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Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this best-selling reference by Drs. Gregg A. Adams, Stephen D. Bresnick, Jared Forrester, and Graeme Rosenberg covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Surgery, 4th Edition, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.Highlights medications, doses, and critical information in a second color for fast referenceFeatures a logical, highly templated format so you can locate key information quicklyDelivers consistent, easy-to-follow coverage of the most common on-call problems and approaches, including what to do from the initial phone call, questions you should ask to assess the urgency of each situation, "Elevator Thoughts," how to immediately identify major threats to life, what to do at the bedside, and how to avoid common mistakes for every call

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ISBN13:9780323528894
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Serie:On Call

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1. Approach to On-Call Surgical Problems<br>2. Special Considerations for Surgical Patients<br>3. Documentation of On-Call Problems<br>4. On-Call Hazards<br><br>Patient-related Problems: The common calls <br>5. Abdominal Pain<br>6. Bowel Function – Constipation and Diarrhea<br>7. Chest Pain<br>8. Drug Reactions<br>9. Dysrhythmias<br>10. Falls<br>11. Fever<br>12. Fluids, Electrolytes and Acid-base Status<br>13. Gastrointestinal Bleeding<br>14. Glucose Management and Surgical Nutrition<br>15. Headache<br>16. Hypertension<br>17. Hypotension and Shock<br>18. Insomnia<br>19. Intravenous Access<br>20. Leg Pain<br>21. Mental Status Changes<br>22. Nausea and Vomiting<br>23. Pain Management<br>24. Preoperative Preparation<br>25. Pronouncing Death<br>26. Postoperative Bleeding<br>27. Seizures<br>28. Shortness of Breath<br>29. Syncope<br>30. Trauma<br>31. Tubes and Drains<br>32. Ultrasound at the bedside<br>33. Urine Output Changes<br>34. Wounds and Surgical Site Infections<br><br>Appendices<br>A. Adult Emergency Cardiac Care Algorithms<br>B. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Drugs and Electrical Therapy<br>C. Reading X-rays, Reading EKGs<br>D. Outlines of Common Surgical Notes<br>E. Antibiotic Standard Doses and Indications for Patients with Normal Renal Function<br>F. Proprietary Names of Common Medications<br>G. On-Call Formulae
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