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Second Edition
By
Richard Harrison, MD, FRCP, Consultant Physician, North Tees General Hospital, Stockton on Tees, UK
Lynda Daly, RN, RM, RHV, Registered Nurse, Middlesbrough and Eston Primary Care Trust, UK
Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is an essential pocket guide for
nurses coping with patients with acute medical conditions. It focuses on events within the first critical twenty-four hours of admission
and provides an up-to-date, evidence-based guide to the management of these patients. The most common emergency medical conditions are
described and explained in terms of the underlying disease mechanisms. The book also describes the assessment, observations and management
in relation to disease processes and in line with the latest guidelines and protocols. Nursing care is related to the underlying disease.
Contents
An introduction to the recognition, assessment and immediate care of the critically ill medical patient. Cardiology. Respiratory medicine.
Acute neurological problems. Gastroenterology. Diabetic complications. Thromboembolic disease. Deliberate self-harm, alcohol and substance
misuse. The 'social admission'. Multisystem failure. Emerging problems: outbreaks and deliberate releases - SARS, toxins and biological
agents
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 456 pages, publication date: JUN-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10048-2
ISBN-10: 0-443-10048-9
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
062/629
Last update: 22 Jul 2008
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