{PDF} Acute Medicine: A Practical Guide to the Management of Medical Emergencies, Fourth Edition

This extremely popular title has become the definitive pocket guide to the management of medical emergencies for front-line hospital doctors. It provides detailed guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of all common conditions and includes a step-by-step guide to the nine most important practical procedures in acute medicine.Content:
Chapter 1 The Critically ill Patient: Assessment and Stabilization (pages 3?12):
Chapter 2 Cardiac Arrest (pages 13?17):
Chapter 3 Cardiac Arrhythmias: General Approach (pages 18?20):
Chapter 4 Broad Complex Regular Tachycardia (pages 21?26):
Chapter 5 Broad Complex Irregular Tachycardia (pages 27?32):
Chapter 6 Narrow Complex Tachycardia (pages 33?41):
Chapter 7 Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter (pages 42?46):
Chapter 8 Bradycardia and Atrioventricular Block (pages 47?52):
Chapter 9 Hypotension (pages 52?58):
Chapter 10 Sepsis and Septic Shock (pages 59?65):
Chapter 11 Poisoning: General Approach (pages 68?74):
Chapter 12 Poisoning with Aspirin, Paracetamol and Carbon Monoxide (pages 75?81):
Chapter 13 Acute Chest Pain (pages 82?90):
Chapter 14 Acute Breathlessness (pages 91?97):
Chapter 15 Arterial Blood Gases, Oxygen Saturation and Oxygen Therapy (pages 98?103):
Chapter 16 Failure Respiratory (pages 104?109):
Chapter 17 Acid?Base Disorders (pages 110?116):
Chapter 18 The Unconscious Patient (pages 117?123):
Chapter 19 Loss of Consciousness (pages 124?132):
Chapter 20 Acute Confusional State (pages 133?136):
Chapter 21 Falls and ?Off Legs? (pages 137?139):
Chapter 22 Acute Headache (pages 140?146):
Chapter 23 Acute Vomiting (pages 147?150):
Chapter 24 Acute Abdominal Pain (pages 151?154):
Chapter 25 Acute Coronary Syndrome with Persisting ST Elevation or New Left Branch Block (pages 158?168):
Chapter 26 Acute Coronary Syndrome Without Persisting St Elevation (pages 169?173):
Chapter 27 Cardiogenic Shock (pages 174?180):
Chapter 28 Aortic Dissection (pages 181?184):
Chapter 29 Acute Pulmonary Edema (pages 185?193):
Chapter 30 Cardiac Valve Disease and Prosthetic Heart Valves (pages 194?202):
Chapter 31 Infective Endocarditis (pages 203?211):
Chapter 32 Acute Pericarditis (pages 212?215):
Chapter 33 Cardiac Tamponade (pages 216?218):
Chapter 34 Severe Hypertension (pages 219?223):
Chapter 35 Deep Vein Thrombosis (pages 224?230):
Chapter 36 Pulmonary Embolism (pages 231?235):
Chapter 37 Problems with Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter?DefiBrillators (pages 236?242):
Chapter 38 Airway Management and Upper Airway Obstruction (pages 245?252):
Chapter 39 Acute Asthma (pages 253?260):
Chapter 40 Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (pages 261?267):
Chapter 41 Pneumonia (1): Community?Acquired Pneumonia (pages 268?276):
Chapter 42 Pneumonia (2): Hospital?Acquired Pneumonia (pages 277?279):
Chapter 43 Pneumothorax (pages 280?282):
Chapter 44 Pleural Effusion (pages 283?287):
Chapter 45 Hemoptysis (pages 288?290):
Chapter 46 Examination of the Nervous System in Acute Medicine (pages 295?302):
Chapter 47 Stroke (pages 303?314):
Chapter 48 Transient Ischemic Attack (pages 315?320):
Chapter 49 Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (pages 321?326):
Chapter 50 Bacterial Meningitis (pages 327?333):
Chapter 51 Encephalitis (pages 334?338):
Chapter 52 Spinal Cord Compression (pages 339?341):
Chapter 53 Guillain?Barre Syndrome (pages 339?341):
Chapter 54 Epilepsy (1): Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus (pages 349?354):
Chapter 55 Epilepsy (2): Management After a Generalized Fit (pages 355?359):
Chapter 56 Raised Intracranial Pressure (pages 360?362):
Chapter 57 Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (pages 365?372):
Chapter 58 Esophageal Rupture (pages 373?375):
Chapter 59 Acute Diarrhea (pages 376?382):
Chapter 60 Acute Jaundice (pages 383?387):
Chapter 61 Ascites (pages 388?393):
Chapter 62 Acute Liver Failure (pages 394?403):
Chapter 63 Alcoholic Hepatitis (pages 404?405):
Chapter 64 Biliary Tract Disorders and Acute Pancreatitis (pages 406?409):
Chapter 65 Acute Renal Failure (pages 410?419):
Chapter 66 Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemic States (pages 423?428):
Chapter 67 Diabetic Ketoacidosis (pages 429?435):
Chapter 68 Hyperosmolar Non?Ketotic Hyperglycemia (pages 436?438):
Chapter 69 Sodium Disorders (pages 439?445):
Chapter 70 Potassium Disorders (pages 446?450):
Chapter 71 Calcium Disorders (pages 451?456):
Chapter 72 Acute Adrenal Insufficiency (pages 457?461):
Chapter 73 Thyroid Emergencies (pages 462?465):
Chapter 74 Cellulitis (pages 469?472):
Chapter 75 Acute Arthritis (pages 473?477):
Chapter 76 Acute Vasculitis (pages 478?485):
Chapter 77 Interpretation of Full Blood Count (pages 489?499):
Chapter 78 Bleeding Disorders and Thrombocytopenia (pages 500?506):
Chapter 79 Management of Anticoagulation (pages 507?513):
Chapter 80 Sickle Cell Crisis (pages 514?518):
Chapter 81 Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock (pages 519?522):
Chapter 82 Complications of Cancer (pages 523?532):
Chapter 83 Acute Medical Problems in HIV?Positive Patients (pages 535?541):
Chapter 84 Fever on Return from Abroad (pages 542?550):
Chapter 85 Acute Medical Problems in Pregnancy and Peripartum (pages 551?554):
Chapter 86 Psychiatric Problems in Acute Medicine (pages 555?560):
Chapter 87 Alcohol?Related Problems in Acute Medicine (pages 561?565):
Chapter 88 Hypothermia (pages 566?570):
Chapter 89 Drowning and Electrical Injury (pages 571?577):
Chapter 90 Palliative Care (pages 578?584):
Chapter 91 Arterial Blood Gas Sampling (pages 587?588):
Chapter 92 Central Vein Cannulation (pages 589?599):
Chapter 93 Temporary Cardiac Pacing (pages 600?608):
Chapter 94 Pericardial Aspiration (pages 609?613):
Chapter 95 DC Cardioversion (pages 614?618):
Chapter 96 Insertion of a Chest Drain (pages 619?626):
Chapter 97 Lumbar Puncture (pages 627?634):
Chapter 98 Aspiration of a Knee Joint (pages 635?637):
Chapter 99 Insertion of a Sengstaken?Blakemore Tube (pages 638?642):