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... 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 ... patients with a suspected base of skull fracture ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 392 27-AcuteMed-27-cpp 29/ 9/2000 7:31 am Page 392 Mediastinum The mediastinum no...

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... (core and peripheral) ● Urinary output ● Glasgow Coma Scale ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 134 0 9- AcuteMed -9 - cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:06 pm Page 134 this manoeuvre by contraction of the ... haematoma in the extradural, subdural, and intra- cerebral locations. ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 170 11-AcuteMed-11-cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:17 pm Page 170 This...

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... emergency department. BMJ 199 9; 3 19: 107 9. Skegg K. Self-harm. Lancet 2005; 366: 1471–83. CHAPTER 83 537 Acute medical problems in HIV-positive patients Diagnosis Clinical features Chest X-ray features Mycobacterium ... systematized Continued Acute medical problems in pregnancy and peripartum 85 Acute medical problems in pregnancy and peripartum 551 TABLE 85.1 Breathlessness/...

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... Pronunciation ● 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 13 WORKING GROUP P ... Manchester vii 00-AcuteMed-Prelims-cpp 28 /9/ 2000 3:13 pm Page vii PART IV: FAILURES Chapter 19 Organ failure 2 69 PART V: SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Chapter 20 The elderly...

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... cause 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 ... Pendular reflexes ● Truncal ataxia ● Intention tremor ● Hypotonia ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 78 07-AcuteMed-7-cpp 28 /9/ 2000 3:47 pm Page 78 CHAPTER 8 The pa...

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... minutes 0 9- AcuteMed -9 - cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:06 pm Page 113 ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 92 Figure 8.4 British Thoracic Society’s Guidelines for Asthma Treatment 08-AcuteMed-8-cpp 28 /9/ 2000 ... diuretics Hyponatraemia Glucocorticoid deficiency ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 118 0 9- AcuteMed -9 - cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:06 pm Page 118 CHAPTER...

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... bleed hours or days before a major sub- arachnoid haemorrhage ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 196 14-AcuteMed-14-cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:24 pm Page 196 should be given with ECG monitoring ... optic nerve vascular damage and cerebral oedema ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 198 14-AcuteMed-14-cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:24 pm Page 198 Compliance with taking ch...

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... gravis Trauma Head, neck, chest ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 270 1 9- AcuteMed- 1 9- cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:41 pm Page 270 are minimal. An abdominal X-ray can show dilatation of the ... embolism LOOK FEEL MOVE X-RAY Key point Always look at the whole patient before you look at their legs ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 238 16-AcuteMed-16-cpp 29/ 9/...

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... 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 295 task of ... plasma osmolality greater than 350 mosmol/kg ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 292 1 9- AcuteMed- 1 9- cpp 28 /9/ 2000 4:41 pm Page 292 Potential problems dur...

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... BALANCE AND BLOOD 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 321 Figure 22.10 ... Hg HCO 3 – 21–27 mmol/l 25– 29 mmol/l PO 2 on air Over 10·6 kPa 5·1–5·6 kPa Over 80 mm Hg 38–42 mm Hg ACUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: THE PRACTICAL APPROACH 334 22-AcuteMed-22-cpp 28 /9/ 2000...

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