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On Call Series
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Third Edition
By
Gregg Adams, MD, FACS, Staff Surgeon, Director of Surgical Education, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA; Clinical Instructor, Department
of General Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Stephen Bresnick, MD, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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On Call,
Description
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
quickly?from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.
Audience
3rd & 4th year Medical students and Residents
Contents
INTRODUCTION
1. Approach to On Call Surgical Problems
2. Special Considerations for Surgical Patients
3. Documentation of
On Call Problems
4. On Call Hazards
PATIENT RELATED PROBLEMS: THE COMMON CALLS
5. Abdominal Pain
6. Bowel Function – Constipation and Diarrhea
7. Chest Pain
8. Drug Reactions
9. Dysrhythmias
10. Falls
11. Fever
12. Fluids, Electrolytes,
and Acid-Base Status
13. Gastrointestinal Bleeding
14. Glucose Management and Surgical Nutrition
15. Headache
16. Hypertension
17.
Hypotension and Shock
18. Insomnia
19. Intravascular Access
20. Leg Pain
21. Mental Status Changes
22. Nausea and Vomiting
23.
Pain Management
24. Preoperative Preparation
25. Pronouncing Death
26. Postoperative Bleeding
27. Seizures
28. Shortness
of Breath
29. Syncope
30. Tubes and Drains
31. Urine Output Changes
32. Wounds
APPENDICES
A. Reading X-Rays,
Reading ECGs
B. Outlines of Common Surgical Notes
C. On Call Formulae
D. On Call Formulary
E. Antibiotic Standard Doses and
Susceptibility Guidelines
F. Proprietary Names of Common Medications
INDEX
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Paperback, 630 pages, publication date: JUN-2006
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-2441-5
ISBN-10: 1-4160-2441-7
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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