Emergencies in primary care / edited by Chantal Simon ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simon, Chantal.

Series:

Emergencies in-- series.

Oxford medical publications.

Oxford medical publications

Emergencies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medical emergencies.

Emergency medicine--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Emergency medicine.

Primary care (Medicine).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Designed for the busy GP, Emergencies in Primary Care covers the range of emergencies GPs might expect to encounter in the primary care setting, from the immediately life-threatening to the smaller but urgent problems that can and do arise. Written in a concise and didactic style, it incorporates useful algorithms to make complex management straightforward. Government guidelines are incorporated along with links to further information sources. Each clinical topic is succinctlyaddressed with all the information needed to make an accurate diagnosis, other diagnoses to consider and a clear manage

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Resuscitation; 3 Other acute emergencies; 4 Cardiovascular emergencies; 5 Respiratory emergencies; 6 Gastrointestinal and urological emergencies; 7 Sick children; 8 Neurological emergencies; 9 Infections; 10 Eye emergencies; 11 Endocrine emergencies; 12 Gynaecological and obstetric emergencies; 13 Injuries and accidents; 14 Dermatology and palliative care emergencies; 15 Psychiatric emergencies; 16 Miscellaneous emergencies; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-19-959755-3

1-283-58095-0

9786613893406

0-19-157495-3

OCLC:

801363521