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A Clinician’s Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies

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Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles (R) with "Essential Purchase" designation in Emergency Care

A Clinician's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies, Fourth Edition is a primer in acute emergency care aimed at nursing staff, senior medical students, Foundation Year doctors and physician assistants. This textbook outlines the observations, clinical management and interventions in the critical first 24 hours of admission, based on an understanding of the underlying disease mechanisms.

The new edition has been updated to cover the management of COVID, the most recent advances in the care of common medical emergencies and the latest iteration of the NEWS Guidance. With a unique focus on the overlap between medical and nursing management in the Acute Medical Unit, this book is an ideal source for the entire acute medical team.

Clear, simple and accessible advice on caring for patients in the first 24 hours of admission Current, evidence-based guidance as a cornerstone to a team-based approach Covers all the common emergency conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms Explains the rationale of the assessment, observations and management Focuses specifically on effective communication with the patients and their relatives

Information on COVID, SARS, Avian influenza and bio-terrorism Updated NEWS 2 scoring and appropriate responses Revised case histories to reflect current practice

The Clinician's Survival Guide series (formerly A Nurse's Survival Guide) brings you concise, accessible content, prepared by experts in a handy quick-reference format.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 November 2024
ISBN
9780443112195

Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles (R) with "Essential Purchase" designation in Emergency Care

A Clinician's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies, Fourth Edition is a primer in acute emergency care aimed at nursing staff, senior medical students, Foundation Year doctors and physician assistants. This textbook outlines the observations, clinical management and interventions in the critical first 24 hours of admission, based on an understanding of the underlying disease mechanisms.

The new edition has been updated to cover the management of COVID, the most recent advances in the care of common medical emergencies and the latest iteration of the NEWS Guidance. With a unique focus on the overlap between medical and nursing management in the Acute Medical Unit, this book is an ideal source for the entire acute medical team.

Clear, simple and accessible advice on caring for patients in the first 24 hours of admission Current, evidence-based guidance as a cornerstone to a team-based approach Covers all the common emergency conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms Explains the rationale of the assessment, observations and management Focuses specifically on effective communication with the patients and their relatives

Information on COVID, SARS, Avian influenza and bio-terrorism Updated NEWS 2 scoring and appropriate responses Revised case histories to reflect current practice

The Clinician's Survival Guide series (formerly A Nurse's Survival Guide) brings you concise, accessible content, prepared by experts in a handy quick-reference format.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Country
United Kingdom
Date
1 November 2024
ISBN
9780443112195