On Call Principles and Protocols

Authors:  Mike Cadogan, Professor Anthony F T Brown and Winthrop Professor Antonio Celenza

This book provides a structured approach to the initial assessment, resuscitation, differential diagnosis and short-term management of common on-call problems. It provides an overall guide to hospital practice and acute clinical skills, and is designed to help junior doctors and senior medical students acquire the logical, practical and efficient approach which is essential for problem-based learning and acute management..

New for the second edition:

  • a wealth of new diagrams and essential key data at a glance
  • completely revised and updated with the latest 2010 resuscitation and antibiotic guidelines
  • complete text is available on our StudentConsult website
  • practical format – individual patient problems carefully analysed to allow the doctor to make an accurate assessment and diagnosis

This book provides a focused approach to many clinical problems in order to improve clinical reasoning and increase efficiency

 

Purchase CopiesAdditional Information
  • Imprint: Saunders Australia
  • ISBN: 9780729539616
  • Publication: 04.04.2011

Section Contents

Highlighted textbook chapters with links to up to date additional resources including guidelines, references, illustrations, high quality clinical images, clinical cases, ECG traces, podcasts and more…

Section A:    

Approach to on-call problemsDocumentation and communicationProfessional issues
Ethical and legal considerationsDeath, dying and breaking bad newsPreparation of patients for transport

Section B:     

The critically ill patientCardiac arrestAcute airway failure
Acute respiratory failureAcute circulatory failureDisability: acute neurological failure
Environment, exposure and examinationHospital-based emergency codes

Section C:     

Shortness of breath, , haemoptysisCough and HaemoptysisHeart rate and rhythm disorders
Chest painHypertensionHypotension
Altered mental statusCollapse and syncopeHeadache
SeizuresWeakness, dizziness and fatigueAbdominal pain
Gastrointestinal bleedingAltered bowel habitHaematuria
Urine output: increasedUrine output: decreasedLeg pain
The febrile patientSkin rashes and urticariaTransfusion reactions

Section D:     

Section E:      

General preparationInfection controlAdminister injections
Endotracheal IntubationRapid Sequence InductionCricothyrotomy
Needle ThoracentesisICC insertion (chest drain)
DC CardioversionPericardial Aspiration
Central Line InsertionIntraosseous InsertionVenepuncture
Blood culturesPeripheral venous cannulationArterial puncture
Bier’s blockFemoral Nerve BlockDigital Nerve Ring Block
Local anaesthetic infiltration
Lumbar PunctureUrethral Catheter InsertionNG Tube Insertion
Joint AspirationShoulder relocationParacentesis

Section F:      

Drugs in critical care

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About Mike Cadogan

Emergency physician with a passion for medical informatics and medical education. Co-founder of HealthEngine, iMeducate, and the GMEP. He writes more eclectically on the web as @sandnsurf | + Mike Cadogan | Contact