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Preface | p. v |
Notes for the Reader | p. xi |
The Orthopedic Ward, Orthopedic Patients, and Procedures | |
Patients and Procedures | p. 3 |
p. 3 | |
p. 3 | |
Orthopedic Glossary | p. 3 |
Radiology | p. 3 |
The Ward Team | p. 21 |
The Ward Round | p. 23 |
Patient Management | |
Preparing Patients for Operation | p. 29 |
Medical Preparation | p. 29 |
Consent and Identification | p. 52 |
Intravenous Fluids and Electrolytes | p. 57 |
Fluids Used in Routine Practice | p. 57 |
Fluid Management: Some Practical Observations | p. 60 |
Sodium and Potassium Disturbances on the Orthopedic Ward | p. 63 |
Analgesia | p. 65 |
Assessment of Pain | p. 65 |
Methods of Treating Pain | p. 66 |
Problems Associated With Analgesia | p. 68 |
Dressings, Drains, Plasters, and Tubes | p. 71 |
Special Patient Groups | |
The Patient With a Fractured Neck of Femur | p. 79 |
Surgical Classification of Proximal Femur Fractures | p. 79 |
Principles of Management | p. 81 |
Your Responsibilities | p. 83 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | p. 87 |
General Considerations | p. 87 |
Preparation For Surgery | p. 87 |
Postoperative Care | p. 88 |
Hemophilia | p. 89 |
Background | p. 89 |
Orthopedic Presentation | p. 89 |
Preoperative Preparation | p. 90 |
Postoperative Care | p. 90 |
Problems and Complications: The Patient | |
Infection and Immunocompromise | p. 95 |
Definitions | p. 95 |
Vulnerability to Infection | p. 95 |
History and Examination | p. 96 |
Laboratory and Radiological Investigation of Infection | p. 96 |
Postoperative Infection | p. 96 |
Principles of Managing Infected or Immunocompromised Patients | p. 99 |
The Risk to Yourself | p. 101 |
Compartment Syndrome | p. 103 |
The Problem | p. 103 |
Causes | p. 103 |
Prevention | p. 104 |
Recognition | p. 104 |
Treatment | p. 105 |
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism | p. 109 |
Deep Venous Thrombosis | p. 109 |
Pulmonary Embolus | p. 110 |
Fat Embolism | p. 113 |
Presentation | p. 113 |
Confirming the Diagnosis | p. 114 |
Treatment | p. 114 |
The Confused Patient | p. 115 |
Precipitating Factors | p. 115 |
The Alcoholic Patient | p. 116 |
Risks of Confusion | p. 116 |
Principles of Management of Confusion | p. 116 |
The Ill Patient and Medical Emergencies | p. 119 |
Principles of Management | p. 119 |
Medical Emergencies | p. 123 |
Problems With Blood Transfusion | p. 131 |
Pretransfusion | p. 132 |
Transfusion | p. 133 |
Posttransfusion | p. 133 |
Responding to a Transfusion Problem | p. 133 |
Problems and Complications: The Doctor | |
Medical Errors | p. 137 |
Background | p. 137 |
Causes of Medical Error and Avoiding Them | p. 137 |
What to Do If You Have Made a Mistake | p. 138 |
When Treatment Stops | |
Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Death Certification, and the Coroner | p. 143 |
When Further Treatment Is Thought Inappropriate | p. 143 |
Do Not Resuscitate Orders | p. 143 |
Certification of Death | p. 144 |
Cremation Certificates | p. 144 |
Postmortems | p. 144 |
Reporting to the Coroner | p. 144 |
Bibliography and Further Reading | p. 147 |
Index | p. 149 |
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