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| Genre/Form: | Handbooks Handbooks, manuals, etc |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael D Cadogan; Anthony F T Brown; Antonio Celenza; Shane A Marshall |
| ISBN: | 9780729538039 0729538036 |
| OCLC Number: | 162144046 |
| Notes: | Adaptation of: On call : principles and protocols / Shane A. Marshall, John Ruedy. 2nd ed. Philadelphia : Saunders, c1993. |
| Description: | xvi, 576 p. : ill. |
| Other Titles: | Marshall and Ruedy's on call On call : |
| Responsibility: | Mike Cadogan, Anthony Brown, Antonio Celenza. |
Table of Contents:
Section A. General Principles -- 1. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems -- 2. Documentation of On-Call Problems -- 3. Assessment and Management of Volume Status -- 4. Preparation of Patients for Transport -- 5. Death, Dying and Breaking Bad News -- 6. Ethical Considerations -- 7. Professional Issues -- Section B. Emergency Calls -- 8. Cardiac Arrest -- 9. Acute Airway Failure -- 10. Acute Respiratory Failure -- 11. Acute Circulatory Failure -- 12. Disability: Acute Neurological Failure -- 13. Environment, Exposure and Examination -- 14. Emergency Hospital-based Response Codes -- Section C. Common Calls -- 15. Shortness of Breath, Cough and Haemoptysis -- 16. Chest Pain -- 17. Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders -- 18. Hypertension -- 19. Hypotension -- 20. Altered Mental Status -- 21. Collapse, Syncope and Mechanical Falls -- 22. Headache -- 23. Seizures -- 24. Weakness, Fatigue and Dizziness -- 25. Abdominal Pain -- 26. Altered Bowel Habit -- 27. Gastrointestinal Bleeding -- 28. Haematuria -- 29. Urine Output: Decreased -- 30. Urine Output : Increased -- 31. Leg Pain -- 32. The Febrile Patient -- 33. Skin Rashes and Urticaria -- 34. Transfusion Reactions -- Section D. Interpretation of Common Investigations -- 35. Electrocardiogram (ECG) -- 36. Chest X-ray -- 37. Abdominal X-ray -- 38. CT Head Scan -- 39. Acid-Base Disorders -- 40. Glucose Disorders -- 41. Sodium Disorders -- 42. Potassium Disorders -- 43. Calcium Disorders -- 44. Anaemia -- 45. Coagulation Disorders -- Section E. Practical Procedures -- 46. General Preparation for Procedures -- 47. Infection Control and Standard Precautions -- 48. Venesection -- 49. Blood Cultures -- 50. Peripheral Cannula Insertion -- 51. Arterial Puncture -- 52. Administering Injections -- 53. Local anaesthetic Infiltration -- 54. Nasogastric Tube -- 55. Urinary Catheterisation -- 56. Paracentesis -- 57. Pleural Tap -- 58. Chest Drain Insertion -- 59. Lumbar Puncture -- 60. Joint Aspiration -- 61. Cardiac Monitoring and the Electrocardiogram -- 62. Defibrillation -- 63. Electrical Cardioversion -- 64. Transthoracic Cardiac Pacing -- 65. Central Venous Cannulation -- Section F. Formulary -- 66. The On-Call Formulary.
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