Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance

Herausgegeben von Morris, Francis; Wardrope, Jim; Ramlakhan, Shammi

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This brand new title provides a highly illustrated and unambiguous introduction to most common presentations encountered in GP surgeries, in minor injury units and emergency departments. It provides the basic information required to identify and manage these conditions, as well as highlighting the pitfalls and the key diagnoses not to be missed.

Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance:
Presents the perfect combination of text and image; double page spreads enable quick access to information for readers in a pressurised environment
Covers a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses in one illustrated, full colour volume
Identifies key diagnoses not to be missed with red flags
Contains Short Answer Questions (SAQs) to help test learning and recognition
Includes a companion website featuring Short Answer Questions (SAQs) and flashcards, available at www.ataglanceseries.com/minorinjury

Minor Injury and Minor Illness at a Glance is the perfect preparation guide or aide memoire for placements in acute or primary care, ideal for medical students, junior doctors, GP trainees and nurse practitioners.

Produktdetails

• At a Glance
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2014
• Abmessung: 278mm x 206mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781118261354
• ISBN-10: 1118261356
• Artikelnr.: 40133783

Autorenporträt

Francis Morris is Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Jim Wardrope is Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Shammi Ramlakhan is Consultant in Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 6 Contributors 7 How to use your textbook 8 About the companion
website 11 Part 1 System of care 1 Assessment 12 2 Management and
communication 14 Part 2 Skin 3 Wounds 16 4 Soft tissue infections 18 5
Other soft tissue infections 20 6 Burns and scalds 22 Part 3 The head 7
Head injury and transient loss of consciousness 24 8 Neurological problems
26 9 Headache 28 Part 4 Ear, nose and throat 10 Ear problems 30 11
Dizziness and vertigo 32 12 The nose 34 Part 5 The face 13 Facial injury 36
14 Eye problems 38 15 Mouth and dental 42 Part 6 Chest and abdomen 16 Upper
respiratory tract infections 44 17 Lower respiratory tract infections 46 18
Chest pain 48 19 Abdominal pain 50 20 Urinary tract infections 52 21
Urogenital problems 54 22 Gynaecological problems 56 23 Anorectal disorders
58 Part 7 Musculoskeletal 24 Spine examination 60 25 Neck pain 62 26 Back
pain 64 27 Shoulder examination 66 28 Shoulder injuries 68 29 The elbow 70
30 The wrist 72 31 Hand examination 74 32 Hand: soft tissue injuries 76 33
Hand: bony injuries 78 34 The hip 80 35 Knee examination 82 36 Knee
problems 84 37 The calf and shin 86 38 The ankle 88 39 The foot 90 Part 8
Children 40 Approach to the injured child 92 41 The limping child 94 42 The
febrile child 96 43 Foreign bodies in children 99 44 Skin problems in
children 102 Index 105