Acute medicine : a practical guide to the management of medical emergencies /

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Uniform title:Acute medicine (Sprigings)
Edition:Fifth edition.
Imprint:Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018.
©2018
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11051510
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Other uniform titles:Sprigings, David,
Chambers, John (John Boyd),
Sprigings, David. Acute medicine. Preceded by (work)
ISBN:9781119389613
1119389615
9781118644263
1118644263
9781118644270
1118644271
9781118644287
Notes:Preceded by Acute medicine / David Sprigings, John Chambers. 4th ed. 2008.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 15, 2017).
Other form:Print version: Fifth edition. Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018 9781118644287
Table of Contents:
  • Presentations in Acute Medicine. The critically ill patient / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings
  • Hypotension and shock / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings
  • Reduced conscious level / Simon Rinaldi
  • Delirium / David Sprigings
  • Falls in older people / Simon Conroy, Oja Pathak
  • Cardiac arrest in hospital / David Sprigings, John B Chambers
  • Acute chest pain / John B Chambers, David Sprigings
  • Palpitations / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings
  • Transient loss of consciousness / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings
  • Acute breathlessness / David Sprigings, John B Chambers
  • Acute respiratory failure / Nayia Petousi
  • Pleural effusion / Ioannis Psallidas
  • Cough and haemoptysis / Ahmed Yousuf
  • Neurological diagnosis in acute medicine / Simon Rinaldi
  • Acute headache / Simon Rinaldi
  • Seizures and epilepsy / Bridget MacDonald
  • Weakness and paralysis / Simon Rinaldi
  • Acute sensory symptoms / Simon Rinaldi
  • Loss of vision / Tristan McMullan, David Sprigings
  • Acute vomiting / Simon Anderson
  • Acute abdominal pain / Simon Anderson
  • Acute diarrhoea / Simon Anderson
  • Acute jaundice / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson
  • Ascites / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson
  • Acute kidney injury / Marlies Ostermann, David Sprigings
  • Acute rash / Nemesha Desai, Ruth Lamb
  • Urticaria and angioedema / Alexandra Croom
  • Acute arthritis / Kehinde Sunmboye
  • Acute spinal pain / Michael Canty
  • Acute limb pain / David Sprigings
  • Comprehensive geriatric assessment / Simon Conroy, Oja Pathak
  • Acute medical problems in pregnancy / Lucy Mackillop, Charlotte Frise
  • Fever on return from abroad / Nick Beeching, Mike Beadsworth
  • Acute medical problems in the HIV-positive patient / Mas Chaponda, Nick Beeching
  • Syndromes and Disorders. Sepsis / Guy Glover, Manu Shankar-Hari
  • Poisoning / Nigel Langford, David Sprigings
  • Acid-base disorders / Nick Talbot
  • Anaphylaxis / Alexandra Croom
  • Acute arrhythmias: general principles of management / David Sprigings, John B Chambers
  • Regular broad complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings
  • Irregular broad complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings
  • Narrow complex tachycardia / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings
  • Atrial fibrillation and flutter / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings
  • Bradycardia and atrioventricular block / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings
  • Acute coronary syndromes (1): ST-segment elevation / Jim Newton, John B Chambers
  • Acute coronary syndromes (2): Non-ST-segment elevation / Jim Newton, John B Chambers
  • Acute pulmonary oedema / David Sprigings, John B Chambers
  • Acute heart failure and decompensated chronic heart failure / John B Chambers, David Sprigings
  • Cardiogenic shock / John B Chambers, David Sprigings
  • Aortic dissection and other acute aortic syndromes / John B Chambers
  • Heart valve disease and prosthetic heart valves / John B Chambers
  • Infective endocarditis / John B Chambers, John L Klein
  • Acute pericarditis / David Sprigings, John B Chambers
  • Cardiac tamponade / John B Chambers, David Sprigings
  • Severe hypertension / David Sprigings, John B Chambers
  • Deep vein thrombosis / Charlotte Masterton-Smith, Kevin O'Kane
  • Pulmonary embolism / Roshan Navin, Kevin O'Kane
  • Problems with pacemakers and other cardiac devices / Michael Cooklin, David Sprigings
  • Upper airway obstruction / Matthew Frise
  • Acute asthma / Swapna Mandal
  • Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) / Eui-Sik Suh
  • Community-acquired pneumonia / Ahmed Yousuf
  • Hospital-acquired pneumonia / Ahmed Yousuf
  • Pneumothorax / Rob Hallifax
  • Stroke / Tony Rudd, Ajay Bhalla
  • Transient ischaemic attack / Ajay Bhalla, Tony Rudd
  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage / Michael Canty
  • Bacterial meningitis / David Sprigings, John L Klein
  • Encephalitis / David Sprigings
  • Spinal cord compression / Michael Canty
  • Guillain-Barré syndrome / Simon Rinaldi
  • Raised intracranial pressure / Michael Canty
  • Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding / Simon Anderson, Udi Shmueli
  • Acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon
  • Acute oesophageal disorders / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon
  • Inflammatory bowel disease flare / Sophia Savva, Andrew Dixon
  • Acute liver failure and decompensated chronic liver disease / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson
  • Alcoholic hepatitis / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson
  • Biliary tract disorders and acute pancreatitis / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson
  • Urinary tract infection / Carolyn Hemsley, Claire van Nispen tot Pannerden
  • Hypoglycaemia / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah
  • Hyperglycaemic states / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah
  • Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state / Vimal Venugopal, Vito Carone, Manohara Kenchaiah
  • Disorders of plasma sodium concentration / James Crane, Paul Carroll, Martin Crook
  • Disorders of plasma potassium concentration / Martin Crook
  • Disorders of plasma calcium concentration / Martin Crook
  • Disorders of plasma magnesium concentration / Martin Crook
  • Disorders of plasma phosphate concentration / Martin Crook
  • Acute adrenal insufficiency / James Crane, Paul Carroll
  • Thyrotoxic storm / James Crane, Paul Carroll
  • Myxoedema coma / James Crane, Paul Carroll
  • Pituitary apoplexy / James Crane, Paul Carroll
  • Paraganglioma (phaeochromocytoma) crisis / James Crane, Paul Carroll
  • Cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis / David Sprigings, John Klein
  • Erythroderma and toxic epidermal necrolysis / Nemesha Desai, Seshi Manam
  • Acute gout and pseudogout / Kehinde Sunmboye
  • Septic arthritis / Kehinde Sunmboye, John L Klein
  • Acute vasculitis / Raashid Luqmani
  • Interpretation of full blood count and film / Claire Harrison
  • Pancytopenia and febrile neutropenia / Deborah Hay
  • Bleeding disorders / Claire Harrison
  • Management of anticoagulation / Catherine Hildyard
  • Acute painful sickle cell crisis / Jo Howard
  • Complications of cancer / John B Chambers, Janine Mansi
  • Alcohol-related problems in acute medicine / David Sprigings
  • Hypothermia / David Sprigings
  • Drowning / Francesca Garnham
  • Electrical injury / Francesca Garnham, David Sprigings
  • Palliative and end-of-life care / Louise Free
  • Medicolegal issues in acute medicine / Tom Lloyd, Angelique Mastihi
  • Techniques and Procedures in Acute Medicine. Airway management / Matthew Frise
  • Non-invasive ventilation / Christopher Turnbull
  • Ultrasonography in acute medicine / John B Chambers, Nadia Short, Luna Gargani
  • Reading a chest X-ray / Ambika Talwar
  • Central vein cannulation / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings
  • Arterial blood sampling and cannulation / David Garry
  • Arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy / David Sprigings
  • Temporary cardiac pacing / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings
  • Pericardial aspiration (pericardiocentesis) / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings
  • DC cardioversion / Sandeep Hothi, David Sprigings
  • Insertion of an intercostal chest drain / John Corcoran
  • Lumbar puncture / Kannan Nithi
  • Aspiration of the knee joint / Kehinde Sunmboye
  • Insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube / Ben Warner, Mark Wilkinson.