A Nurse's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies (Record no. 34582)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780702076664
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency TH-BaNU
060 ## - NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE CALL NUMBER
Classification number WB 105
Item number H245 2019
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Harrison, Richard.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title A Nurse's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 3rd Edition
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Edinburgh
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Elsevier
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 464 pages
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction: Immediate assessment of the critically ill<br/>ABCDE: Immediate assessment and intervention<br/><br/>Early warning: Track and Trigger<br/><br/>National Early Warning Score<br/><br/>Communication – NEWS and SBAR<br/><br/>Cardiology<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Acute severe breathlessness<br/><br/>Cardiac failure<br/><br/>Heart muscle damage<br/><br/>Valvular disease<br/><br/>Rhythm disturbance<br/><br/>Types of heart failure<br/><br/>Left heart failure<br/><br/>Right heart failure<br/><br/>Congestive cardiac failure<br/><br/>Right heart failure and COPD<br/><br/>Diastolic heart failure<br/><br/>Clinical features and management of cardiac failure<br/><br/>Acute left ventricular failure<br/><br/>Acute on chronic congestive cardiac failure<br/><br/>Ischaemic heart disease<br/><br/>Chest pain<br/><br/>Acute coronary syndromes, NSTEMIs and Unstable Angina<br/><br/>Sudden cardiac death<br/><br/>Atrial fibrillation and arterial emboli<br/><br/>Causes of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Importance of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Complications of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Management of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Infective endocarditis<br/><br/>Drugs in the management of acute heart disease<br/><br/>Respiratory medicine<br/> View less ><br/><br/>The breathless patient: the general approach<br/><br/>Respiratory failure<br/><br/>Type I and Type II respiratory failure<br/><br/>Principles of treatment<br/><br/>Acute severe asthma<br/><br/>Mechanisms<br/><br/>Assessment of acute severe asthma<br/><br/>Management of acute severe asthma<br/><br/>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<br/><br/>Mechanisms<br/><br/>Management of acute exacerbations of COPD<br/><br/>Non-invasive ventilation<br/><br/>Pneumonia<br/><br/>Assessment<br/><br/>The severity score in pneumonia: CURB-65<br/><br/>Management of pneumonia<br/><br/>Antibiotics<br/><br/>Spontaneous pneumothorax<br/><br/>Nursing the patient with a chest drain<br/><br/>Acute neurological problems<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Ensuring the safety of the patient<br/><br/>Prioritising the initial management: GCS and ABCDE<br/><br/>Managing ‘medical’ and ‘neurological’ coma<br/><br/>Responding to neurological deterioration<br/><br/>Stroke and stroke-like emergencies<br/><br/>Cerebral infarction<br/><br/>Transient ischaemic attacks<br/><br/>Intracerebral haemorrhage<br/><br/>Subarachnoid haemorrhage<br/><br/>Subdural haemorrhage<br/><br/>Extradural haemorrhage<br/><br/>Nursing the patient with a stroke: the first 24 h<br/><br/>Meningococcal meningitis<br/><br/>Acute severe headache<br/><br/>Subarachnoid haemorrhage<br/><br/>Lumbar puncture<br/><br/>Sudden loss of consciousness: faints and fits<br/><br/>The basic mechanisms: syncope<br/><br/>The basic mechanisms: epileptic seizures<br/><br/>Pseudoseizures (non-epileptic seizures)<br/><br/>Acute paralysis of the lower limbs<br/><br/>Spinal cord compression<br/><br/>Guillain–Barré syndrome<br/><br/>Gastroenterology<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Nausea and vomiting underlying mechanisms<br/><br/>Nausea and vomiting in acute medical conditions<br/><br/>Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage<br/><br/>Management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage<br/><br/>Portal hypertension and the management of oesophageal varices<br/><br/>Acute liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy<br/><br/>Acute jaundice<br/><br/>Acute abdominal pain<br/><br/>Acute diarrhoea: sources and courses<br/><br/>Infective diarrhoea<br/><br/>Clostridium difficile diarrhoea<br/><br/>Infective diarrhoea versus acute ulcerative colitis<br/><br/>Medical conditions presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms<br/><br/>Diabetic complications<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Diabetes on the Acute Medical Unit: the general approach<br/><br/>Normal blood sugar control and the nature of diabetes<br/><br/>An overview of Type I and Type II diabetes<br/><br/>Acute medical conditions associated with diabetes<br/><br/>Diabetic renal disease<br/><br/>Diabetic neuropathy<br/><br/>Cardiovascular disease<br/><br/>Cerebrovascular disease<br/><br/>Peripheral vascular disease<br/><br/>Blood sugar control in adverse medical situations<br/><br/>Variable Rate Intravenous Insulin Infusion (VRIII) or GKI<br/><br/>DIGAMI regimen<br/><br/>Diabetic Keto Acidosis (DKA)<br/><br/>Hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma (HONK)<br/><br/>Hypoglycaemia<br/><br/>Infective complications in diabetes: the acute diabetic foot<br/><br/>Thromboembolic disease<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Thrombosis and thromboembolisation<br/><br/>Mechanisms<br/><br/>Superficial thrombophlebitis<br/><br/>Deep vein thrombosis<br/><br/>Pulmonary thromboembolism<br/><br/>Tests to identify thromboembolic disease<br/><br/>Management of pulmonary thromboembolism<br/><br/>Nursing the patient with a suspected DVT<br/><br/>Other causes of a swollen painful leg<br/><br/>Cellulitis<br/><br/>Necrotising fasciitis<br/><br/>Management of a DVT<br/><br/>Anticoagulation therapy<br/><br/>Deliberate self-harm, alcohol and substance abuse<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Deliberate self-harm<br/><br/>General principles<br/><br/>Care of the unconscious patient: ABCDE<br/><br/>The patient who refuses treatment<br/><br/>Specific overdoses<br/><br/>Benzodiazepines<br/><br/>Paracetamol poisoning<br/><br/>Antidepressant overdose<br/><br/>Carbon monoxide poisoning<br/><br/>Alcohol abuse<br/><br/>Acute alcohol-withdrawal syndrome<br/><br/>Cocaine 303 Ecstasy<br/><br/>Heroin abuse<br/><br/>Needle stick injuries<br/><br/>Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections<br/><br/>Violent incidents<br/><br/>The ‘social admission’<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Common errors and omissions in the admission of elderly patients<br/><br/>Taking a history from the patient<br/><br/>Taking a history from a third party<br/><br/>Falls<br/><br/>The cause of falls<br/><br/>Assessment after a fall<br/><br/>Immobility<br/><br/>Immediate safety of the patient: ABCDE<br/><br/>Assessing the cause: establish the full history<br/><br/>Delirium<br/><br/>Dementia<br/><br/>Nursing home admissions<br/><br/>Ethical issues and the elderly sick<br/><br/>The emergency admission of patients with a terminal disease<br/><br/>Multisystem failure<br/> View less ><br/><br/>Shock: the basic mechanisms<br/><br/>Cardiogenic shock<br/><br/>Hypovolaemic shock<br/><br/>Redistributive (low-resistance) shock<br/><br/>Acute severe hypotensive collapse<br/><br/>The importance of immediate resuscitation<br/><br/>Ensuring adequate oxygen delivery to vital organs<br/><br/>Oxygen therapy<br/><br/>The blood pressure<br/><br/>Inserting a CVP line<br/><br/>Fluid challenge<br/><br/>Surviving sepsis<br/><br/>Anaphylactic reaction<br/><br/>Emergency blood transfusion in shock<br/><br/>Transfusion reactions<br/><br/>Massive blood transfusion<br/><br/>Acute kidney injury<br/><br/>Management: resuscitation begin with ‘ABCDE’<br/><br/>Emergency (acute renal failure) management of hyperkalaemia<br/><br/>Establishing a management plan<br/><br/>Sudden collapse and cardiac arrest<br/><br/>Chain of survival<br/><br/>Basic life support<br/><br/>After basic life support<br/><br/>Do not attempt resuscitation<br/><br/>Bereavement on the Acute Medical Unit<br/><br/>Emerging problems: outbreaks and deliberate releases – SARS, toxins and biological agents<br/> View less ><br/><br/>How infection spreads<br/><br/>Severe acute respiratory syndrome<br/><br/>Case definition of SARS<br/><br/>Other emerging infections<br/><br/>Unusual illnesses – deliberate release of infectious and chemical agents<br/><br/>Deliberate release of infectious agents<br/><br/>General principles<br/><br/>Examples of potential pathogens and initial symptoms<br/><br/>Poisoning with nerve agents<br/><br/>Key nursing skills in outbreaks and deliberate releases<br/><br/>Index
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Emergency nursing.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Medical emergencies.
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Daly, Lynda
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Holding institution Kuakarun Nursing Library
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