to the patient; Common primary headaches; Tension-type headache; Migraine; Cluster headache; Secondary headache; Subarachnoid haemorrhage; Temporal arteritis; Infections; Brain tumour; Part 4: Ear, nose and throat; 10: Ear problems; Approach to the patient; Ear wax (cerumen impaction); Otitis externa ; Otitis media Tympanic membrane perforation; Foreign body; Acute hearing loss; Wounds/lacerations to the ear; 11: Dizziness and vertigo; Approach to the patient; Vestibular neuronitis; Labyrinthitis; Ménière's disease; Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Migraine; Vestibular schwannoma; 12: The nose; Approach to the patient; Specific conditions; Nasal vestibulitis; Rhinitis; Epistaxis; Foreign body; Nasal fracture; Part 5: The face; 13: Facial injury; Approach to the patient; Blunt injury; Maxillary (cheek bone) fractures; Orbital floor fractures; Jaw injury; Lacerations; 14: Eye problems ; Approach to the patient Examination; Further examination; Specific conditions: non-traumatic; Conjunctivitis; Dendritic ulcer; Subconjunctival haemorrhage; Specific conditions: traumatic; Corneal abrasion or foreign body; Chemical injury; Radiation damage (photokeratitis); 15: Mouth and dental; Approach to the patient; Specific conditions; Dental fractures; Avulsed teeth; Lip lacerations; Tongue lacerations; Dental abscess; Salivary gland problems; Part 6: Chest and abdomen; 16: Upper respiratory tract infections; Approach to the patient; Specific conditions; Viral cold; Influenza; Tonsilitis ; Sinusitis
• Sommario/riassunto: This brand new title provides a highly illustrated and unambiguous introduction to most common presentations encountered in GP surgeries, in minor injury units and emergency departments. It provides the basic information required to identify and manage these conditions, as well as highlighting the pitfalls and the key diagnoses not to be missed. Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance: Presents the perfect combination of text and image; double page spreads enable quick access to information for readers in a pressurised environment Covers a wide range of
• Titolo autorizzato: Minor injury and minor illness at a glance
• ISBN: 1-118-26132-1; 1-118-26133-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453405403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: At a glance series (Oxford, England)