
Identifying Neuroemergencies
Eelco F.M. Wijdicks(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 8. October 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-19-992879-8 (ISBN)
Description
Core Principles of Acute Neurology is a series of short volumes that handles major topics not found in sufficient detail elsewhere and provides useful context.
Identifying Neuroemergencies provides practical information how to best manage and triage patients in the first hour of admission in the emergency department. Physicians consider a neurologic emergency when the patient has clearly worsened and their neurologic signs have changed. Correct decisions are imperative: any type of neurocritical illness demands immediate treatment in the emergency department. Neurologist can assist further with the successful triage of the neurologic emergency and this volume in the Core Principles of Acute Neurology will serve as a handy, concise, reference to both the neurologist and the emergency physician.
Identifying Neuroemergencies provides practical information how to best manage and triage patients in the first hour of admission in the emergency department. Physicians consider a neurologic emergency when the patient has clearly worsened and their neurologic signs have changed. Correct decisions are imperative: any type of neurocritical illness demands immediate treatment in the emergency department. Neurologist can assist further with the successful triage of the neurologic emergency and this volume in the Core Principles of Acute Neurology will serve as a handy, concise, reference to both the neurologist and the emergency physician.
Reviews / Votes
The greatest strength of this book is that it gives a true emergency medicine perspective to providers who are not emergency medicine physicians. At the same time, it is a useful summary of neurological emergencies for any provider caring for these patients in the emergency department. * Michael D. Zwank, MD, RDMS, FACEP (University of Minnesota Medical School), Doody's Notes *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
362 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-992879-8 (9780199928798)
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Identifying Neuroemergencies
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Person
Eelco Wijdicks is Professor of Neurology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Critical Care Neurology, and Consultant, Neurological Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit, Saint Marys Hospital, Mayo Clinic
Content
TABLE OF CONTENTS ; Preface ; Introduction to the Series ; Chapter 1: Defining Neuroemergencies ; Chapter 2: The Unresponsive Patient ; Chapter 3: Major Warning Signs: Headache, Vertigo, Syncope ; Chapter 4: Treating Acute Neurologic Pain Syndromes ; Chapter 5: Treating Movement Disorder Emergencies ; Chapter 6: Triaging Seizures and Spells ; Chapter 7: Triaging Traumatic Head and Spine Injury ; Chapter 8: Triaging Acute Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke ; Chapter 9: Triaging Acute Neuroinfections ; Chapter 10: Troubleshooting: Errors and Misjudgments ; Index