Examining neurocritical patients / Eelco F.M. Wijdicks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wijdicks, Eelco F. M., 1954-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurologic examination.

Critically ill--Medical examinations.

Critically ill.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2021]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This indispensable title rethinks the neurologic examination in a format tailored, modified, and specialized for neurocritical illness. Generously illustrated, this book provides a detailed clinical assessment of the acutely ill neurologic patient. It explains why certain neurologic signs appear and provides fundamentals of localization. Certain situations demand certain structured examinations. Eventually, all information has to be integrated logically. Different examination techniques may be needed. Recognition of deterioration and increased vigilance with important mimickers and confounders are part of our professional fabric. Other necessary skills include predicting a clinical course and outcome, coordinating effective transfers of unstable patients, and communicating expected clinical changes. Neurologists traditionally have carefully considered the examination findings before acting and localized findings before ordering tests; these heuristics must remain. An indispensable title designed for all learners, Examining Neurocritical Patients preserves the beauty of a comprehensive clinical neurologic examination and serves as a high-yield master class for every health care professional tasked with clinical assessment of a neurocritically ill patient. .

Contents:

CHAPTER 1: Taking a History

CHAPTER 2: Scales and Scores

CHAPTER 3: Patterns: Interpreting Localizing Findings

CHAPTER 4: Excess or Paucity: Making Sense of Movements

CHAPTER 5: Mimickers, Misleads and Confounders

CHAPTER 6: Detecting Worsening

CHAPTER 7: Unraveling Unconsciousness

CHAPTER 8: Declaring Brain Death

CHAPTER 9: Recognizing Acute Spinal Cord Injury

CHAPTER 10: Sorting through Acute Neuromuscular Disease

Chapter 11: Clinical Course and Anticipated Outcome

CHAPTER 12: Communicating Clinical Findings.

Notes:

Includes index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 2, 2021).

ISBN:

9783030694524

3030694526

OCLC:

1260401874

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.