ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 1 pdf
ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 1 pdf
... pain 13 7 Chapter 11 The patient with altered conscious level 14 7 Chapter 12 The collapsed patient 17 1 Chapter 13 The overdose patient 18 5 Chapter 14 The patient with a headache 19 3 Chapter 15 The ... Pulsations A STRUCTURED APPROACH TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES 23 03-AcuteMed-3-cpp 28/9/2000 3:30 pm Page 23 PART II STRUCTURED APPROACH 03-AcuteMed-3-cpp 28/9/2000 3:30 pm Page 1...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 2 potx
... of breathlessness ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 60 Figure 6.3 Management of a bradydysrhythmia (UK and European guidelines) 06-AcuteMed-6-cpp 28/9/2000 3: 41 pm Page 60 This ... therefore increases the stroke volume and cardiac output ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 54 06-AcuteMed-6-cpp 28/9/2000 3: 41 pm Page 54 Nystagmus must also be activel...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 3 potx
... content = cardiac output × [(Hb × 1 34 × oxygen saturation) + (0·003 × PaO 2 )] 11 3 Reading: 45 minutes 09-AcuteMed-9-cpp 28/9/2000 4:06 pm Page 11 3 ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 92 Figure ... diuretics Hyponatraemia Glucocorticoid deficiency ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 11 8 09-AcuteMed-9-cpp 28/9/2000 4:06 pm Page 11 8 CHAPTER 9 The...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 4 doc
... subdural, and intra- cerebral locations. ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 17 0 11 -AcuteMed -1 1 -cpp 28/9/2000 4 :17 pm Page 17 0 This Page Intentionally Left Blank CHAPTER 10 The patient ... haemorrhage ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 16 0 11 -AcuteMed -1 1 -cpp 28/9/2000 4 :17 pm Page 16 0 However, specific symptoms may arise as herpes si...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 5 ppt
... bleed hours or days before a major sub- arachnoid haemorrhage ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 19 6 14 -AcuteMed -1 4 -cpp 28/9/2000 4:24 pm Page 19 6 should be given with ECG monitoring ... optic nerve vascular damage and cerebral oedema ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 19 8 14 -AcuteMed -1 4 -cpp 28/9/2000 4:24 pm Page 19 8 Compliance with t...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 6 pot
... diarrhoea. Consider other conditions e.g. acute pancreatitis, appendicitis ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 226 15 -AcuteMed -1 5 -cpp 28/9/2000 4: 31 pm Page 226 Figure 18 .3 The patient with purpura: ... gravis Trauma Head, neck, chest ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 270 19 -AcuteMed -1 9 -cpp 28/9/2000 4: 41 pm Page 270 are minimal. An ab...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 7 pot
... anorexia, vomiting or confusion ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 300 20-AcuteMed-20-cpp 28/9/2000 4:43 pm Page 300 PART V SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES 20-AcuteMed-20-cpp 28/9/2000 4:43 pm Page ... SERIOUSLY ILL PATIENT 311 2 1- AcuteMed- 2 1- cpp 28/9/2000 4:45 pm Page 311 If sepsis is suspected, but no primary site found then give a broad spectrum antibi- otic such as ce...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 8 potx
... GAS ANALYSIS 335 22-AcuteMed-22-cpp 28/9/2000 4:47 pm Page 335 PART VI INTERPRETATION OF EMERGENCY INVESTIGATIONS 22-AcuteMed-22-cpp 28/9/2000 4:47 pm Page 3 21 Figure 22 .10 Flenley’s graph ● ... QRS connected with the QRS DYSRHYTHMIA RECOGNITION 3 61 23-AcuteMed-23-cpp 28/9/2000 4: 51 pm Page 3 61 Figure 23 .11 Sinus tachycardia Figure 23 .12 Supraventricular tachycardia In a suprave...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 9 doc
... introduce the blade into the right-hand side of the mouth, displacing the tongue to the left. ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 394 27-AcuteMed-27-cpp 29/9/2000 7: 31 am Page 394 REVISION Many ... described below. ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 384 26-AcuteMed-26-cpp 28/9/2000 5:02 pm Page 384 Figure 28.2 Vein immobilised 7. Hold the cannula firmly...
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ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES - PART 10 pot
... answers 18 3, 437 transient collapse 17 5–80 vasovagal syncope 17 7, 17 8, 18 1 colloid challenge 12 5 coma 10 , 20, 14 9, 15 0, 15 3 causes of 15 4 metabolic 15 1 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 10 , 19 , 15 0 1 hyperosmolar ... wedge pressure 4 21 2 pulmonary embolus 57, 85, 10 5 10 , 13 9, 14 0, 215 , 239 assessment 10 8 differential diagnosis 10 7 investigations 10 9 10 ,...
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