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Autore: |
Sprigings David
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Titolo: |
Acute medicine : a practical guide to the management of medical emergencies / / David Sprigings, John B. Chambers
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Pubblicazione: | Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
Edizione: | 4th ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (674 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.02/5 |
Soggetto topico: | Medical emergencies |
Emergency medicine | |
Altri autori: |
ChambersJohn, MD.
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Acute Medicine : A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section 1: Common presentations; 1 The critically ill patient: assessment and stabilization; 2 Cardiac arrest; 3 Cardiac arrhythmias: general approach; 4 Broad complex regular tachycardia; 5 Broad complex irregular tachycardia; 6 Narrow complex tachycardia; 7 Atrial fibrillation and flutter; 8 Bradycardia and atrioventricular block; 9 Hypotension; 10 Sepsis and septic shock; 11 Poisoning: general approach; 12 Poisoning with aspirin, paracetamol and carbon monoxide |
13 Acute chest pain14 Acute breathlessness; 15 Arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy; 16 Respiratory failure; 17 Acid-base disorders; 18 The unconscious patient; 19 Transient loss of consciousness; 20 Acute confusional state; 21 Falls and 'off legs'; 22 Acute headache; 23 Acute vomiting; 24 Acute abdominal pain; Section 2: Speci.c problems; Cardiovascular; 25 Acute coronary syndromes with persisting ST elevation or new left bundle branch block; 26 Acute coronary syndromes without persisting ST elevation; 27 Cardiogenic shock; 28 Aortic dissection; 29 Acute pulmonary edema | |
30 Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves31 Infective endocarditis; 32 Acute pericarditis; 33 Cardiac tamponade; 34 Severe hypertension; 35 Deep vein thrombosis; 36 Pulmonary embolism; 37 Problems with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-de. brillators; Respiratory; 38 Airway management and upper airway obstruction; 39 Acute asthma; 40 Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 41 Pneumonia (1): community-acquired pneumonia; 42 Pneumonia (2): hospital-acquired pneumonia; 43 Pneumothorax; 44 Pleural effusion; 45 Hemoptysis; Neurological | |
46 Examination of the nervous system in acute medicine47 Stroke; 48 Transient ischemic attack; 49 Subarachnoid hemorrhage; 50 Bacterial meningitis; 51 Encephalitis; 52 Spinal cord compression; 53 Guillain-Barré syndrome; 54 Epilepsy (1): generalized convulsive status epileticus; 55 Epilepsy (2): management after a generalized fit; 56 Raised intracranial pressure; Gastrointestinal/liver/renal; 57 Acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage; 58 Esophageal rupture; 59 Acute diarrhea; 60 Acute jaundice; 61 Ascites; 62 Acute liver failure; 63 Alcoholic hepatitis | |
64 Biliary tract disorders and acute pancreatitis65 Acute renal failure; Endocrine/metabolic; 66 Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemic states; 67 Diabetic ketoacidosis; 68 Hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycemia; 69 Sodium disorders; 70 Potassium disorders; 71 Calcium disorders; 72 Acute adrenal insuf. ciency; 73 Thyroid emergencies; Dermatology/rheumatology; 74 Cellulitis; 75 Acute arthritis; 76 Acute vasculitis; Hematology/oncology; 77 Interpretation of full blood count; 78 Bleeding disorders and thrombocytopenia; 79 Management of anticoagulation; 80 Sickle cell crisis | |
81 Anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock | |
Sommario/riassunto: | This extremely popular title has become the definitive pocket guide to the management of medical emergencies for front-line hospital doctors. It provides detailed guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of all common conditions and includes a step-by-step guide to the nine most important practical procedures in acute medicine. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Acute medicine ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-281-31891-4 |
9786611318918 | |
0-470-69188-3 | |
0-470-69120-4 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910824730503321 |
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