TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carroll, Lisa
TI  - Acute Medicine : A Handbook for Nurse Practitioners
T2  - Wiley Series in Nursing Series
SN  - 9780470060216
U1  - 610.730692 
PY  - 2007/// ©2007
CY  - Newark
PB  - John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
N1  - electronic book; e-book; myilibrary; Internal medicine -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Electronic books; Remote;text;Intro -- Acute Medicine -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Patient Assessment -- Communication -- History Taking -- The Functional Enquiry -- The Physical Assessment -- General Inspection -- Respiratory Examination -- Cardiovascular Examination -- Gastrointestinal Examination -- Neurological Examination -- Musculoskeletal Examination -- Post Examination -- Conclusion -- 2 Emergencies -- Anaphylaxis -- Cardio-Respiratory Arrest -- Ethical Issues -- 3 Acute Poisoning and Drug Overdose -- Deliberate Self-Harm -- Paracetamol Overdose -- Aspirin Overdose -- Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose -- Heroin Overdose -- Alcohol Overdose -- The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Self-Harm Guideline -- Alcohol Withdrawal -- Drug Withdrawal -- 4 Infection -- Sepsis and Septic Shock -- Meningitis -- Infective Endocarditis -- Gastroenteritis -- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) -- Fever in the Returning Traveller -- Hot Swollen Joints -- Antimicrobial Resistance -- 5 Respiratory Conditions -- Asthma -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -- Pulmonary Embolism -- Community and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia -- Pneumothorax -- Type I Respiratory Failure -- Type II Respiratory Failure -- 6 Cardiovascular Conditions -- Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) -- Stable Angina -- Unstable Angina -- Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction -- ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction -- DIGAMI -- Arrhythmias -- Bradycardia -- Tachycardia -- Atrial Fibrillation (AF) -- Cardiac Failure -- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) -- Aortic Dissection -- Cardiac Tamponade -- 7 Gatrointestinal Conditions -- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (GI Bleed) -- Variceal Bleeding -- Acute Liver Failure with Encephalopathy -- Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease -- 8 Metabolic Conditions -- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) -- Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic State (HONK) -- Hypoglycaemia.;Hyperglycaemia in the critically ill patient -- Hypercalcaemia -- Hyponatraemia -- Hypernatraemia -- Hypokalaemia -- Hyperkalaemia -- Addisonian Crisis -- Thyroid Crisis (Thyroid Storm) -- Myxedema Crisis -- 9 Neurological Conditions -- Status Epilepticus -- Stroke -- Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA) -- Isolated Seizure and Unexplained Loss of Consciousness -- Headache -- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH) -- Spinal Cord Compression -- 10 Renovascular Conditions -- Acute Renal Failure (ARF) -- Accelerated (Malignant) Hypertension -- 11 Elderly Care -- Hypothermia -- Confusion -- 12 Haematological Conditions -- Severe Anaemia -- Sickle Cell Crisis -- Neutropenic Sepsis -- Blood Transfusion Guidance -- 13 Advanced Practice -- An Overview of Advanced Practice -- The Challenges of Advanced Practice -- Legal Perspective -- Ethical Principles -- Informed Consent -- Assessment of Capacity -- Prescribing -- Patient Group Directions -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix I Examples of Clinical Management Plans -- Appendix II Examples of Patient Group Directions -- Glossary -- Index; text; Intro -- Acute Medicine -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Patient Assessment -- Communication -- History Taking -- The Functional Enquiry -- The Physical Assessment -- General Inspection -- Respiratory Examination -- Cardiovascular Examination -- Gastrointestinal Examination -- Neurological Examination -- Musculoskeletal Examination -- Post Examination -- Conclusion -- 2 Emergencies -- Anaphylaxis -- Cardio-Respiratory Arrest -- Ethical Issues -- 3 Acute Poisoning and Drug Overdose -- Deliberate Self-Harm -- Paracetamol Overdose -- Aspirin Overdose -- Tricyclic Antidepressant Overdose -- Heroin Overdose -- Alcohol Overdose -- The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Self-Harm Guideline -- Alcohol Withdrawal -- Drug Withdrawal -- 4 Infection -- Sepsis and Septic Shock -- Meningitis -- Infective Endocarditis -- Gastroenteritis -- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) -- Fever in the Returning Traveller -- Hot Swollen Joints -- Antimicrobial Resistance -- 5 Respiratory Conditions -- Asthma -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -- Pulmonary Embolism -- Community and Hospital Acquired Pneumonia -- Pneumothorax -- Type I Respiratory Failure -- Type II Respiratory Failure -- 6 Cardiovascular Conditions -- Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) -- Stable Angina -- Unstable Angina -- Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction -- ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction -- DIGAMI -- Arrhythmias -- Bradycardia -- Tachycardia -- Atrial Fibrillation (AF) -- Cardiac Failure -- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) -- Aortic Dissection -- Cardiac Tamponade -- 7 Gatrointestinal Conditions -- Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (GI Bleed) -- Variceal Bleeding -- Acute Liver Failure with Encephalopathy -- Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease -- 8 Metabolic Conditions -- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) -- Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic State (HONK) -- Hypoglycaemia; Hyperglycaemia in the critically ill patient -- Hypercalcaemia -- Hyponatraemia -- Hypernatraemia -- Hypokalaemia -- Hyperkalaemia -- Addisonian Crisis -- Thyroid Crisis (Thyroid Storm) -- Myxedema Crisis -- 9 Neurological Conditions -- Status Epilepticus -- Stroke -- Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA) -- Isolated Seizure and Unexplained Loss of Consciousness -- Headache -- Subarachnoid Haemorrhage (SAH) -- Spinal Cord Compression -- 10 Renovascular Conditions -- Acute Renal Failure (ARF) -- Accelerated (Malignant) Hypertension -- 11 Elderly Care -- Hypothermia -- Confusion -- 12 Haematological Conditions -- Severe Anaemia -- Sickle Cell Crisis -- Neutropenic Sepsis -- Blood Transfusion Guidance -- 13 Advanced Practice -- An Overview of Advanced Practice -- The Challenges of Advanced Practice -- Legal Perspective -- Ethical Principles -- Informed Consent -- Assessment of Capacity -- Prescribing -- Patient Group Directions -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Appendix I Examples of Clinical Management Plans -- Appendix II Examples of Patient Group Directions -- Glossary -- Index
N2  - Remote
ER  -