On Call Procedures-2판

Description
Be on call with confidence! Successfully managing on-call situations
requires a masterful combination of speed, skill, and knowledge. The
pocket-sized titles in the On Call series provide you with immediate
access to the vital, step-by-step information you need to rise to the
occasion! When you뭨e on call...alone...in the middle of the
night...they're your answer books for what to do and how to do it
quickly뾣rom diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to
prescribing the right medication.



Key Features


Provides easy-to-reference, specialty-specific guidance on how to
manage problems that arise while on call without direct supervision.
Catalogs the calls you are most likely to receive and provides you
with the questions you should ask to assess the urgency of each
situation.
Details the ideal approach to diagnose and manage patients,
communicate with colleagues and families, and avoid common mistakes
for every call.
Reviews the temporary orders appropriate for each call, as well as
the general protocol, and the major threats to life you must consider
before arriving at bedside.
Indexes problems by disease as well as by symptoms to expedite your
access to the answers you need.
Includes a comprehensive collection of differential diagnoses and a
detailed formulary of commonly used medications뾞 quick,
alphabetically arranged reference for indications, drug dosages,
routes of administration, side effects, contraindications, and modes
of action.
Author Information



By Gregg A. Adams, MD, FACS, Staff Surgeon, Director of Surgical
Education, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California;
Clinical Instructor, Department of General Surgery, Stanford
University Medical Center, Stanford, California; and Stephen D.
Bresnick, MD, DDS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division
of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Southern
California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California