Acute and Critical Care Medicine at a Glance

by Leach, Richard M.

• ISBN13: 9781405161398
• ISBN10: 1405161396
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-17
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The at a Glance series is popular among medical students and junior doctors for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations.Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with colour summary diagrams on the left page and explanatory text on the right. Covering a wide range of topics, books in the at a Glance series are ideal as introductory subject texts or for revision purposes, and are useful throughout medical school and beyond.Everything you need to know about Acute and Critical Care Medicine...at a Glance!Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, Acute and Critical Care Medicineat a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated to reflect changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of Acute and Critical Care Medicine to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.This new edition of Acute and Critical Care Medicineat a Glance: Provides a brief and straightforward, yet rapid, introduction to care of the critically ill that can be easily assimilated prior to starting a new job or clinical attachment Encompasses the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic skills required to manage acutely ill patients in a variety of settings Includes assessment of the acutely unwell patient, monitoring, emergency resuscitation, oxygenation, circulatory support, methods of ventilation and management of a wide variety of medical and surgical emergencies Includes new chapters on fluid management, oxygenation, non-invasive ventilation, recognition of the seriously ill patient and hospital-acquired infectionsThis book is an invaluable resource for all undergraduates in medicine, as well as clinical medical students, junior doctors, nurses caring for acutely-ill patients and paramedics.Pre-publication reviews:"The material forms an excellent basis for junior doctors in critical care and anaesthesia to get a good grounding in the subject, without appearing too scary." -Senior House Officer"The system-based approach... provides excellent reference material when studying a particular subject, allowing the reader to easily delve into the book when necessary, without having to read from cover-to-cover. It is an excellent revision aid... Much time has gone into eliminating superfluous data so maximal essential information can be conveyed quickly." -UCL student

Author Biography

Richard Leach is consultant physician and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Units, symbols and abbreviations

General

Recognising the unwell patient

Admission and ongoing management of the acutely unwell patient

Monitoring in acute and critical care medicine

Oxygen transport

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Shock

Circulatory assessment

Fluid management

Fluid choice: specific situations

Inotropes and vasopressors

Failure of oxygenation and respiratory failure

Oxygenation and oxygen therapy

Airways management

Non-invasive ventilation

Endotracheal intubation

Mechanical ventilation

Respiratory management, weaning and tracheostomy

Arterial blood gases and acid-base balance

Analgesia, sedation and paralysis

Enteral and parenteral nutrition

Hypothermia and hyperthermia

SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock

Hospital-acquired (nocosomial) infections

End of life issues

Medical

Cardiac

Acute coronary syndromes I: clinical pathophysiology

Acute coronary syndromes II: management

Arrhythmias

Heart failure and pulmonary oedema

Cardiac emergencies

Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism

Respiratory

Community acquired pneumonia

Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Asthma

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Pneumothorax and air leaks

Respiratory emergencies

Renal and metabolic

Acute kidney injury: pathophysiology and clinical aspects

Acute kidney injury: management and renal replacement therapy

Diabetic emergencies

Endocrine emergencies

Gastrointestinal

Gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Acute liver failure

Acute pancreatitis

Neurological

Acute confusional state, coma and status epilepticus

Neurological emergencies: cerebrovascular accidents

Neurological emergencies: infective

Neuromuscular conditions

Other systems

Coagulation disorders and transfusion

Drug overdose and poisoning

The immune compromised patient

Surgical

Trauma

Head injury

Chest trauma

Acute abdominal emergencies

Obstetric emergencies

Burns, toxic inhalation and electrical injuries

Self-assessment

Case studies and questions

Case studies answers

Appendices

Classification of anti-arrhythmic drugs

Acute Injury Network staging system 2008 for acute kidney injury

Rockall risk-scoring system for GI bleeds

Child-Pugh grading

Typical criteria for liver transplantation

Index

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