Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-4051-8901-9 (ISBN)
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Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and in full-colour, this brand new title provides an accessible introduction and revision aid for medical students and junior doctors. Reflecting the increased profile of Emergency Medicine in clinical practice and the medical school curriculum, Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of the key subjects that will enable any student or junior doctor to 'hit the ground running' when they enter one of the most exciting areas of clinical medicine. Adult Emergency Medicine at a Glance is:
A concise, visually orientated course in emergency medicine that is perfect for both study and revision
Organised around symptoms: 'Short of Breath', rather than diagnoses: 'Pneumonia'
Focused on the most common or dangerous conditions you will see in the Emergency Department and includes the latest cardiac resuscitation guidelines
Comprehensively illustrated throughout with over 47 full-page colour illustrations
Thomas Hughes is Consultant Emergency Physician, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, University of Oxford Jaycen Cruickshank is Director of Emergency Medicine, Ballarat Health Services, and Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Preface and acknowledgements 7
List of abbreviations 8
1 Life in the Emergency Department 10
2 Diagnosis 12
3 Shock and intravenous fluids 14
4 Imaging in the Emergency Department 16
5 Analgesia 18
6 Airway management and sedation 20
7 Blood gas analysis 22
8 Trauma: primary survey 24
9 Trauma: secondary survey 26
10 Major head and neck injury 28
11 Minor head and neck injury 30
12 Wounds 32
13 Burns 34
14 Hand injuries 36
15 Wrist and forearm injuries 38
16 Shoulder and elbow injuries 40
17 Back pain, hip and knee injuries 42
18 Tibia, ankle and foot injuries 44
19 Abdominal pain 46
20 Urology problems 48
21 Ear, nose, throat and dental problems 50
22 Eye problems 52
23 Obstetrics and gynaecology problems 54
24 Toxicology: general principles 56
25 Toxicology: specific poisons 58
26 Psychiatry: self-harm and capacity 60
27 Psychiatry: the disturbed patient 62
28 Observational medicine 64
29 Loss of function and independence 66
30 Syncope, collapse and falls 68
31 Slow heart rate 70
32 Fast heart rate 72
33 Cardiac arrest 74
34 Chest pain: cardiovascular 76
35 Chest pain: non-cardiovascular 78
36 Shortness of breath 80
37 Anaphylaxis 82
38 Sepsis 84
39 Endocrine emergencies 86
40 Gastroenterology 88
41 Headache 90
42 Stroke and transient ischaemic attack 92
43 Seizures 94
44 Hypothermia and hyperthermia 96
45 Pre-hospital medicine 98
46 Major incident 100
47 Chemical, biological, radiation, nuclear and explosive incidents 102
Case studies: questions 104
Case studies: answers 107
Index 113
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.2.2011 |
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Reihe/Serie | At a Glance |
Verlagsort | Hoboken |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 221 x 277 mm |
Gewicht | 404 g |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin |
ISBN-10 | 1-4051-8901-0 / 1405189010 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4051-8901-9 / 9781405189019 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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