Clinical Examination Skills in the Adult Critically Ill Patient
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-08439-4 (ISBN)
This well-illustrated book provides detailed guidance on all aspects of physical examination in patients requiring emergency or intensive care. After an introductory section covering basic principles and the recognition of pre-terminal signs, the approach to examination of individual organ systems is clearly explained. Examination schemes are then presented for particular conditions or settings, including respiratory distress, shock, neurological disease, trauma, suspected infection, and cardiac arrest.
The skill of physical examination has become the forgotten art of medicine in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. Furthermore, most books on the topic have so far focused on examination practices applicable to non-critically ill patients. In emergency and intensive care medicine, however, a different approach and sometimes also different examination techniques are required due to the life-threatening disease process. In summarizing knowledge and providing guidance on physical examination in this specific subgroup of patients, this book will meet the needs of all physicians and allied health care professionals involved in the care of critically ill patients.
Martin W. Dünser is vice-director of the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine of the Kepler University Hospital in Linz, Austria. He was trained in anesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine and worked as an intensive care consultant in Bern (Switzerland), Salzburg (Austria) and London (United Kingdom). He is a pre-hospital emergency physician for the Austrian Red Cross and worked for London's Air Ambulance. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Dünser is interested in medical work in low- and middle-income countries and has been involved in field work in Africa and Asia. He was co-founder and chair of the Global Intensive Care working group of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). He serves as co-chair of the Sepsis in Resource-Limited Nations initiative of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign. He was deputy chair and chair of the Trauma and Emergency Medicine section and is a past member of the Research as well as the Congress Committee of the ESICM. Dr. Dünser is a reviewer for numerous journals and author of over 180 scientific articles.
Foreword.- Preface.- Part I. General approach to the critically ill patient.- Basic principles.- The first impression.- Checking vital functions.- Recognizing pre-terminal signs.- Part II. Examining single organ systems.- The airway and lungs.- The circulation.- The brain.- The abdomen.- The liver.- The hydration status and the kidneys.- The neuromuscular system and spinal cord.- The coagulation.- Part III. Systematic examination schemes.- The patient in respiratory distress.- The patient in shock.- The patient with a neurological disease.- The patient with severe trauma.- The patient with a suspected infection.- The patient in cardiac arrest.- The intoxicated patient.- During the ICU ward round.- Part IV. Appendix. Dermatological pearls for the intensivist.
"The major strength of the book is that it is so easy to use. The illustrations and guidance will help readers to perform clinical examinations in a structured way. ... The book would be of value for clinicians in any intensive care unit, emergency room, and for physicians and paramedics working in the prehospital field." (Ann Merete Møller, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 130 (1), January, 2020)
"Providers at all levels practicing in the disciplines caring for medical and surgical critical illness in the adult will find this guide useful. Because of the wide range of problems examined, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and internists will be able to find information on presentation and typical examination findings for problems relevant to their normal scope of practice." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, June 14, 2019)
"The text is up-to-date, clearly written, and usefully goes back to the basic principles of examination skills and builds up the knowledge base. A myriad of clear photos demonstrating a vast amount of pathology, and systematic figures fill the book to aid learning." (Edward Gilbert-Kawai, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 79 (12), December, 2018)
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.12.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XIII, 261 p. 236 illus., 226 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 720 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Anästhesie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Intensivmedizin | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin | |
| Schlagworte | Acutely ill patient • clinical examination • Clinical Skills • Critically Ill Patient • Examination techniques |
| ISBN-10 | 3-030-08439-6 / 3030084396 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-030-08439-4 / 9783030084394 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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