A Clinician’s Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 4th Edition

by Richard Harrison, MD, FRCP and Lynda Daly, RN, RM, RHV

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ISBN: 9780443112768

Publication Date: 01-02-2025

Imprint: Elsevier

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A Clinician’s Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies, Fourth Edition is a primer in acute emergency care aimed at nursing staff, senior medical students, Foundation Year doctors and physician assistants. This textbook outlines the observations, clinical management and interventions in the critical first 24 hours of admission, based on an understanding of the underlying disease mechanisms.

The new edition has been updated to cover the management of COVID, the most recent advances in the care of common medical emergencies and the latest iteration of the NEWS Guidance.
With a unique focus on the overlap between medical and nursing management in the Acute Medical Unit, this book is an ideal source for the entire acute medical team.

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Key Features
- Clear, simple and accessible advice on caring for patients in the first 24 hours of admission
- Current, evidence-based guidance as a cornerstone to a team-based approach
- Covers all the common emergency conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms
- Explains the rationale of the assessment, observations and management
- Focuses specifically on effective communication with the patients and their relatives
New to This Edition
- Information on COVID, SARS, Avian influenza and bio-terrorism
- Updated NEWS 2 scoring and appropriate responses
- Revised case histories to reflect current practice
The Clinician’s Survival Guide series (formerly A Nurse’s Survival Guide) brings you concise, accessible content, prepared by experts in a handy quick-reference format.
Contents

1. Introduction: Immediate Assessment of the Critically Ill
2. Cardiology
3. Respiratory Medicine
4. Acute Neurological Problems
5. Gastroenterology
6. Diabetic Complications
7. Thromboembolic Disease
8. Deliberate Self-Harm, Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
9. The 'Social Admission'
10. Multisystem Failure
11. Emerging Problems: Outbreaks and Deliberate Releases—SARS and COVID-19, Toxins and Biologic Agents
Authors

Richard Harrison, MD, FRCP, Consultant Physician, Salisbury District Hospital, UK and Lynda Daly, RN, RM, RHV, Stockbridge, UK
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