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Author Brown, Anthony F. T., author

Title Marshall & Ruedy's on call : principles & protocols / Australian adaptation by Anthony FT Brown, Mike Cadogan, Antonio Celenza ; original edition by Shane A Marshall, John Ruedy
Edition Australian and New Zealand third edition
Published Chatswood, NSW : Elsevier Australia, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 666 pages)
Contents Approach to the diagnosis and management of on-call problems -- Professionalism and teamwork -- Documentation and communication -- Ethical and legal considerations -- Death, dying and breaking bad news -- Preparation of patients for transfer -- The critically ill patient -- Cardiac arrest -- Acute airway failure -- Acute respiratory failure -- Acute circulatory failure -- Disability: acute neurological failure -- Environment, exposure and examination -- Hospital-based emergency response codes == Shortness of breath, cough and haemoptysis -- Chest pain -- Heart rate and rhythm disorders -- Hypotension -- Hypertension -- Altered mental status -- Collapse, syncope and mechanical aids -- Headache -- Seizures -- Weakness and dizziness -- Abdominal pain -- Altered bowel habit -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Haenaturia -- Decreased urine output and acute kidney injury -- G=Frequency and polyuria -- Leg pain -- Febrile patient -- Skin rashes including allergic reactions -- Transfusion reactions -- Electrocardiogram -- Chest x-ray -- Abdominal x-ray -- CT head scan -- Urinalysis -- Acid-base disorders -- Glucose disorders -- Sodium disorders -- Potassium disorders -- Calcium disorders -- Anaemia -- Coagulation disorders -- General preparation for a practical procedure -- Infection control and standard precautions -- Venepuncture -- Blood cultures -- Peripheral venous cannulation -- Aterial puncture -- Administering an injection -- Local anaesthetic infiltration -- Nasogastric tube insertion -- Urinary catheterisation -- Paracentesis -- Pleural tap -- Chest drain insertion and removal -- Lumbar puncture -- Joint aspiration -- Cardiac monitoring and the electrocardiograph -- Defibrillation -- Electrical cardioversion (DC reversion) -- Transthoracic cardiac pacing -- Central venous cannulation -- On-call formulary -- Normal laboratory ranges
Summary On Call: Principles and Protocols 3e provides a carefully structured, risk-based approach to the initial assessment, investigation, differential diagnosis and short-term management of ward problems on-call. This new 3rd edition is completely revised and up-to-date, with the latest guidelines laid out in a succinct format to give a practical, rapid, efficient and effective bedside approach to problem solving. Clinical reasoning has never been made so explicit and exciting! This edition includes the full eBook on ExpertConsult with additional reading material, high-quality images, procedural videos and references available on http://lifeinthefastlane.com/book/oncallïŽ
Notes Includes index
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Subject Emergency medicine -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Medical emergencies -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Emergency nursing -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Communication in emergency medicine -- Australia -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Emergency medicine -- New Zealand -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Medical emergencies -- New Zealand -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Emergency nursing -- New Zealand -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Communication in emergency medicine -- New Zealand -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Medical emergencies.
Emergency medicine.
Emergency Treatment -- methods
Emergencies
Emergency Medicine
Communication in emergency medicine
Emergency medicine
Emergency nursing
Medical emergencies
New Zealand
Australia
Reading List HME941 prescribed text 2024
Genre/Form handbooks.
Textbooks
Handbooks and manuals
Textbooks.
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Cadogan, Michael D., author
Celenza, Antonio, author
Marshall, Shane A. On call. 5th edition
Other Titles Marshall and Ruedy's on call : principles & protocols