Acute Medicine: A Practical Guide to the Management of Medical Emergencies Book

This is a truly practical guide aimed at the junior physician or casualty officer, which explains what to do when faced with medical emergencies "on take", on the ward, or in the A&E department. Section One describes the detailed management of common general presentations such as breathlessness, chest pain, loss of consciousness and cardiac arrest. Section Two covers specific diagnoses such as aortic dissection, thyrotoxic crisis and sickle cell disease, etc. Each chapter is divided into "priorities", "problems", "further management" and "appendix". Section Three covers the practical details of specific procedures such as lumbar puncture, insertion of a chest drain, peritoneal dialysis and central vein cannulation. Section Four consists of useful data such as normal values, drug doses, and formulae, which are organised into chapters by specialty; cardiology, renal, respitory, etc. In the Third Edition, the authors have included evidence for treatments where available. An easily accessible reference for the junior doctor and casualty office faced with a medical emergency "on take", on the ward, or in the A&E department Third edition of an established textRead More