Front Cover; Textbook of Adult Emergency Medicine; Copyright; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the third edition; Contributors; Contents; Section 1: Resuscitation; 1.1 Basic life support; Introduction; Development of protocols; Initial evaluation: DR ABCD approach; Management; Defibrillation; BLS summary; References; 1.2 Advanced life support; Introduction; Aetiology and incidence of cardiac arrest; Advanced life support guidelines and algorithms; Initiation of ALS; Attachment of the defibrillator/monitor and rhythm recogniton; Defibrillation; The CPR 'Code Blue' process. Other ALS interventionsDrug therapy in ALS; Haemodynamic monitoring during CPR; When to discontinue ALS; Prognosis for survival after cardiac arrest; Uniform reporting in cardiac arrest research; References; 1.3 Ethics of resuscitation; Introduction; Application of the principles of Beauchamp and Childress to resuscitation medicine; Futility; Consent, withholding and withdrawing resuscitation; 'Not For Resuscitation' (NFR) orders; Practising resuscitation procedures on the newly dead; Conclusions; References; Section 2: Critical care; 2.1 Airway and ventilation management; Introduction. Non-invasive ventilationEndotracheal intubation; The difficult intubation; Laryngeal mask airway; Intubating laryngeal mask airway; Fibreoptic bronchoscope-assisted intubation; Retrograde intubation; Blind nasotracheal intubation; Cricothyroidotomy; Tracheostomy; Mechanical ventilation; Extubation in the emergency department; References; 2.2 Oxygen therapy; Introduction; Physiology of oxygen; Oxygen delivery systems; Variable performance systems; Fixed-performance systems; 100% oxygen delivery systems; Helium and oxygen mixtures; Measurement of oxygenation. Paediatric considerations in oxygen therapyTransfer of patients on oxygen therapy; Oxygen therapy in specific circumstances; Complications of oxygen therapy; Special delivery systems; References; 2.3 Haemodynamic monitoring; Introduction; Historical background; Overview of cardiovascular physiology; Role of haemodynamic monitoring in the emergency department; Clinical assessment; Blood pressure monitoring; Other non-invasive monitoring methods for cardiac output; Invasive devices; Conclusion; Future developments; References; 2.4 Shock overview; Introduction; Aetiology and epidemiology. PathophysiologyClinical features in the initial diagnosis of shock; Initial emergency management of the shocked patient; Guidance for interventions and treatments; Interventions in shock; The effects of shock on other interventions; The management of specific shock syndromes; Conclusion; References; 2.5 Sepsis and septic shock; Introduction; Aetiology and pathophysiology; Clinical features; Clinical investigations; Treatment; References; 2.6 Arterial blood gases; Introduction; Normal values; Definitions and conventions; Venous gas correlation; Arterial blood gas specimen collection.
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متن يادداشت
A major postgraduate textbook in emergency medicine, covering all the major topics that present to the trainee doctor in the emergency department.
A comprehensive textbook of adult emergency medicine for trainee doctors - covers all the problems likely to present to a trainee in the emergency department.
Chapters are short and concise, with key point boxes (called "Essentials") at the beginning.
Also has boxes featuring controversial areas of treatment.
Practical and clinically orientated.
Major changes to resuscitation guidelines.
Comp.
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Emergency medicine.
رده بندی کنگره
شماره رده
RC86
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7
نشانه اثر
P484
2014
نام شخص به منزله سر شناسه - (مسئولیت معنوی درجه اول )