Emergencies in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury Patients

by Eltorai, Ibrahim M.

• ISBN13: 9780970887320
• ISBN10: 0970887329
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Demos Medical Pub

Table of Contents

Preface to First Edition	p. i
Preface to Second Edition	p. iii
Preface to Third Edition	p. v
Contributors	p. vii
Dedication	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Foreword	p. xv
Autonomic Dysreflexia	p. 1
Acute and Chronic Cardiovascular Problems	p. 11
Pulmonary Complications in Chronic SCI	p. 27
The SCI Ventilator-Dependent Patient Troubleshooting	p. 43
Gastrointestinal Emergencies in Patients with SCI	p. 47
The Acute Abdomen	p. 67
Urologic Emergencies in Patients with SCI	p. 81
Hyperglycemic and Hypoglycemic Emergencies in Patients with SCI	p. 89
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders and Acute Renal Failure in Patients with SCI	p. 103
Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis in Patients with SCI	p. 117
Gaining Venous Access	p. 129
Acute Arterial Occlusion of the Lower Extremities	p. 137
Spasticity and Spasms Associated with Spinal Cord Disorders	p. 149
Acute and Chronic Pain with Spinal Cord Disorders	p. 155
Management of Long-Bone Fractures in Patients with SCI	p. 163
Dislocations in the Lower Extremities	p. 173
Osteomyelitis Due to Pressure Ulcers	p. 179
Decubitus Ulcer Emergencies in Patients with SCI	p. 187
So-Called Minor Burns in Patients with Spinal Cord Dysfunction	p. 203
Management of Pregnancy in Women with Spinal Cord Disorders and Injuries	p. 213
Thermoregulation in Patients with SCI	p. 229
Infections in Spinal Cord Injury Patients	p. 235
Fever in Patients with SCI	p. 243
Psychiatric Emergencies in Patients with SCI	p. 249
Nursing Management of the Complications of SCI	p. 253
Psychosocial Emergencies for Patients with SCI	p. 265
Index	p. 271
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