Acute medicine : a practical guide to the management of medical emergencies / edited by David Sprigings, John Chambers.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sprigings, David, editor.

Chambers, John (John Boyd), editor.

Wiley InterScience (Online service)

Standardized Title:

Acute medicine (Sprigings)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical emergencies--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medical emergencies.

Emergencies.

Emergency Treatment--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Emergencies.

Emergency Treatment--methods.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Presentations in Acute Medicine. The critically ill patient / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings

Hypotension and shock / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings

Reduced conscious level / Simon Rinaldi

Delirium / David Sprigings

Falls in older people / Simon Conroy, Oja Pathak

Cardiac arrest in hospital / David Sprigings, John B Chambers

Acute chest pain / John B Chambers, David Sprigings

Palpitations / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings

Transient loss of consciousness / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings

Acute breathlessness / David Sprigings, John B Chambers

Acute respiratory failure / Nayia Petousi

Pleural effusion / Ioannis Psallidas

Cough and haemoptysis / Ahmed Yousuf

Neurological diagnosis in acute medicine / Simon Rinaldi

Acute headache / Simon Rinaldi

Seizures and epilepsy / Bridget MacDonald

Weakness and paralysis / Simon Rinaldi

Acute sensory symptoms / Simon Rinaldi

Loss of vision / Tristan McMullan, David Sprigings

Acute vomiting / Simon Anderson

Acute abdominal pain / Simon Anderson

Acute diarrhoea / Simon Anderson

Acute jaundice / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson

Ascites / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson

Acute kidney injury / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings

Acute rash / Nemesha Desai, Ruth Lamb

Urticaria and angioedema / Alexandra Croom

Acute arthritis / Kehinde Sunmboye

Acute spinal pain / Michael Canty

Acute limb pain / David Sprigings

Comprehensive geriatric assessment / Simon Conroy, Oja Pathak

Acute medical problems in pregnancy / Lucy Mackillop, Charlotte Frise

Fever on return from abroad / Nick Beeching, Mike Beadsworth

Acute medical problems in the HIV-positive patient / Mas Chaponda, Nick Beeching

Syndromes and Disorders. Sepsis / Guy Glover, Manu Shankar-Hari

Poisoning / Nigel Langford, David Sprigings

Acid-base disorders / Nick Talbot

Anaphylaxis / Alexandra Croom

Acute arrhythmias: general principles of management / David Sprigings, John B Chambers

Regular broad complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings

Irregular broad complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings

Narrow complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings

Atrial fibrillation and flutter / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings

Bradycardia and atrioventricular block / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings

Acute coronary syndromes (1): ST-segment elevation / Jim Newton, John B Chambers

Acute coronary syndromes (2): Non-ST-segment elevation / Jim Newton, John B Chambers

Acute pulmonary oedema / David Sprigings, John B Chambers

Acute heart failure and decompensated chronic heart failure / John B Chambers, David Sprigings

Cardiogenic shock / John B Chambers, David Sprigings

Aortic dissection and other acute aortic syndromes / John B Chambers

Heart valve disease and prosthetic heart valves / John B Chambers

Infective endocarditis / John B Chambers, John L Klein

Acute pericarditis / David Sprigings, John B Chambers

Cardiac tamponade / John B Chambers, David Sprigings

Severe hypertension / David Sprigings, John B Chambers

Deep vein thrombosis / Charlotte Masterton-Smith, Kevin O'Kane

Pulmonary embolism / Roshan Navin, Kevin O'Kane

Problems with pacemakers and other cardiac devices / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings

Upper airway obstruction / Matthew Frise

Acute asthma / Swapna Mandal

Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) / Eui-Sik Suh

Community-acquired pneumonia / Ahmed Yousuf

Hospital-acquired pneumonia / Ahmed Yousuf

Pneumothorax / Rob Hallifax

Stroke / Tony Rudd, Ajay Bhalla

Transient ischaemic attack / Ajay Bhalla, Tony Rudd

Subarachnoid haemorrhage / Michael Canty

Bacterial meningitis / David Sprigings, John L Klein

Encephalitis / David Sprigings

Spinal cord compression / Michael Canty

Guillain-Barré syndrome / Simon Rinaldi

Raised intracranial pressure / Michael Canty

Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding / Simon Anderson, Udi Shmueli

Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon

Acute oesophageal disorders / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon

Inflammatory bowel disease flare / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon

Acute liver failure and decompensated chronic liver disease / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson

Alcoholic hepatitis / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson

Biliary tract disorders and acute pancreatitis / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson

Urinary tract infection / Carolyn Hemsley, Claire van Nispen tot Pannerden

Hypoglycaemia / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah

Hyperglycaemic states / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah

Diabetic ketoacidosis / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah

Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah

Disorders of plasma sodium concentration / James Crane, Paul Carroll, Martin Crook

Disorders of plasma potassium concentration / Martin Crook

Disorders of plasma calcium concentration / Martin Crook

Disorders of plasma magnesium concentration / Martin Crook

Disorders of plasma phosphate concentration / Martin Crook

Acute adrenal insufficiency / James Crane, Paul Carroll

Thyrotoxic storm / James Crane, Paul Carroll

Myxoedema coma / James Crane, Paul Carroll

Pituitary apoplexy / James Crane, Paul Carroll

Paraganglioma (phaeochromocytoma) crisis / James Crane, Paul Carroll

Cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis / David Sprigings, John Klein

Erythroderma and toxic epidermal necrolysis / Nemesha Desai, Seshi Manam

Acute gout and pseudogout / Kehinde Sunmboye

Septic arthritis / Kehinde Sunmboye, John L Klein

Acute vasculitis / Raashid Luqmani

Interpretation of full blood count and film / Claire Harrison

Pancytopenia and febrile neutropenia / Deborah Hay

Bleeding disorders / Claire Harrison

Management of anticoagulation / Catherine Hildyard

Acute painful sickle cell crisis / Jo Howard

Complications of cancer / John B Chambers, Janine Mansi

Alcohol-related problems in acute medicine / David Sprigings

Hypothermia / David Sprigings

Drowning / Francesca Garnham

Electrical injury / Francesca Garnham, David Sprigings

Palliative and end-of-life care / Louise Free

Medicolegal issues in acute medicine / Tom Lloyd, Angelique Mastihi

Techniques and Procedures in Acute Medicine. Airway management / Matthew Frise

Non-invasive ventilation / Christopher Turnbull

Ultrasonography in acute medicine / John B Chambers, Nadia Short, Luna Gargani

Reading a chest X-ray / Ambika Talwar

Central vein cannulation / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings

Arterial blood sampling and cannulation / David Garry

Arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy / David Sprigings

Temporary cardiac pacing / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings

Pericardial aspiration (pericardiocentesis) / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings

DC cardioversion / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings

Insertion of an intercostal chest drain / John Corcoran

Lumbar puncture / Kannan Nithi

Aspiration of the knee joint / Kehinde Sunmboye

Insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson.

Notes:

Preceded by Acute medicine / David Sprigings, John Chambers. 4th ed. 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Hoboken, N.J. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2017).

Related Work:

Preceded by : Sprigings, David. Acute medicine.

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ISBN:

9781119389613

1119389615

9781118644263

1118644263

Publisher Number:

99972819561

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