Marshall & Ruedy's On Call: Principles & Protocols

Australian Version

Mike Cadogan, MA(Oxon), MBChB, FACEM, Consultant Emergency Physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Emergency Department, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Australia
Anthony F T Brown, Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mike Cadogan, MA(Oxon), MBChB, FACEM, Consultant Emergency Physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Emergency Department, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine, University of Western Australia, Australia
Anthony Brown, MBChB, FRCP, FRCS, FACEM, FFAEM, Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Tony Celenza, Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine

Audience
Medical students from year 3 onwards, as well as interns.

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Published: June 2007

Imprint: Saunders

ISBN: 978-0-7295-3803-9

Section A - General Principles
Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of On-call Problems
Documentation of On-call Problems
Assessment and Management of Volume Status
Preparation of Patients for Transport
Death, Dying and Breaking Bad News
Ethical Considerations
Professional Issues
Section B - Emergency Calls
Cardiac Arrest
Acute Airway Failure
Acute Respiratory Failure
Acute Circulatory Failure
Disability: Acute
Neurological Failure
Environment, Exposure and Examination
Emergency Hospital-based Response Codes
Section C - Common Calls
Shortness of Breath, Cough and Haemoptysis
Chest Pain
Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
Hypertension
Hypotension
Altered Mental Status
Collapse, Syncope and Mechanical Falls
Headache
Seizures
Weakness, Fatigue and Dizziness
Abdominal Pain
Altered Bowel Habit
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Haematuria
Urine Output: Decreased
Urine Output: Increased
Leg Pain
The Febrile Patient
Skin Rashes and Urticaria
Transfusion Reactions
Section D - Interpretation of Common Investigations
Electrocardiogram
Chest X-ray
Abdominal X-ray
CT Head Scan
Acid-Base Disorders
Glucose Disorders
Sodium Disorders
Potassium Disorders
Calcium Disorders
Anaemia
Coagulation Disorders
Section E - Practical Procedures
General Preparation for Procedures
Infection Control and Standard Precautions
Venepuncture
Blood Cultures
Peripheral Venous Cannulation
Arterial Puncture
Administering Injections
Local Anaesthetic Infiltration
Nasogastric Tube Insertion
Urinary Catheterisation
Paracentesis
Pleural Tap
Chest Drain Insertion and Removal
Lumbar Puncture
Joint Aspiration
Cardiac Monitoring and the Electrocardiogram
Defibrillation
Electrical Cardioversion
Transthoracic Cardiac Pacing
Central Venous Cannulation
Section F - Formulary
The On-call Formulary

Marshall & Ruedy's On Call: Principles & Protocols

Australian Version

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