Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care, updated edition
Scion Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781914961588 (ISBN)
Covers the most common conditions seen in an out-of-hours primary care or urgent medical care setting.
Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care, updated edition, provides practical guidance on the diagnosis and management of the acute medical conditions seen most commonly in an out-of-hours setting.
This edition has been updated and now includes a chapter on managing abnormal blood test results.
Key Features:
Covers over 200 acute medical conditions commonly encountered when working in an urgent and primary care setting
Colour photographs provide the reader with further important information on assessing patients presenting with acute medical conditions
Key ‘red flag’ features are highlighted in boxes
The latest guidance and prescribing information is provided
Uses a consistent approach: each condition features discussions of presentation, assessment and management
Offers practical guidance on how to use telephone triage, video consultations and home visits effectively
Assumes access to basic diagnostic aids only
Provides differential diagnoses by symptom
Helps manage abnormal lab results
Indicates when to refer to hospital and when to order an emergency ambulance
This book is aimed at GPs, GP trainees, doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in providing urgent and out-of-hours primary care to patients.
MBBS MRCGP MRCP(UK) DRCOG DFSRH MFFLM PGSip(SEM) GP Partner in Buckinghamshire
Index of conditions; Index of conditions by symptom; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the author; The Declaration of Geneva; Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Medico-legal aspects of providing out-of-hours medical care
Chapter 2: Telephone consultations and telephone triage
Chapter 3: Video consultations
Chapter 4: Home visits
Chapter 5: Head injuries
Chapter 6: Acute injuries, bites and wounds
Chapter 7: Cardiovascular
Chapter 8: Respiratory
Chapter 9: Neurology
Chapter 10: Endocrinology
Chapter 11: Gastroenterology
Chapter 12: Rheumatology
Chapter 13: Urology
Chapter 14: Ophthalmology
Chapter 15: Mental health
Chapter 16: Poisoning, overdose and foreign body ingestion
Chapter 17: Dermatology
Chapter 18: ENT
Chapter 19: Musculoskeletal
Chapter 20: Women’s health
Chapter 21: Men’s health
Chapter 22: Paediatrics
Chapter 23: Cancer/palliative care
Chapter 24: Safeguarding and non-accidental injury
Chapter 25: Basic life support
Chapter 26: Managing abnormal blood test results
Chapter 27: Confirmation of life extinct
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Bloxham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| ISBN-13 | 9781914961588 / 9781914961588 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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