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

Acute Medicine offers an accessible and concise guide to the practical management of all acute medical problems likely to be encountered in the emergency department, ambulatory care centre, acute medical unit or on the wards. Reflecting the maturation of acute medicine as a separate specialty, the book is divided into common presentations, specific problems and procedures. New to the fifth edition is a chapter on bed–side ultrasonography; throughout, emphasis is placed on patient safety, and the use of flow diagrams, tables and figures ensures that key information is quickly accessible. Thoroughly revised by experts in the subject, and updated to reflect current approaches to diagnosis and management, Acute Medicine is an excellent companion for the trainee as well as an aide–mémoire for the more experienced physician. INDICE: Contributors .Preface .Evolution of Acute Medicine: the development of Ambulatory Emergency Care .Section 1: PRESENTATIONS IN ACUTE MEDICINE .General .1 The critically ill patient .2 Hypotension and shock .3 Reduced conscious level .4 Delirium .5 Falls in older people .Cardiorespiratory .6 Cardiac arrest .7 Acute chest pain .8 Palpitations .9 Transient loss of consciousness .10 Acute breathlessness .11 Acute respiratory failure .12 Pleural effusion .13 Cough and haemoptysis .Neurological .14 Neurological diagnosis in acute medicine .15 Acute headache .16 Seizures and epilepsy .17 Weakness and paralysis .18 Acute sensory symptoms .19 Loss of vision .Abdominal .20 Acute vomiting .21 Acute abdominal pain .22 Acute diarrhoea .23 Acute jaundice .24 Ascites .25 Acute kidney injury .Skin and Musculoskeletal .26 Acute rash .27 Urticaria and angioedema .28 Acute arthritis .29 Acute spinal pain .30 Acute limb pain .Miscellaneous .31 Comprehensive geriatric assessment .32 Acute medical problems in pregnancy .33 Fever on return from abroad .34 Acute medical problems in the HIV–positive patient .Section 2: SYNDROMES AND DISORDERS .General .35 Sepsis .36 Poisoning .37 Acid–base disorders .38 Anaphylaxis .Cardiovascular .39 Acute arrhythmias: general principles of management .40 Regular broad complex tachycardiaf .41 Irregular broad complex tachycardia .42 Narrow complex tachycardia .43 Atrial fibrillation and flutter .44 Bradycardia and atrioventricular block .45 Acute coronary syndromes 1: ST–segment elevation .46 Acute coronary syndromes 2: Non–ST–segment elevation .47 Acute pulmonary edema .48 Acute heart failure and decompensated chronic heart failure .49 Cardiogenic shock .50 Aortic dissection and other acute aortic syndromes .51 Heart valve disease and prosthetic heart valves .52 Infective endocarditis .53 Acute pericarditis .54 Cardiac tamponade .55 Severe hypertension .56 Deep vein thrombosis .57 Pulmonary embolism .58 Problems with pacemakers and other cardiac devices .59 Upper airway obstruction .60 Acute asthma .61 Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) .62 Community–acquired pneumonia .63 Hospital–acquired pneumonia .64 Pneumothorax .65 Stroke .66 Transient ischaemic attack .67 Subarachnoid haemorrhage .68  Bacterial meningitis .69 Encephalitis .70 Spinal cord compression .71 Guillain–Barré syndrome .72 Raised intracranial pressure .73 Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding .74 Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding .75 Acute oesophageal disorders .76 Inflammatory bowel disease flare .77 Acute liver failure and decompensated chronic liver disease .78 Alcoholic hepatitis .79 Biliary tract disorders and acute pancreatitis .80 Urinary tract infection .81 Hypoglycaemia .82 Hyperglycaemic states .83 Diabetic ketoacidosis .84 Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state .85 Disorders of plasma sodium concentration .86 Disorders of plasma potassium concentration .87 Disorders of plasma calcium concentration .88 Disorders of plasma magnesium concentration .89 Disorders of plasma phosphate concentration .90 Acute adrenal insufficiency .91 Thyrotoxic storm .92 Myxedema coma .93 Pituitary apoplexy .94Paraganglioma (phaeochromocytoma) crisis .95 Cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis .96 Erythroderma and toxic epidermal necrolysis .97 Acute gout and pseudogout .98 Septic arthritis .99 Acute vasculitis .100 Interpretation of full blood count and film .101 Pancytopenia and Febrile neutropenia .102 Bleeding disorders .103 Management of anticoagulation .104 Acute painful sickle cell crisis .105 Complications of cancer .106 Alcohol–related problems in acute medicine .107 Hypothermia .108 Drowning .109 Electrical injury .110 Palliative and end–of–life care .111 Medicolegal issues in Acute Medicine .112 Airway management .113 Non–invasive ventilation .Section 3: TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES IN ACUTE MEDICINE .114 Ultrasonography in Acute Medicine .115 Reading a chest X–ray .116 Central vein cannulation .117 Arterial blood sampling and cannulation .118 Arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy .119 Temporary cardiac pacing .120 Pericardial aspiration (pericardiocentesis) .121 DC cardioversion .122 Insertion of an intercostal chest drain .123 Lumbar puncture .124 Aspiration of the knee joint .125 Insertion of a Sengstaken Blakemore

• ISBN: 978-1-118-64428-7
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 720
• Fecha Publicación: 23/06/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés