Squid's Little Pink Book

A Pocket Guide for Emergency Doctors

1st Edition - September 1, 2020
Author: Lydia Lozzi
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 4 3 7 6 - 7
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 7 2 9 5 - 8 8 8 1 - 2

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Written by Lydia Lozzi, the bespoke structure and design of Squid's Little Pink Book: A pocket guide for emergency doctors has been developed with the busy emergency doctor in mind – a compact quick-reference and memory jogger that can be easily transported in day-to-day practice.

The text offers doctors an evidence-based and reassuring confidence boost when standing at a patient’s bedside postulating a diagnosis or for those panicked and uncertain moments when a nudge is needed in the right direction. It helps with preparation prior to a consult with specialty teams – what questions need to be answered and what information needs to be available to offer patients the best possible care.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
About this book
How to use this book
Disclaimer
Who is Squid?
Bibliography
Thank you to
Important phone numbers
Important drug doses for intubation and resuscitation
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Chapter 1: Resuscitation and trauma
Resuscitation
Trauma
Chapter 2: Procedures and ultrasound
Ultrasound
Chapter 3: Cardiology
Approach to chest pain
STEMI management
Chapter 4: Respiratory
Asthma
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)—acute exacerbation
Cough
Pleural effusion
Haemoptysis
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Pulmonary embolism (PE)
Chapter 5: Gastroenterology and surgery
Treating nausea and vomiting
Foreign body GI
Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and epigastric pain
Upper GI bleeding
Bleeding oesophageal varices
Ascites and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
Acute hepatic encephalopathy
Inflammatory bowel disease
Thiamine deficiency
LFTs
General surgery
Chapter 6: Orthopaedics and rheumatology
Lower back pain
Upper limb
Lower limb
Fractures
Dislocations
Hand injuries
Compartment syndrome
Fat embolism syndrome
Crush injuries
Rhabdomyolysis
Gout
Septic arthritis
Osteomyelitis
Polyarthritis
Giant cell arteritis
Chapter 7: Neurology
Headache
CNS infections
Movement disorders
Neuromuscular disorders
Facial pain—differential diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis
Seizures
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)/transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
Intracranial haemorrhages
Coma
Delirium
Space-occupying lesion
Nystagmus and vertigo
Complications of shunts
Chapter 8: Coagulation, anticoagulation and vascular
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Superficial thrombophlebitis
Anticoagulation reversal
Aortic dissection and aneurysm
Peripheral arterial diseases
Chapter 9: Renal and urology
Acute kidney injury (acute renal failure)
Chronic kidney disease (chronic renal failure)
Urinary tract infection (UTI)
Fournier gangrene
Male genitourinary emergencies
Epididymitis
Prostatitis
Urethritis
Urethral stricture
Urinary retention
Testicular torsion
Dorsal penile block
Ureteric stones
Chapter 10: Haematology
Anaemia
Transfusion reactions
Hereditary conditions
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP)
Acquired haemolytic anaemia
Bleeding disorders
Haematological oncology
Malignancy-associated emergency
Chapter 11: Toxicology
Overdose overview
Toxidromes and specific overdoses
Envenomation
Chapter 12: Endocrine
Diabetes mellitus
Hypoglycaemia
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state (HHS)
Hyperthyroid
Hypothyroidism
Adrenal insufficiency and crisis
Calcium
Potassium
Sodium
SIADH
↑ Na > 150 mmol/L
Chapter 13: Obstetrics and gynaecology
Per vaginam (PV) bleeding (non-pregnant)
Abdominal pain (non-pregnant)
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Ectopic pregnancy
Pregnancy
Emergencies in pregnancy
Emergency delivery
Chapter 14: Psychiatry and substance abuse
Control of patient at risk
Suicide risk
Eating disorders
Substance abuse
Chapter 15: Dermatology
General
Soft tissue and skin infections—cellulitis
Necrotising fasciitis
Erythema multiforme (EM) spectrum, Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN)
Toxic infectious erythemas
Viral infections
Angio-oedema
Chapter 16: Ophthalmology
Exam
Trauma
Red eye—painless
Red eye—painful
Infections
Acute vision change
Chapter 17: Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
Ear
Face
Chapter 18: Paediatrics
Resus—advanced life support
Airway and breathing
Neonatal resuscitation
Intraosseous access
Apparent life-threatening event (ALTE)/brief, resolved, unexplained event (BRUE)
Fluids
Asthma
Bronchiolitis
Croup—laryngotracheobronchitis
Stridor/acute upper airway obstruction—differential diagnosis
Fevers
Lumbar puncture
Gastroenteritis
Infectious diseases
Seizures
Limping
Orthopaedics
Surgical abdomen
Malignancy
Analgesia and sedation
Unwell neonate
Metabolic disorders
Non-accidental injury (NAI)
Chapter 19: ECG—detailed guide
Reading a paediatric ECG
Chapter 20: ABG—detailed guide
Chapter 21: Retrievals, disasters, epidemics and pandemics
Preparing interhospital transfers of critically unwell patients
Definition of disaster
On-site at a disaster event
Zones
Triage
Managing a single disaster event (example: train crash)
Managing a contagious epidemic or pandemic
Index