On Call Surgery
On Call Series
Published on 4. July 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
533 pages
978-0-7216-6432-3 (ISBN)
Description
In a well organized, concise, and informative manner, this pocket-sized text guides medical students, surgical house officers, and young practising physicians through many of the common clinical problems they will face when they're on call in surgery. The content is structured to support the readers from the initial phone call describing a patient's problem, to generating a list of likely diagnoses and presenting a plan for assessment and management.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
156 ills
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 123 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7216-6432-3 (9780721664323)
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Content
Introduction. Approach to On-Call Surgical Problems. Special Considerations for Surgical Patients. Documentation of On-Call Problems. On-Call Hazards. Patient-Related Problems: The Common Calls. Abdominal Pain. Bowel Function--Constipation and Diarrhea. Chest Pain. Drug Reactions. Dysrhytmias. Falls. Fever. Fluids, Electrolytes, And Acid-Base Status. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Glucose Management and Surgical Nutrition. Headache. Hypertension. Hypotension and Shock. Insomnia. Intravascular Access. Leg Pain. Mental Status Changes. Nausea and Vomiting. Pain Management. Preoperative Preparation. Pronouncing Death. Postoperative Bleeding. Seizures. Shortness of Breath. Syncope. Tubes and Drains. Urine Output Changes Wounds. Appendix A: Reading X-Rays, Reading Ecgs, Cardiac Arrest Protocols. Appendix B: Outlines of Common Surgical Notes. Appendix C: On-Call Formulae. Appendix D: On-Call Formulary. Appendix E: Antibiotic Standard Doses for Patients and Susceptibility Guidelines. Appendix F: Proprietary Names of Common Medications.