On Call Pediatrics
On Call Series
By- James Nocton, MD, FAAP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Formerly Chief Resident in Pediatrics, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
- Rainer Gedeit, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care, Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin and the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Be on call with confidence! Successfully managing on-call situations requires a masterful combination of speed, skill, and knowledge. The pocket-sized titles in the On Call series provide you with immediate access to the vital, step-by-step information you need to rise to the occasion! When you're on call...alone...in the middle of the night...they're your answer books for what to do and how to do it quicklyfrom diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.
Audience
3rd & 4th year Medical students and Residents
Paperback, 480 Pages
Published: May 2006
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-2393-7
Contents
- Introduction
1. The Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems
2. Communicating With Colleagues
3. Communication With Families
4. Access: A Challenge, Not a Crisis
5. Common Mistakes
Patient-Related Problems
6. Abdominal Pain
7. Altered Mental Status
8. Analgesics and Antipyretics
9. Bleeding
10. Chest Pain
11. Constipation
12. Crying and the Irritable Infant
13. Cyanosis
14. Delivery Room Problems
15. Diarrhea and Dehydration
16. Extremity Pain
17. Eyes and Visual Abnormalities
18. Fever
19. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
20. Headache
21. Heart Rate and Rhythm Abnormalities
22. Hematuria
23. Hypertension
24. Hypotension and Shock
25. Lines, Tubes, and Drains
26. Rashes
27. Respiratory Distress
28. Seizures
29. Urine Output Abnormalities
30. Vomiting
Laboratory-Related Problems
31. Acidosis and Alkalosis
32. Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Coagulation Abnormalities
33. Electrolyte Abnormalities
34. Glucose Disorders
35. Hyperbilirubinemia
Appendices
A. Pediatric Procedures
B. Posteroanterior and Lateral Projections of Chest X-Ray
C. The Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve of Normal Blood
D. Calculation of Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)
E. Calculation of Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Gradient
F. Blood Tubes
G. Assessment of Neonatal Maturity (Ballard Score)
H. Body Surface Nomogram
I. Heart Rate Table
J. Blood Pressure Nomogram
K. Normal Values and SI Units
On Call Formulary
Index
