| Phys. Description |
xxii, 666 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Approach to the diagnosis and management of on-call problems -- Professionalism and teamwork -- Documentation and communication -- Ethical and legal considerations -- Death, dying and breaking bad news -- Preparation of patients for transfer -- The critically ill patient -- Cardiac arrest -- Acute airway failure -- Acute respiratory failure -- Acute circulatory failure -- Disability: acute neurological failure -- Environment, exposure and examination -- Hospital-based emergency response codes == Shortness of breath, cough and haemoptysis -- Chest pain -- Heart rate and rhythm disorders -- Hypotension -- Hypertension -- Altered mental status -- Collapse, syncope and mechanical aids -- Headache -- Seizures -- Weakness and dizziness -- Abdominal pain -- Altered bowel habit -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Haenaturia -- Decreased urine output and acute kidney injury -- G=Frequency and polyuria -- Leg pain -- Febrile patient -- Skin rashes including allergic reactions -- Transfusion reactions -- Electrocardiogram -- Chest x-ray -- Abdominal x-ray -- CT head scan -- Urinalysis -- Acid-base disorders -- Glucose disorders -- Sodium disorders -- Potassium disorders -- Calcium disorders -- Anaemia -- Coagulation disorders -- General preparation for a practical procedure -- Infection control and standard precautions -- Venepuncture -- Blood cultures -- Peripheral venous cannulation -- Aterial puncture -- Administering an injection -- Local anaesthetic infiltration -- Nasogastric tube insertion -- Urinary catheterisation -- Paracentesis -- Pleural tap -- Chest drain insertion and removal -- Lumbar puncture -- Joint aspiration -- Cardiac monitoring and the electrocardiograph -- Defibrillation -- Electrical cardioversion (DC reversion) -- Transthoracic cardiac pacing -- Central venous cannulation -- On-call formulary -- Normal laboratory ranges. |
| Subject |
Emergency Medicine.
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Emergencies.
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Emergency Treatment.
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Australia.
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New Zealand.
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| Alt Author |
Cadogan, Mike, author.
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Celenza, Antonio, author.
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| Alt Title |
Marshall and Ruedy's on call : principles & protocols |
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On call |
| ISBN |
9780729542623 |
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