Vascular Disasters, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Vascular Disasters, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America
Author: Alex Koyfman
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2017-10-11
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323548768

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics focuses on Vascular Disasters. Editors Alex Koyfman and Brit Long have assembled an expert team of authors on topics such as: Thoracic aortic syndromes; Abdominal aortic emergencies; SAH – aneurysmal/traumatic; Stroke – latest on ischemic stroke; Stroke – intracerebral bleeds (excluding SAH); Carotid / vertebral dissections (including post-traumatic); Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; Mesenteric ischemia; Deep vein thrombosis upper/lower; Peripheral arterial occlusion; Penetrating vascular injury; and Vascular access complications.

Cardiac Arrest, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, E-Book

Cardiac Arrest, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: William J. Brady
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443182000

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic. - Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including airway management of the cardiac arrest victim; medications in cardiac arrest; resuscitation strategies for maximizing survival; team strategies and dynamics during resuscitation; prognosis of cardiac arrest: peri- and post-arrest considerations; post-cardiac arrest syndrome; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews of cardiac arrest, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Difficult Decisions in Trauma Surgery

Difficult Decisions in Trauma Surgery
Author: Kenneth Wilson
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2021-10-29
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 3030816672

This book provides a practical guide to decision making within the realm of trauma surgery. Each chapter covers the ideal approach, rather than customary care, for the treatment of the chosen difficult decision or controversy. A broad range of topics are covered with particular attention given to resuscitation, wound management, thoracic and abdominal trauma, antimicrobial management, transplant considerations, vascular trauma, traumatic brain injury, pediatric trauma and ethics. Difficult Decisions in Trauma Surgery aims to help improve the treatment of trauma patients and is relevant to surgical trainees and practicing surgeons, and as well as medical professionals working within trauma medicine.

Toxicology Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, E-Book

Toxicology Emergencies, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Christopher P. Holstege
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2022-04-26
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323848877

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. Christopher P. Holstege and Joshua D. King bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Toxicology Emergencies. The field of medical toxicology has grown dramatically over the past decade, with the emergence of new pharmaceuticals, abused substances, chemicals within the workplace, and agents of terrorism. In this issue, top experts in the field address some of the more common, controversial, or emerging areas in this challenging area. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including the approach to the patient with an unknown overdose; emerging agents of substance abuse and misuse; differentiating the causes of metabolic acidosis in the poisoned patient; pediatric toxicology; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on toxicology emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Environmental and Wilderness Medicine, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, E-Book

Environmental and Wilderness Medicine, An Issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Cheyenne Falat
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443129606

In this issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest editors Drs. C Cheyenne Falat and Stephanie Lareau bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Environmental and Wilderness Medicine. Emergency medicine physicians must be equipped with the knowledge to effectively care for patients who push the limits of this world and are exposed to the extremes of temperature, altitude, terrain, physical activity, flora and fauna—and even outer space. This issue addresses each of these topics with guidance from top experts in the field. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including altitude related conditions; dive related illness and injury; desert medicine; endurance sporting events; tick borne diseases; climate change; space medicine; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on environmental and wilderness medicine, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Cardiac Arrhythmias, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book

Cardiac Arrhythmias, An Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Mary G. Carey
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2016-08-09
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323462758

A cardiac dysrhythmia is a disturbance in the cardiac rhythm which can be normal (e.g., sinus arrhythmia) or instantly lethal (e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia). This issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America will provide state of the art diagnostic and treatment information for cardiac dysrhythmias as well as addressing how to achieve the most accurate diagnostic approach to interpreting an electrocardiogram, which is omnipresent in critical care and of critical importance in diagnosing arrhythmias. Articles in this issue are devoted to: The Normal Cardiac Conduction System; The Normal Electrocardiogram: Resting 12-lead and Continuous Cardiac Rhythm Strips; Premature Beats; Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia, Including the Special Type Called Wolff-Parkinson-White; Atrial Fibrillation, The Most Common Type of Supraventricular Arrhythmia; Ventricular Tachycardia and Its Disorganized Counterpart, Ventricular Fibrillation; Brady-Dysrhythmias, When Heart Rate Slows Myocardial Ischemia & Infarction and their Relationship to Dysrhythmias; Pharmacologically Induced Dysrhythmias; and Implantable Cardiac Devices and their Role in Dysrhythmias Management.

Current Catalog

Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1442
Release: 1983
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.

Cardiac Emergencies, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics, E-Book

Cardiac Emergencies, An Issue of Cardiology Clinics, E-Book
Author: Ran Lee
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2024-04-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0443129568

In this issue of Cardiology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Ran Lee brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Cardiac Emergencies. Top experts discuss common acute cardiac conditions frequently encountered in ER and ICU settings, their pathophysiology and epidemiology, as well as diagnosis and management considerations. As the overall patient population becomes more complex with competing comorbidities, management of the acute cardiac care patient is also becoming equally sophisticated, and this issue reviews up-to-date strategies for optimal care. - Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including acute coronary syndrome in the 21st century CICU; cardiac tamponade; acute heart failure from ED to the ICU; cardiogenic shock and mechanical circulatory support devices; incessant electrical storm; cardiac trauma; pulmonary hypertension emergencies; and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on cardiac emergencies, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.

Geriatrics, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America, E-Book

Geriatrics, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America, E-Book
Author: Danelle Cayea
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323777236

This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Danelle Cayea, is devoted to Geriatrics. Articles in this important issue include: Thoughtful prescribing and deprescribing, Identifying goals of care, Overview of brief, high yield geriatrics assessment for clinic and hospital, Fall prevention, evaluation, and treatment, Cognitive impairment evaluation and management, Urinary and bowel symptoms, Sadness and worry in older adults, Chronic pain syndromes in older adults, Osteoporosis, Evaluation and management of difficult symptoms of older adults primary care, Perioperative assessment and management, Challenges related to safety and independence, and much more.