On Call Principles and Protocols, 6E [TRUE PDF]

✍ Scribed by Shane Marshall, John Ruedy

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 566
• Series: On Call
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this best-selling reference covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call in the hospital. On Call Principles and Protocols, 6th Edition, by Drs. Shane A. Marshall and John Ruedy, 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.

Key Features
Highlights medications, doses, and critical information in a second color for fast reference.
Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate critical information quickly.
Covers essential topics such as Approach to Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems; Documentation; Assessment and Management of Volume Status; and HIV, HBV, HCV, Influenza, and the House Officer.
Delivers consistent, easy-to-follow coverage of the most common on-call problems and approaches, including what to do from the initial phone call, "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.

✦ Table of Contents

ON CALL: Principles and Protocols 6th Edition
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgments
Structure of the Book
Commonly Used Abbreviations
Contents
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems
Chapter 2 Documentation of On-Call Problems
Chapter 3 Assessment and Management of Volume Status
Chapter 4 Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus, Meningococcus, Influenza, Ebola Virus, and the Hou
PATIENT-RELATED PROBLEMS: THE COMMON CALLS
Chapter 5 Abdominal Pain
Chapter 6 Chest Pain
Chapter 7 Combativeness: The Out-of-Control Patient
Chapter 8 Confusion/Decreased Level of Consciousness
Chapter 9 Decreased Urine Output
Chapter 10 Diarrhea
Chapter 11 Fall Out of Bed
Chapter 12 Fever
Chapter 13 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Chapter 14 Headache
Chapter 15 Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
Chapter 16 High Blood Pressure
Chapter 17 Hypnotics, Laxatives, Analgesics, and Antipyretics
Chapter 18 Hypotension and Shock
Chapter 19 Leg Pain
Chapter 20 Lines, Tubes, and Drains
Chapter 21 Polyuria, Frequency, and Incontinence
Chapter 22 Pronouncing Death
Chapter 23 Seizures
Chapter 24 Shortness of Breath
Chapter 25 Skin Rashes and Urticaria
Chapter 26 Stroke
Chapter 27 Syncope
Chapter 28 Transfusion Reactions
LABORATORY-RELATED PROBLEMS: THE COMMON CALLS
Chapter 29 Acid-Base Disorders
Chapter 30 Anemia
Chapter 31 Calcium Disorders
Chapter 32 Coagulation Disorders
Chapter 33 Glucose Disorders
Chapter 34 Potassium Disorders
Chapter 35 Sodium Disorders
APPENDIXES
APPENDIX A Blood Products
APPENDIX B Reading Electrocardiograms
APPENDIX C Miscellaneous
APPENDIX D Sl Units Conversion Table
APPENDIX E The On-Call Formulary
Chapter 43 Index

✦ Subjects

Emergency Medical Services; Internal Medicine; Hospital Medicine