Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 510 g
Reihe: Clinical Cases
Clinical Cases Uncovered
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 510 g
Reihe: Clinical Cases
ISBN: 978-1-4051-6883-0
Verlag: Wiley
Acute Medicine: Clinical Cases Uncovered combines patient cases and outcomes, drawn from real-life experiences, with reference to the curriculum for Training in General (Acute) Medicine. It provides self-assessment MCQs, EMQs and SAQs to give medical students, junior doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals the perfect preparation for life on the wards.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Intensivmedizin
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete AINS Notfallmedizin & Unfallmedizin (inkl. Notdienste)
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Fachpflege
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
How to use this book x
List of abbreviations xi
Part 1 Basics 1
Introduction and specialty overview 1
Approach to the patient 5
Part 2 Cases 28
Case 1 A 45-year-old man with ‘cardiac-type’ chest pain 28
Case 2 A 35-year-old woman with ‘pleuritic’ chest pain 37
Case 3 A 50-year-old man presenting with palpitations 47
Case 4 A 60-year-old man with a broad complex tachycardia 56
Case 5 A 25-year-old woman with acute asthma 62
Case 6 A 60-year-old woman with an ‘exacerbation’ of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 70
Case 7 An 86-year-old woman with acute shortness of breath 79
Case 8 A 68-year-old man presenting with shock 88
Case 9 A 55-year-old man with suspected upper gastrointestinal bleeding 94
Case 10 A 60-year-old man with diarrhoea 103
Case 11 A 37-year-old woman with sudden severe headache 111
Case 12 A 21-year-old man presenting following a seizure 118
Case 13 A 22-year-old unconscious man 125
Case 14 A 64-year-old man presenting with unilateral weakness 136
Case 15 A 60-year-old man presenting following a blackout 145
Case 16 A 45-year-old man with acute confusion 152
Case 17 An 81-year-old woman with acute confusion 158
Case 18 A 25-year-old woman with acute hyperglycaemia 166
Case 19 A 73-year-old man with abnormal renal function 173
Case 20 A 55-year-old man with pyrexia of unknown origin 182
Case 21 A 25-year-old woman admitted following an overdose 191
Case 22 A 35-year-old woman with an acutely swollen leg 200
Part 3 Self-assessment 205
MCQs 205
EMQs 211
SAQs 216
Answers 219
Appendix: Normal ranges units and common abbreviations for blood tests 229
Index of cases by diagnosis 231
Index 233
Colour plate section can be found facing p.148
