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Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients
A Guide for Nurses and Healthcare Practitioners
 2. Edition March 2012
39.90 Euro
2012. 320 Pages, Softcover
ISBN 978-1-4443-3716-7 - John Wiley & Sons
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Initial Management of Acute Medical Patients is a clinically focused, practical and contemporary guide for assessing and managing patients with acute medical conditions. Suitable for all nurses and healthcare practitioners in medical assessment units, in medical wards, and A&E staff, it presents a structured approach based on common presenting features and focuses on the first 24 hours of the patient's hospital stay. The book draws on a wide range of supporting evidence and also provides the reader with sources for further reading.
From the contents
List of Contributors iv
Preface vi
Acknowledgements vii
Introduction viii
Normal Clinical Values ix
1 Initial Assessment of the Acute Medical Patient 1
Judith Morgan and Ian Wood
2 Vulnerable Adults 23
Louise Nelson, Scott Inglis, Fiona Howell, Michael Gibbs and Judi Thorley
3 Sudden Death 56
Sue Read and Jane Jervis
4 Cardiac Arrest 80
Carole Donaldson
5 Shock 108
Judith Morgan and Ian Wood
6 Altered Consciousness 133
Ian Wood and Carole Donaldson
7 Shortness of Breath 170
Michelle Garner, Susan Hope and Ian Wood
8 Chest Pain 221
Michelle Garner
9 Abdominal Pain and Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding 262
Toni Jordan, Ruth Harris and Terry Wardle
10 Extremity Pain and Swelling 288
Ian Wood
Index 300
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