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Acute care casebook

By:

Nelson, Bret

Publication details: Oxford ;;New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource:illustrationsISBN:

9780190865443
9780190865412

Subject(s):

Critical care medicine--Case studies

Online resources:

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Summary: Acute Care Casebook provides a case-based approach to the broad practice of acute care medicine, covering a variety of common patient presentations and clinical environments. This book features over 70 illustrated cases, including presentations of trauma and medical illness in wilderness medicine, military and prehospital environments, pediatrics, emergency medicine, and intensive care unit and floor emergencies. Designed for students and trainees in medicine, nursing, emergency medical services, and other acute care specialties, this text guides readers through not only symptom evaluation and treatment but also the thought process and priorities of experienced clinicians. Each chapter features key diagnoses and management pearls from leading experts that will help prepare readers for any event, from stabilizing and transporting a trauma patient in the field, to managing postoperative complications in the intensive care unit.Summary: online resourceSummary: Includes bibliographical references.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Status
Electronic book	Newham Library (Barts Health) Online	Available
Electronic book	Royal London Library (Barts Health) Online	Available
Electronic book	St Bartholomew's Library (Barts Health) Online	Available
Electronic book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Online	Available

Acute Care Casebook provides a case-based approach to the broad practice of acute care medicine, covering a variety of common patient presentations and clinical environments. This book features over 70 illustrated cases, including presentations of trauma and medical illness in wilderness medicine, military and prehospital environments, pediatrics, emergency medicine, and intensive care unit and floor emergencies. Designed for students and trainees in medicine, nursing, emergency medical services, and other acute care specialties, this text guides readers through not only symptom evaluation and treatment but also the thought process and priorities of experienced clinicians. Each chapter features key diagnoses and management pearls from leading experts that will help prepare readers for any event, from stabilizing and transporting a trauma patient in the field, to managing postoperative complications in the intensive care unit.

online resource

Includes bibliographical references.

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