Anthony FT Brown (University of Qu Professor of Emergency Medicine, Michael D Cadogan (Sir Charles Ga Department of Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Diagnosis and Management

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Produktbeschreibung

The eighth edition of this international bestselling emergency medicine handbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest evidence-based guidelines and treatment protocols underpinning best practice in emergency medical care.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 8 ed
• Seitenzahl: 533
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 728g
• ISBN-13: 9780367469900
• ISBN-10: 0367469901
• Artikelnr.: 60006239

Autorenporträt

Professor Anthony F.T. Brown, MB ChB, FRCP, FRCS(Ed), FRCEM, FACEM, professor of emergency medicine, Discipline of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, School of Medicine, University of Queensland; and senior staff specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Australia Mike Cadogan, MA(Oxon), MB ChB (Ed), FACEM, staff specialist in emergency medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Perth, Australia; and chief medical editor and co-founder of Lifeinthefastlane.com.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. SECTION I. CRITICAL CARE EMERGENCIES.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. Acute Upper Airway Obstruction. Shocked
Patient. Unconscious Patient. Anaphylaxis. Severe Head Injury. Critical
Care Areas Drug Infusion Guidelines. Further Reading. SECTION II. GENERAL
MEDICAL EMERGENCIES. Chest Pain. Cardiac Arrhythmias. Breathless Patient.
Acute Gastroenterology Conditions. Diabetic Coma and Pre-Coma. Altered
Conscious Level. Acute Neurological Conditions. Headache. Allergic or
Immunological Conditions. Skin Disorders. Elderly Patient. Further Reading.
SECTION III. ACID-BASE, ELECTROLYTE AND RENAL EMERGENCIES. Acid-Base
Disturbances. Electrolyte Disorders. Acute Renal Failure. Further Reading.
SECTION IV. INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND FOREIGN TRAVEL EMERGENCIES. Febrile
Neutropenic Patient. Hepatitis. Gastrointestinal Tract Infection. Sexually
Transmitted Diseases. Needlestick and Sharps Incidents. Human
Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Tuberculosis. Bites with Rabies or Other
Lyssavirus Risk. Common Imported Diseases of Travellers. Pandemic
Influenza. Further Reading. SECTION V. SURGICAL EMERGENCIES. Multiple
Injuries. Further Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Injuries: Definitive
Care. Head and Facial Injuries. Neck Injuries. Chest Injuries. Abdominal
and Pelvic Trauma. Additional Orthopaedic Injuries in Multiple Trauma. Head
Injury. Burns. Acute Abdomen. Further Reading. SECTION VI. ORTHOPAEDIC
EMERGENCIES. Injuries to the Shoulder and Upper Arm. Injuries to the Elbow
and Forearm. Injuries to the Wrist and Hand. Cervical Spine Injuries.
Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Injuries. Pelvic Injuries. Injuries to the Hip
and Upper Femur. Injuries to the Lower Femur, Knee and Upper Tibia.
Injuries to the Lower Tibia, Ankle and Foot. Further Reading. SECTION VII.
MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT-TISSUE EMERGENCIES. Soft-Tissue Injuries. Acute
Arthropathy. Non-Articular Rheumatism. Back Pain. Further Reading. SECTION
VIII. PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES. General Assessment. Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation. Breathless Child. Stridor. Abdominal Pain, Diarrhoea and
Vomiting. Febrile Child. Seizures and Febrile Convulsions. Acute Poisoning.
Limping Child. Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy. Child Abuse
(Non-Accidental Injury). Further Reading. SECTION IX. OBSTETRIC AND
GYNAECOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES. Gynaecological Assessment and Management.
Gynaecological Causes of Acute Abdominal Pain. Bleeding in Early Pregnancy.
Conditions in Late Pregnancy. Women's Medicine Crises. Further Reading.
SECTION X. OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCIES. Visual Acuity. Topical Ophthalmic
Preparations. Traumatic Conditions of the Eye. Conditions Affecting the
Eyelids. Painful, Red Eye. Sudden Loss of Vision in the Uninflamed Eye.
Further Reading. SECTION XI. ENT EMERGENCIES. Traumatic Conditions of the
Ear. Non-Traumatic Conditions of the Ear. Traumatic Conditions of the Nose.
Non-Traumatic Conditions of the Nose. Traumatic Conditions of the Throat.
Non-Traumatic Conditions of the Throat. Further Reading. SECTION XII.
MAXILLOFACIAL AND DENTAL EMERGENCIES. Traumatic Conditions of the Face and
Mouth. Non-Traumatic Conditions of the Mouth. Further Reading. SECTION
XIII. PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES. Deliberate Self-Harm. Violent Patient.
Alcohol and Drug Dependency and Abuse. Involuntary Admission. Further
Reading. SECTION XIV. TOXICOLOGY. Acute Poisoning: General Principles.
Specific Poisons. Chemical Burns. Further Reading. SECTION XV. TOXINOLOGY
EMERGENCIES. Snake Bites. Spider Bites. Marine Envenomation. Bee and Wasp
Stings. Further Reading. SECTION XVI. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES. Heat, Cold
and Drowning. Sports-Diving Accidents. Electrocution and Lightning Strike.
Further Reading. SECTION XVII. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL ISSUES. Habits of a
Good Emergency Department Doctor. Triage. Consent, Competence and Refusal
of Treatment. Police, Coroner and Attending Court. Retrieval and
Inter-Hospital Transfer. Major Incident. Further Reading. SECTION XVIII.
PRACTICAL PROCEDURES. Endotracheal Intubation. Rapid Sequence Induction
Intubation. Cricothyrotomy. Needle Thoracentesis. Intercostal Catheter
Insertion. DC Cardioversion. Pericardial Aspiration. Central Line
Insertion. Intraosseous Line Insertion. Lumbar Puncture. Indwelling
Urethral Catheter Insertion. Nasogastric Tube Insertion. Bier's Intravenous
Regional Block. Femoral Nerve Block. Digital Nerve Ring Block. Knee
Aspiration. Further Reading. Glossary. Appendix: Normal Laboratory Values.
Index.