Marshall & Ruedy's On Call: Principles & Protocols
1. Marshall & Ruedy’s On Call Principles & Protocols - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Preface to the fourth edition - p. viii 7. Foreword - p. x 8. About the authors - p. xi 9. Dedication - p. xii 10. Acknowledgements - p. xiii 11. Reviewers - p. xiv 12. Abbreviations - p. xv 13. List of Illustrations - p. xxiii 14. List of Tables - p. xxiv 15. Section A. General principles - p. 1 16. 1. Approach to the diagnosis and management of on-call problems - p. 2 17. 2. Professionalism and teamwork - p. 5 18. 3. Documentation and communication - p. 10 19. 4. Ethical and legal considerations - p. 14 20. 5. Death, dying and breaking bad news - p. 19 21. 6. Transferring the unwell patient - p. 28 22. 7. Junior doctors’ health and wellbeing - p. 31 23. Section B. Emergency calls - p. 35 24. 8. Critically ill patient - p. 36 25. 9. Cardiac arrest - p. 43 26. 10. Acute airway failure - p. 52 27. 11. Acute respiratory failure - p. 61 28. 12. Acute circulatory failure - p. 67 29. 13. Disability: Acute neurological failure - p. 82 30. 14. Environment, exposure and examination - p. 85 31. 15. Hospital-based emergency response codes - p. 87 32. Section C. Common calls - p. 90 33. 16. Shortness of breath, cough and haemoptysis - p. 91 34. 17. Chest pain - p. 119 35. 18. Heart rate and rhythm disorders - p. 137 36. 19. Hypotension - p. 159 37. 20. Hypertension - p. 173 38. 21. Altered mental status - p. 183 39. 22. Collapse including syncope - p. 195 40. 23. Falls - p. 205 41. 24. Headache - p. 212 42. 25. Seizures - p. 224 43. 26. Weakness and dizziness - p. 234 44. 27. Abdominal pain - p. 246 45. 28. Postoperative ward calls - p. 265 46. 29. Altered bowel habit - p. 274 47. 30. Gastrointestinal bleeding - p. 286 48. 31. Haematuria - p. 297 49. 32. Decreased urine output and acute kidney injury - p. 302 50. 33. Frequency and polyuria - p. 310 51. 34. Leg pain - p. 317 52. 35. Febrile patient - p. 330 53. 36. Skin rashes - p. 342 54. 37. Transfusion reactions - p. 353 55. Section D. Investigations - p. 358 56. 38. Electrocardiogram - p. 359 57. 39. Urinalysis - p. 367 58. 40. Arterial and venous blood gases - p. 374 59. 41. Chest X-ray - p. 384 60. 42. Abdominal X-ray - p. 391 61. 43. CT head scan - p. 396 62. 44. Hyper- and hypoglycaemia - p. 401 63. 45. Hyper- and hyponatraemia - p. 411 64. 46. Hyper- and hypokalaemia - p. 418 65. 47. Hyper- and hypocalcaemia - p. 425 66. 48. Anaemia - p. 432 67. 49. Coagulation disorders - p. 438 68. Section E. Practical procedures - p. 451 69. 50. General preparation for a practical procedure - p. 452 70. 51. Infection control and standard precautions - p. 456 71. 52. Blood cultures - p. 460 72. 53. Peripheral venous cannulation - p. 463 73. 54. Basic ultrasound and difficult peripheral cannulation - p. 469 74. 55. Arterial puncture - p. 475 75. 56. Administering an injection - p. 479 76. 57. Local anaesthetic infiltration - p. 485 77. 58. Nasogastric tube insertion - p. 488 78. 59. Urinary catheterisation - p. 491 79. 60. Paracentesis - p. 496 80. 61. Pleural tap - p. 500 81. 62. Chest drain insertion and removal - p. 504 82. 63. Lumbar puncture - p. 509 83. 64. Joint aspiration - p. 515 84. 65. Cardiac monitoring and the electrocardiograph - p. 518 85. 66. Defibrillation - p. 523 86. 67. Electrical cardioversion (DC reversion) - p. 526 87. 68. Transthoracic cardiac pacing - p. 528 88. Section F. Formulary - p. 530 89. 69. On-call formulary - p. 531 90. Section G. Laboratory values - p. 640 91. 70. Normal laboratory ranges - p. 641 92. Index - p. 644
Marshall & Ruedy's On Call: Principles & Protocols
1. Marshall & Ruedy’s On Call Principles & Protocols - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Preface to the fourth edition - p. viii 7. Foreword - p. x 8. About the authors - p. xi 9. Dedication - p. xii 10. Acknowledgements - p. xiii 11. Reviewers - p. xiv 12. Abbreviations - p. xv 13. List of Illustrations - p. xxiii 14. List of Tables - p. xxiv 15. Section A. General principles - p. 1 16. 1. Approach to the diagnosis and management of on-call problems - p. 2 17. 2. Professionalism and teamwork - p. 5 18. 3. Documentation and communication - p. 10 19. 4. Ethical and legal considerations - p. 14 20. 5. Death, dying and breaking bad news - p. 19 21. 6. Transferring the unwell patient - p. 28 22. 7. Junior doctors’ health and wellbeing - p. 31 23. Section B. Emergency calls - p. 35 24. 8. Critically ill patient - p. 36 25. 9. Cardiac arrest - p. 43 26. 10. Acute airway failure - p. 52 27. 11. Acute respiratory failure - p. 61 28. 12. Acute circulatory failure - p. 67 29. 13. Disability: Acute neurological failure - p. 82 30. 14. Environment, exposure and examination - p. 85 31. 15. Hospital-based emergency response codes - p. 87 32. Section C. Common calls - p. 90 33. 16. Shortness of breath, cough and haemoptysis - p. 91 34. 17. Chest pain - p. 119 35. 18. Heart rate and rhythm disorders - p. 137 36. 19. Hypotension - p. 159 37. 20. Hypertension - p. 173 38. 21. Altered mental status - p. 183 39. 22. Collapse including syncope - p. 195 40. 23. Falls - p. 205 41. 24. Headache - p. 212 42. 25. Seizures - p. 224 43. 26. Weakness and dizziness - p. 234 44. 27. Abdominal pain - p. 246 45. 28. Postoperative ward calls - p. 265 46. 29. Altered bowel habit - p. 274 47. 30. Gastrointestinal bleeding - p. 286 48. 31. Haematuria - p. 297 49. 32. Decreased urine output and acute kidney injury - p. 302 50. 33. Frequency and polyuria - p. 310 51. 34. Leg pain - p. 317 52. 35. Febrile patient - p. 330 53. 36. Skin rashes - p. 342 54. 37. Transfusion reactions - p. 353 55. Section D. Investigations - p. 358 56. 38. Electrocardiogram - p. 359 57. 39. Urinalysis - p. 367 58. 40. Arterial and venous blood gases - p. 374 59. 41. Chest X-ray - p. 384 60. 42. Abdominal X-ray - p. 391 61. 43. CT head scan - p. 396 62. 44. Hyper- and hypoglycaemia - p. 401 63. 45. Hyper- and hyponatraemia - p. 411 64. 46. Hyper- and hypokalaemia - p. 418 65. 47. Hyper- and hypocalcaemia - p. 425 66. 48. Anaemia - p. 432 67. 49. Coagulation disorders - p. 438 68. Section E. Practical procedures - p. 451 69. 50. General preparation for a practical procedure - p. 452 70. 51. Infection control and standard precautions - p. 456 71. 52. Blood cultures - p. 460 72. 53. Peripheral venous cannulation - p. 463 73. 54. Basic ultrasound and difficult peripheral cannulation - p. 469 74. 55. Arterial puncture - p. 475 75. 56. Administering an injection - p. 479 76. 57. Local anaesthetic infiltration - p. 485 77. 58. Nasogastric tube insertion - p. 488 78. 59. Urinary catheterisation - p. 491 79. 60. Paracentesis - p. 496 80. 61. Pleural tap - p. 500 81. 62. Chest drain insertion and removal - p. 504 82. 63. Lumbar puncture - p. 509 83. 64. Joint aspiration - p. 515 84. 65. Cardiac monitoring and the electrocardiograph - p. 518 85. 66. Defibrillation - p. 523 86. 67. Electrical cardioversion (DC reversion) - p. 526 87. 68. Transthoracic cardiac pacing - p. 528 88. Section F. Formulary - p. 530 89. 69. On-call formulary - p. 531 90. Section G. Laboratory values - p. 640 91. 70. Normal laboratory ranges - p. 641 92. Index - p. 644
