A Nurse's Survival Guide To Acute Medical Emergencies (Record no. 2141)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20190516140007.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-0-7020-7666-4 |
| 028 ## - PUBLISHER NUMBER | |
| Source | Allied Informatics, Jaipur |
| Bill Number | 6177 |
| Bill Date | 13/05/2019 |
| Purchase Year | 2019-20 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | BSDU |
| Language of cataloging | English |
| Transcribing agency | BSDU |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 610.7361 |
| Item number | HAR |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Harrison, Richard |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Nurse's Survival Guide To Acute Medical Emergencies |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Remainder of edition statement | 3rd |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | UK |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Elsevier |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2019; c2001 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 441 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | This book will help to<br/><br/>care for patients in the first critical 24 hours of admission<br/>manage patients using the most up-to-date evidence based approach<br/>understand the most common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms<br/>handle the patient’s assessment , understand the observations and manage their disease<br/>easily obtain clear practical advice<br/>know what to tell the patient and relatives using jargon-free language<br/>access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Contents:<br/>Abbreviations<br/><br/>Introduction: Immediate assessment of the critically ill<br/>ABCDE: Immediate assessment and intervention<br/><br/>Early warning: Track and Trigger<br/><br/>National Early Warning Score<br/><br/>Communication – NEWS and SBAR<br/><br/>Cardiology<br/>Acute severe breathlessness<br/><br/>Cardiac failure<br/><br/>Heart muscle damage<br/><br/>Valvular disease<br/><br/>Rhythm disturbance<br/><br/>Types of heart failure<br/><br/>Left heart failure<br/><br/>Right heart failure<br/><br/>Congestive cardiac failure<br/><br/>Right heart failure and COPD<br/><br/>Diastolic heart failure<br/><br/>Clinical features and management of cardiac failure<br/><br/>Acute left ventricular failure<br/><br/>Acute on chronic congestive cardiac failure<br/><br/>Ischaemic heart disease<br/><br/>Chest pain<br/><br/>Acute coronary syndromes, NSTEMIs and Unstable Angina<br/><br/>Sudden cardiac death<br/><br/>Atrial fibrillation and arterial emboli<br/><br/>Causes of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Importance of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Complications of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Diagnosis of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Management of atrial fibrillation<br/><br/>Infective endocarditis<br/><br/>Drugs in the management of acute heart disease<br/><br/>Respiratory medicine<br/>The breathless patient: the general approach<br/><br/>Respiratory failure<br/><br/>Type I and Type II respiratory failure<br/><br/>Principles of treatment<br/><br/>Acute severe asthma<br/><br/>Mechanisms<br/><br/>Assessment of acute severe asthma<br/><br/>Management of acute severe asthma<br/><br/>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease<br/><br/>Mechanisms<br/><br/>Management of acute exacerbations of COPD<br/><br/>Non-invasive ventilation<br/><br/>Pneumonia<br/><br/>Assessment<br/><br/>The severity score in pneumonia: CURB-65<br/><br/>Management of pneumonia<br/><br/>Antibiotics<br/><br/>Spontaneous pneumothorax<br/><br/>Nursing the patient with a chest drain<br/><br/>Acute neurological problems<br/>Ensuring the safety of the patient<br/><br/>Prioritising the initial management: GCS and ABCDE<br/><br/>Managing ‘medical’ and ‘neurological’ coma<br/><br/>Responding to neurological deterioration<br/><br/>Stroke and stroke-like emergencies<br/><br/>Cerebral infarction<br/><br/>Transient ischaemic attacks<br/><br/>Intracerebral haemorrhage<br/><br/>Subarachnoid haemorrhage<br/><br/>Subdural haemorrhage<br/><br/>Extradural haemorrhage<br/><br/>Nursing the patient with a stroke: the first 24 h<br/><br/>Meningococcal meningitis<br/><br/>Acute severe headache<br/><br/>Subarachnoid haemorrhage<br/><br/>Lumbar puncture<br/><br/>Sudden loss of consciousness: faints and fits<br/><br/>The basic mechanisms: syncope<br/><br/>The basic mechanisms: epileptic seizures<br/><br/>Pseudoseizures (non-epileptic seizures)<br/><br/>Acute paralysis of the lower limbs<br/><br/>Spinal cord compression<br/><br/>Guillain–Barré syndrome<br/><br/>Gastroenterology<br/>Nausea and vomiting underlying mechanisms<br/><br/>Nausea and vomiting in acute medical conditions<br/><br/>Acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage<br/><br/>Management of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage<br/><br/>Portal hypertension and the management of oesophageal varices<br/><br/>Acute liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy<br/><br/>Acute jaundice<br/><br/>Acute abdominal pain<br/><br/>Acute diarrhoea: sources and courses<br/><br/>Infective diarrhoea<br/><br/>Clostridium difficile diarrhoea<br/><br/>Infective diarrhoea versus acute ulcerative colitis<br/><br/>Medical conditions presenting with gastrointestinal symptoms<br/><br/>Diabetic complications<br/>Diabetes on the Acute Medical Unit: the general approach<br/><br/>Normal blood sugar control and the nature of diabetes<br/><br/>An overview of Type I and Type II diabetes<br/><br/>Acute medical conditions associated with diabetes<br/><br/>Diabetic renal disease<br/><br/>Diabetic neuropathy<br/><br/>Cardiovascular disease<br/><br/>Cerebrovascular disease<br/><br/>Peripheral vascular disease<br/><br/>Blood sugar control in adverse medical situations<br/><br/>Variable Rate Intravenous Insulin Infusion (VRIII) or GKI<br/><br/>DIGAMI regimen<br/><br/>Diabetic Keto Acidosis (DKA)<br/><br/>Hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma (HONK)<br/><br/>Hypoglycaemia<br/><br/>Infective complications in diabetes: the acute diabetic foot<br/><br/>Thromboembolic disease<br/>Thrombosis and thromboembolisation<br/><br/>Mechanisms<br/><br/>Superficial thrombophlebitis<br/><br/>Deep vein thrombosis<br/><br/>Pulmonary thromboembolism<br/><br/>Tests to identify thromboembolic disease<br/><br/>Management of pulmonary thromboembolism<br/><br/>Nursing the patient with a suspected DVT<br/><br/>Other causes of a swollen painful leg<br/><br/>Cellulitis<br/><br/>Necrotising fasciitis<br/><br/>Management of a DVT<br/><br/>Anticoagulation therapy<br/><br/>Deliberate self-harm, alcohol and substance abuse<br/>Deliberate self-harm<br/><br/>General principles<br/><br/>Care of the unconscious patient: ABCDE<br/><br/>The patient who refuses treatment<br/><br/>Specific overdoses<br/><br/>Benzodiazepines<br/><br/>Paracetamol poisoning<br/><br/>Antidepressant overdose<br/><br/>Carbon monoxide poisoning<br/><br/>Alcohol abuse<br/><br/>Acute alcohol-withdrawal syndrome<br/><br/>Cocaine 303 Ecstasy<br/><br/>Heroin abuse<br/><br/>Needle stick injuries<br/><br/>Hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections<br/><br/>Violent incidents<br/><br/>The ‘social admission’<br/>Common errors and omissions in the admission of elderly patients<br/><br/>Taking a history from the patient<br/><br/>Taking a history from a third party<br/><br/>Falls<br/><br/>The cause of falls<br/><br/>Assessment after a fall<br/><br/>Immobility<br/><br/>Immediate safety of the patient: ABCDE<br/><br/>Assessing the cause: establish the full history<br/><br/>Delirium<br/><br/>Dementia<br/><br/>Nursing home admissions<br/><br/>Ethical issues and the elderly sick<br/><br/>The emergency admission of patients with a terminal disease<br/><br/>Multisystem failure<br/>Shock: the basic mechanisms<br/><br/>Cardiogenic shock<br/><br/>Hypovolaemic shock<br/><br/>Redistributive (low-resistance) shock<br/><br/>Acute severe hypotensive collapse<br/><br/>The importance of immediate resuscitation<br/><br/>Ensuring adequate oxygen delivery to vital organs<br/><br/>Oxygen therapy<br/><br/>The blood pressure<br/><br/>Inserting a CVP line<br/><br/>Fluid challenge |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | This updated edition<br/><br/>contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,<br/>introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart<br/>has revised its case histories in line with current practice |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Nursing |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Daly, Lynda |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Reference | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | BSDU Knowledge Resource Center, Jaipur | 05/16/2019 | 2359.00 | 4 | 610.7361 HAR | 017735 | 08/12/2025 | 08/05/2025 | 2359.00 | 05/16/2019 | Books |