On Call Surgery; On Call Series

by Adams & Bresnick

• ISBN13: 9780721693514
• ISBN10: 0721693512
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-11
• Publisher: Saunders

Summary

This fully revised new edition in the On Call Series is a handy reference for medical students, junior doctors and trainee surgeons, designed to guide the reader through common clinical problems encountered while caring for surgical patients. It particularly emphasises the special needs of the postoperative patient and the patient with a potentially life-threatening condition.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Approach to On-Call Surgical Problems	3	(3)
Special Considerations for Surgical Patients	6	(2)
Documentation of On-Call Problems	8	(3)
On-Call Hazards	11	(6)
PATIENT-RELATED PROBLEMS: THE COMMON CALLS
Abdominal Pain	17	(34)
Bowel Function---Constipation and Diarrhea	51	(10)
Chest Pain	61	(10)
Drug Reactions	71	(8)
Dysrhythmias	79	(20)
Falls	99	(6)
Fever	105	(9)
Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Status	114	(48)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding	162	(9)
Glucose Management and Surgical Nutrition	171	(15)
Headache	186	(12)
Hypertension	198	(12)
Hypertension and Shock	210	(15)
Insomnia	225	(3)
Intravascular Access	228	(31)
Leg Pain	259	(17)
Mental Status Changes	276	(9)
Nausea and Vomiting	285	(8)
Pain Management	293	(12)
Preoperative Preparation	305	(6)
Pronouncing Death	311	(4)
Postoperative Bleeding	315	(9)
Seizures	324	(8)
Shortness of Breath	332	(22)
Syncope	354	(7)
Tubes and Drains	361	(41)
Urine Output Changes	402	(21)
Wounds	423	(66)
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Reading X-Rays, Reading ECGs	433	(6)
Appendix B: Outlines of Common Surgical Notes	439	(3)
Appendix C: On-Call Formulae	442	(4)
Appendix D: On-Call Formulary	446	(34)
Appendix E: Antibiotic Standard Doses and Susceptibility Guidelines	480	(6)
Appendix F: Proprietary Names of Common Medications	486	(3)
Index	489