Full Description
This handbook on the evidence-based management of important medical problems is aimed at residents and junior doctors. It covers 50 common acute medical problems under standardized headings - prevalence, clinical findings, investigations, therapy, prevention and prognosis. An accompanying CD-ROM contains the full text of the book, all the CATs (critically appraised topics), and a CATmaker or programme to help users develop their own CATs. This edition has been adapted for the US and Canadian market by US co-editors.
Contents
Anaemia Anaphylaxis Anticoagulation Aortic dissection Asthma exacerbation Atrial fibrillation Bradyarrhythmia Cardiac arrest Cellulitis Chest pain CO poisoning Coma Community acquired pneumonia Congestive heart failure COPD exacerbation Deep vein thrombosis Diabetic ketoacidosis Giant cell arteritis Hypercalcaemia Hyperkalaemia Hypertensive crisis Hypoglycaemia Hpyonatraemia Infective endocarditis Inflammatory bowel disease Meningitis Myocardial infarction Pleural effusion Pulmonary embolism Acute renal failure Sickle cell crisis Status epilepticus Stroke Syncope Tachychardias Unstable angina Upper GI bleeding
