Accident and emergency : diagnosis and management / Anthony F.T. Brown.

By:

Brown, Anthony F. T

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Arnold, 2002.Edition: 4th edDescription: xviii, 442 p. : ill. ; 19 cmISBN:

9780340807200 (pbk.) :
0340807202

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.025 BRO

LOC classification:

RC86.8 .B76 2002

Contents:

Summary: Covering every emergency from the major life-threatening event to the more frequent minor complaint, this volume describes the essentials of diagnosis and management clearly, from drug dosages, practical procedures to common pitfalls.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection	616.025 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		119525

Previous ed.: Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-403) and index.

Section 1: Medical Emergencies--Cardiopulmonary resuscitation--Chest Pain--Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage--Diabetic coma and precoma--Acid-base and electrolyte disturbances--The collapsed or unconscious patient--Acute neurological conditions--Headache--Acute poisoning--Diseases imported from abroad--Acute monoarthropathy--Section II: Environmental emergencies--Section III: Surgical emergencies--Section IV: Orthopaedic emergencies--Section V: Paediatric emergencies--Section VI: ENT emergencies--Section VII: Ophthalmic emergencies--Section VIII: Maxillofacial and Dental emergencies--Section IX: Gynaecological emergencies--Section X: Psychiatric emergencies--Section XI: Administrative and legal considerations.

Covering every emergency from the major life-threatening event to the more frequent minor complaint, this volume describes the essentials of diagnosis and management clearly, from drug dosages, practical procedures to common pitfalls.