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The at a Glance series is popular among medical students and junior doctors for its concise and simple approach and excellent illustrations. Each bite-sized chapter is covered in a double-page spread with colour summary diagrams on the left page and explanatory text on the right.
Table des matières
Preface 6
Acknowledgements 7
Units, symbols and abbreviations 8
Part 1 General.
1 Recognizing the unwell patient 12
2 Admission and ongoing management of the acutely unwell patient 14
3 Monitoring in acute and critical care medicine 16
4 Oxygen transport 18
5 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 20
6 Shock 22
7 Circulatory assessment 24
8 Fluid management 26
9 Fluid choice: specific situations 28
10 Inotropes and vasopressors 29
11 Failure of oxygenation and respiratory failure 30
12 Oxygenation and oxygen therapy 32
13 Airways obstruction and management 34
14 Non-invasive ventilation 36
15 Endotracheal intubation 38
16 Mechanical ventilation 40
17 Respiratory management, weaning and tracheostomy 42
18 Arterial blood gases and acid-base balance 44
19 Analgesia, sedation and paralysis 46
20 Enteral and parenteral nutrition 48
21 Hypothermia and hyperthermia 50
22 SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock 52
23 Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infections 54
24 End of life issues 56
Part 2 Medical.
Cardiac.
25 Acute coronary syndromes I: clinical pathophysiology 58
26 Acute coronary syndromes II: investigations and management 60
27 Arrhythmias 62
28 Heart failure and pulmonary oedema 64
29 Cardiac emergencies 66
30 Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism 68
Respiratory.
31 Community-acquired pneumonia 70
32 Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia 72
33 Asthma 74
34 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 76
35 Acute respiratory distress syndrome 78
36 Pneumothorax and air leaks 80
37 Respiratory emergencies 82
Renal and metabolic.
38 Acute kidney injury: pathophysiology and clinical aspects 84
39 Acute kidney injury: management and renal replacement therapy 86
40 Diabetic emergencies 88
41 Endocrine emergencies 90
Gastrointestinal.
42 Gastrointestinal haemorrhage 92
43 Acute liver failure 94
44 Acute pancreatitis 96
Neurological.
45 Acute confusional state, coma and status epilepticus 98
46 Neurological emergencies: cerebrovascular accidents 100
47 Neurological emergencies: infective 101
48 Neuromuscular conditions 102
Other systems.
49 Coagulation disorders and transfusion 104
50 Drug overdose and poisoning 106
51 The immune compromised patient 108
Part 3 Surgical.
52 Trauma 110
53 Head injury 112
54 Chest trauma 114
55 Acute abdominal emergencies 116
56 Obstetric emergencies 118
57 Burns, toxic inhalation and electrical injuries 120
Part 4 Self-assessment.
Case studies and questions 122
Case studies answers 125
Appendices.
Appendix I: Classifi cation of antiarrhythmic drugs 132
Appendix II: Acute injury network staging system 2008 for acute kidney injury 132
Appendix III: Rockall risk-scoring system for GI bleeds 133
Appendix IV: Child-Pugh grading 133
Appendix V: Typical criteria for liver transplantation 133
Index 135
