Hands-On Guide to the Foundation Programme

Informationen zum Autor Anna Donald, late of Bazian Ltd, LondonMichael Stein is Chief Medical Officer, Map of Medicine, London, and Medical Advisor, Hearst Business Media, Hearst Corporation, New YorkCiaran Scott Hill is Neurosurgery Registrar, The Royal London Hospital, Honorary Senior Lecture in Neuroscience, Univesity College London, and Prehospital Care Physician, London Air AmbulanceSelina Chavda is NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Haemato-Oncology, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Cancer Research Klappentext About to start the Foundation Programme?Making the transition from medical school to professional life?The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme, Fifth Edition is a practical guide for medical students and foundation doctors, dealing with the many challenges of the programme. With hints, tips and realistic advice on various aspects of the course, from self-care to prescribing, this guide provides invaluable support, with up-to-date information on postgraduate training and recruitment, practical management skills and career pathways to help build confidence, enabling you to hit the ground running.This edition features newly expanded sections on emergencies, psychiatric evaluation, the Situational Judgement Test, and the common calls and conditions you will encounter on a daily basis. The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme is a perfect companion to assist the junior doctor in preparing for the intellectual and emotional challenges of the foundation years.Take the stress out of the Foundation Programme with The Hands-on Guide! Zusammenfassung About to start the Foundation Programme? Making the transition from medical school to professional life? The Hands-on Guide to the Foundation Programme, Fifth Edition is a practical guide for medical students and foundation doctors, dealing with the many challenges of the programme. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction xiiiHow to use this book xivAcknowledgements xvAbbreviations xvi1 Starting up 1Panic? 1People to help you 1Three basic tips 2Other useful start-up information 2Dress 2Equipment 3Geography 4Ward rounds 4Social rounds 5Night rounds 5Discharging patients 6Work environment 6Bibliography 62 Getting Organized or 'The Folder' 8Personal folder and the lists 8How to make a personal folder 8Keeping track of patients (List 1) 10List of things to do (List 2) 10Results sheet (List 3) 10Data protection and confidentiality 113 Paperwork and electronic medical records 12Patient notes 12Incident forms 13Blood forms and requestingbloods tests 14Discharge summaries (TTO/TTA) 15Handovers 16Referral letters 17Self-discharge 17Sick notes 174 Accident and emergency 19General advice 19Admitting and allocating patients 20Keeping track of patients 21Medicine 21Medical and surgical assessment units 22Fast-track patients 225 Becoming a better doctor 23Foundation Programmes(United Kingdom) 23Academic Foundation Programmes 24Assessments 24Situational judgement tests 25Moving on from the Foundation Programme 26Information technology 26The internet 27Online medical databases 27Keeping up with the literature 28Evidence-based medicine 28Clinical audit 29Quality improvement projects 30Case reports 30Courses 30Professionalism 31Communication 31Consultants and senior registrars 32GPs 32Nurses 33Patients 34Patients' families 35Confidentiality 36Exceptions to keeping confidentiality 36References 366 Emergencies 37Acute coronary syndrome 37Stroke 37DVT and PE 40Haematemesis 40Acute asthma 41Life-threatening asthma 42Acute severe asthma 42Brittle asthma 42Acute pneumothorax 42Anaphylaxis 43Meningitis 43Collapse or reduced mobility 45Overdose 45In general 46Treating the patient 46Surgery 487 Cardiac arrests and crash calls 49Cardiac arrest calls 49'...

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Introduction xiii
 
How to use this book xiv
 
Acknowledgements xv
 
Abbreviations xvi
 
1 Starting up 1
 
Panic? 1
 
People to help you 1
 
Three basic tips 2
 
Other useful start-up information 2
 
Dress 2
 
Equipment 3
 
Geography 4
 
Ward rounds 4
 
Social rounds 5
 
Night rounds 5
 
Discharging patients 6
 
Work environment 6
 
Bibliography 6
 
2 Getting Organized or 'The Folder' 8
 
Personal folder and the lists 8
 
How to make a personal folder 8
 
Keeping track of patients (List 1) 10
 
List of things to do (List 2) 10
 
Results sheet (List 3) 10
 
Data protection and confidentiality 11
 
3 Paperwork and electronic medical records 12
 
Patient notes 12
 
Incident forms 13
 
Blood forms and requesting
 
bloods tests 14
 
Discharge summaries (TTO/TTA) 15
 
Handovers 16
 
Referral letters 17
 
Self-discharge 17
 
Sick notes 17
 
4 Accident and emergency 19
 
General advice 19
 
Admitting and allocating patients 20
 
Keeping track of patients 21
 
Medicine 21
 
Medical and surgical assessment units 22
 
Fast-track patients 22
 
5 Becoming a better doctor 23
 
Foundation Programmes
 
(United Kingdom) 23
 
Academic Foundation Programmes 24
 
Assessments 24
 
Situational judgement tests 25
 
Moving on from the Foundation Programme 26
 
Information technology 26
 
The internet 27
 
Online medical databases 27
 
Keeping up with the literature 28
 
Evidence-based medicine 28
 
Clinical audit 29
 
Quality improvement projects 30
 
Case reports 30
 
Courses 30
 
Professionalism 31
 
Communication 31
 
Consultants and senior registrars 32
 
GPs 32
 
Nurses 33
 
Patients 34
 
Patients' families 35
 
Confidentiality 36
 
Exceptions to keeping confidentiality 36
 
References 36
 
6 Emergencies 37
 
Acute coronary syndrome 37
 
Stroke 37
 
DVT and PE 40
 
Haematemesis 40
 
Acute asthma 41
 
Life-threatening asthma 42
 
Acute severe asthma 42
 
Brittle asthma 42
 
Acute pneumothorax 42
 
Anaphylaxis 43
 
Meningitis 43
 
Collapse or reduced mobility 45
 
Overdose 45
 
In general 46
 
Treating the patient 46
 
Surgery 48
 
7 Cardiac arrests and crash calls 49
 
Cardiac arrest calls 49
 
'Do not resuscitate' orders 52
 
8 Common calls 54
 
How to use this section 56
 
Considerations for all ward calls 56
 
Abdominal pain 57
 
Differential diagnoses 57
 
Anaemia 58
 
Arrhythmia 60
 
Calcium 62
 
Hypercalcaemia 64
 
Hypocalcaemia 64
 
Chest pain 65
 
Confusion 66
 
Differential diagnoses 66
 
Constipation 68
 
Differential diagnoses 68
 
Diarrhoea 69
 
Differential diagnoses 69
 
Electrocardiograms 70
 
Important ECG abnormalities to recognize 74
 
Eye complaints 74
 
The acute red eye 74
 
Sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes 75
 
Floaters 75
 
Falls 75
 
Differential diagnoses 75
 
Fever 76
 
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• Autori: Anna Donald, Selina Chavda, Selina (The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust) Chavda, Chavda Selina, A Donald, Ann Donald, Anna Donald, Anna (late of Bazian Ltd Donald, Anna Stein Donald, Donald Anna, Ciaran Scott Hill, Ciaran Scott Hill, Ciaran (The Royal London Hospital Scott Hill, Ciaran et al Scott Hill, Mik Stein, Mike Stein, Mike (Chief Medical Officer Stein, Stein Mike
• Editore: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.11.2014
• EAN: 9781118767467
• ISBN: 978-1-118-76746-7
• Pagine: 280
• Serie: Hands on Guides; CourseSmart; CourseSmart; Hands-on Guides
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina; Medizinstudium, Medizin, Medical education, Medical Science, Allgemeine u. Innere Medizin, General & Internal Medicine