Comprehensive Hospital Medicine E-dition

by Williams, Mark V.

• ISBN13: 9781416002970
• ISBN10: 1416002979
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: SAUNDERS W B CO

Summary

In the exciting and growing field of hospital medicine, you're as concerned with the efficient management of your unit as you are the effective care of your patients. This multimedia Expert Consult title is your ideal new clinical reference on both countsin print and online! Nationally recognized experts equip you with practical, actionable guidance on all of the challenges you face every daymaking it easier for you to provide optimal care for every patient. The Premium Edition comes with powerful online extras including regular updates reflecting important new clinical developments downloadable illustrations evidence-based admitting orders and more. Access to the entire contents of this Expert Consult title online at www.hospitalisttext.com permits speedy consultation from any computer with an Internet connection. The Premium Edition includes regular online updates reflecting the latest clinical developments all of the artwork from the text, downloadable for use in PowerPoint® presentations evidence-based admitting orders for over 100 conditions and the ability to load all of the admitting orders from the web site onto your handheld device. State-of-the-art, evidence-based, hospital-focused guidelines on clinical assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and discharge/follow-up planning help you to effectively manage all of the key disorders in every body system. 20 chapters focused on peri-operative care assist you in navigating this increasingly important component of hospital medicine practice. Expert advice on systems issues explores how to establish and enhance a hospitalist program, provide leadership, manage patient transitions of care, establish a teamwork model with hospital staff, promote patient safety and staff performance improvement, standardize care, and navigate legal and ethical concerns. Purchase of this book includes a limited personal license to the online version for use exclusively by the individual who has purchased the book. This license and access to the web site operates strictly on the basis of a single user per PIN number.The sharing of passwords is strictly prohibited, and any attempt to do so will invalidate the password.The license and access may not be lent, resold, or otherwise circulated. Full details of the license and terms and conditions of use are available upon registration. Your purchase of theComprehensive Hospital Medicine: An Evidence Based and Systems Approach e-ditionentitles you to access the web site until the next edition of the book is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should online access to the web site be discontinued.

Table of Contents

Evidence Based Clinical Practice

Principles of evidence-based clinical practice

Real time application

Clinical Care Delivery

General Approach to a Hospitalized Patient

Communication

Symptom Management

Insomnia and anxiety

Nausea

Constipation and Diarrhea

Nutrition

Maintaining Skin Integrity

Pain Management

Cardiovascular

Chest Pain

Acute Coronary Syndromes

Heart Failure

Arrhythmias

Cardiac Arrest

Syncope

Venous Thromboembolism

Aortic Dissection

Valvular Heart Disease

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Infectious Diseases

Pneumonia

Community Acquired

Nosocomial

Urinary Tract Infections

Community Acquired

Nosocomial

Cellulitis

Meningitis

Endocarditis

Vascular Catheter-related infections

HIV related infections

Fever in a hospitalized patient Pulmonary

COPD

Asthma

Pleural Disease

Interstitial Lung Disease

Pulmonary Hypertension

Nephrology

Acute Renal Failure

Chronic Renal Failure

Electrolyte Disorders

Acid-Base Disorders

Gastroenterology

Acute GI Bleeding

Upper

Lower

Acute Hepatitis

Cirrhosis and Liver Failure

Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Acute Abdominal Emergencies

Appendicitis

Cholecystitis

Diverticulitis

Bowel Obstruction and ileus

Ischemic Bowel

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gastroenteritis

Endocrinology

Diabetes Mellitus

DKA

Managing DM in hospitalized patients

Thyroid Disorders

Adrenal Disorders

Parathyroid Disorders

Oncology

Chemotherapy

Paraneoplastic Syndromes

Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenia / Fever

Hypercalcemia

Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Hematology

Anemia

Transfusion Medicine

Sickle Cell Disease

Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders

Leukemia

Lymphoma

Rheumatology

Acute Arthritis

Vasculitis

Critical Care

Sepsis and Shock

Acute Respiratory Failure

Sedation and Ventilator Weaning

Drug Overdose / Poisoning

Neurology

Stroke

Intracranial Hemorrhage

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

Subdural, Epidural, and intracerebral hemorrhage

Altered Mental Status

Coma

Delirium

Dementia

Pain Management

Psychiatry

Depression

Anxiety

Mania

Peri-Operative Care

Hospitalist as Consultant

Pre-op Assessment and Preparation

Post-op Evaluation and Care

General Wound Care

Orthopedics

Hip Fracture

Total Joint Replacement a. Hip, Knee, Shoulder

Spinal Surgery

Urology

Nephrolithiasis

Transurethral Prostatectomy (TURP)

Radical Prostatectomy

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Medical Complications of Pregnancy

Hysterectomy

Mastectomy / Mammoplasty

Cardiothoracic

CABG

Lung Resection

Otolaryngology

Tracheostomy

Neck

Neurosurgery

Approach to Special Patient Populations

Geriatrics

End-of-Life

Psychiatric illness

Pregnant patients

Patients with cancer

Immunocompromised patients

HIV

Transplantation

Preventive Services in the Hospitalized Patient

Vaccination

Smoking Cessation

Dietary Counseling

System Issues

Establishing a Hospitalist Program

Enhancing a Hospitalist Program

Managing Patient Transitions of Care

Admission

Transfers

Discharge and Follow-up

Establishing a Teamwork Model with Hospital Staff

Patient Saf

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