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On Call Principles and Protocols

By
  • Shane Marshall, MD, FRCPC, Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Medicine, King Edward VIIth Memorial Hospital; Director, The Cardiac Echo Lab, Paget, Bermuda
  • John Ruedy, MDCM, FRCPC, LLD (hon), DMED (hon), Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Portable and extremely practical, On Call Principles and Protocols, 5th Edition, by Drs. Marshall and Ruedy, is the bestselling handbook you can trust to guide you quickly and confidently through virtually any on-call situation. This new edition takes you step by step through the most common on-call problems and approaches, giving you up-to-date information and clear protocols on what to do and how to do it quickly, from phone calls to "elevator thoughts" to patients’ bedsides. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.

Audience
Medical students in 3rd/4th year clinical rotations/clerkships; Residents; Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, advanced nurses, fellows, practitioners

Paperback, 624 Pages

Published: December 2010

Imprint: Saunders

ISBN: 978-1-4377-2371-7

Contents

  •           Introduction

    1. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems
    2. Documentation of On-Call Problems
    3. Assessment and Management of Volume Status
    4. HIV, HBV, HCV, Influenza, and the House Officer

      5. Patient -Related Problems: The Common Calls

    5. Abdominal Pain
    6. Chest Pain
    7. Combativeness: The Out-of-Control Patient
    8. Confusion/Decreased Level of Consciousness
    9. Decreased Urine Output
    10. Diarrhea
    11. Fall Out of Bed
    12. Fever
    13. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
    14. Headache
    15. Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
    16. High Blood Pressure
    17. Hypnotics, Laxatives, Analgesics, and Antipyretics
    18. Hypotension and Shock
    19. Leg Pain
    20. Lines, Tubes, and Drains
    21. Polyuria, Frequency, and Incontinence
    22. Pronouncing Death
    23. Seizures
    24. Shortness of Breath
    25. Skin Rashes and Urticaria
    26. Stroke
    27. Syncope
    28. Transfusion Reactions

      29. Laboratory-Related Problems: The Common Calls

    29. Acid-Base Disorders
    30. Anemia
    31. Calcium Disorders
    32. Coagulation Disorders
    33. Glucose Disorders
    34. Potassium Disorders
    35. Sodium Disorders

              Appendices

       A.   Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Core Drugs and Therapy

       B.   Blood Products

       C.   Reading Electrocardiograms

       D.   Miscellaneous

       E.   SI Units Conversion Table

       F.   The On-Call Formulary

    Index

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