Accident and Emergency, 4Ed

Diagnosis and Management

Anthony Brown (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

464 Seiten

2002 | 4th New edition
Hodder Arnold (Verlag)
978-0-340-80720-0 (ISBN)

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Covers every emergency from the major life-threatening event to the more frequent minor complaint. This book describes the essentials of diagnosis and management, including exact drug dosages, relevant practical procedures, patient disposition (and its urgency) to inpatient care, outpatients or community care and common pitfalls for the unwary.

This hugely popular book justifiably remains one of the best-selling single-author Accident and Emergency handbook in print. Its strength lies in the consistently clear, didactic approach giving immediate access to uncluttered information - ideal for heat-of-the moment decisions by the bedside. No other text sticks to the point quite like this one.

This new edition covers every emergency from the major life-threatening event to the more frequent minor complaint. The essentials of diagnosis and management are described concisely and clearly, including exact drug dosages, relevant practical procedures, patient disposition (and its urgency) to inpatient care, outpatients or community care and common pitfalls for the unwary.

The fourth edition has been extensively revised and updated to include many new topics and guidelines at the forefront of developments in acute care. Written primarily for senior house officers in the Accident and Emergency Department, it is packed with thorough, practical advice. It will also prove invaluable to general practitioners, emergency and critical care nurses, paramedics and senior medical students.

Part 1 Medical Emergencies
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Chest pain
The breathless patient
Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage
Diabetic coma and precoma
Acid-base and electrolyte disturbances
The collapsed or unconscious patient
Acute neurological conditions
Headache
Acute poisoning
Specific poisons
Diseases imported from abroad
Acute monoarthropathy
Acute polyarthropathy
Nonarticular rheumatism
Allergic or immunological conditions
Skin disorders
Sexually transmitted diseases
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Inoculation accidents
The elderly patient
Part 2 Environmental Emergencies
Heat, cold and near drowning
Sports (SCUBA) diving accidents
Venomous bites and stings
Part 3 Surgical Emergencies
Multiple injuries
Head injury
Burns
The acute abdomen
Part 4 Orthopaedic Emergencies
Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
Injuries to the wrist and hand
Cervical spine injuries
Thoracic and lumbar spine injuries
Pelvic injuries
Injuries to the hip and upper femur
Injuries to the lower femur, knee and upper tibia
Injuries to the lower tibia, ankle and foot
Soft-tissue injuries
Back pain
Part 5 Paediatric Emergencies
Normal values
General assessment
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Cot death
Child abuse (nonaccidental injury)
The breathless child
Stridor
Abdominal pain, diarrhoea and vomiting
Fever
Fits and febrile convulsions
Acute p

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2002
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Notfallmedizin
ISBN-10	0-340-80720-2 / 0340807202
ISBN-13	978-0-340-80720-0 / 9780340807200
Zustand	Neuware