Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
Contents |
Cover ; Titlepage ; Copyright ; Contents ; List of Capsules ; Preface to the Second Edition ; Preface to the First Edition ; Acknowledgements ; Part I: General Principles of Recognition of Critically Ill Neurologic Patients in the Emergency Department |
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1. The Presenting Neurologic Emergency 2. Criteria of Triage ; Part II: Evaluation of Presenting Symptoms Indicating Urgency ; 3. Confused and Febrile ; 4. A Terrible Headache ; 5. Blacked Out and Slumped Down ; 6. See Nothing, See Double, See Shapes ; 7. Spinning |
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8. Moving, Jerking, and Spasm Part III: Evaluation of Presenting Symptoms Indicating Critical Emergency ; 9. Can't Walk or Stand ; 10. Short of Breath ; 11. Seizing ; 12. Comatose ; Part IV: Organization of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit |
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13. The Responsibilities of the Neurointensivist 14. The Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit ; Part V: General Principles of Management of Critically Ill Neurologic Patients in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit ; 15. General Perspectives of Care ; 16. Agitation and Pain |
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17. Mechanical Ventilation 18. Nutrition ; 19. Volume Status and Blood Pressure ; 20. Anticoagulation and Thrombolysis ; 21. Fever and Cooling ; 22. Increased Intracranial Pressure ; Part VI: Technologies in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit ; 23. Monitoring Devices |
Summary |
The Practice of Emergency and Critical Care Neurology puts a more modern approach on the practice of emergency neurological care. This new edition concentrates on the management of neurologic conditions, recognition of deterioration of neurologic functions, neurosurgical procedures, and immediate interventions. Dr. Wijdicks condenses essential information into several sections comprising of the principles in recognizing critically ill neurologic patients in the emergency department, the evaluation of symptoms indicating critical emergency, general principles of managing critically ill patients |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
24. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound and Neurophysiology |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Neurologic manifestations of general diseases.
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Neurological intensive care.
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Neurological emergencies.
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Diagnosis.
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Methodology.
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Critical care medicine.
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Central nervous system -- Diseases.
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Nervous system -- Diseases.
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Medical care.
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Therapeutics.
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Diseases.
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National health services.
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Diagnosis
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Methods
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Neurologic Manifestations
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Critical Care -- methods
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Critical Care
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Emergency Treatment
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Central Nervous System Diseases
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Nervous System Diseases
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Investigative Techniques
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Signs and Symptoms
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Patient Care
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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
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Therapeutics
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Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
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Disease
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Health Services
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Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
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Delivery of Health Care
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Central Nervous System Diseases -- diagnosis
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Central Nervous System Diseases -- therapy
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Emergency Treatment -- methods
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State Medicine
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diagnosis.
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methodology.
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illness.
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disease.
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treating (health care function)
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Therapeutics
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Nervous system -- Diseases
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National health services
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Methodology
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Medical care
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Diseases
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Diagnosis
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Critical care medicine
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Central nervous system -- Diseases
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Neurologic manifestations of general diseases
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Neurological emergencies
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Neurological intensive care
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2015033653 |
ISBN |
9780190259563 |
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0190259566 |
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9780190469573 |
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0190469579 |
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0190259574 |
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9780190259570 |