Are you a nurse, a physician’s associate or a medical student in an acute or emergency unit?
This is your indispensable primer of acute medical care – a pocket guide to caring for patients with acute medical conditions.
This book will help you to
care for patients in the first critical 24 hours of admission
manage patients using the most up-to-date evidence based approach
understand the most common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanisms
handle the patient’s assessment , understand the observations and manage their disease
easily obtain clear practical advice
know what to tell the patient and relatives using jargon-free language
access information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorism
This updated edition
contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,
introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart
has revised its case histories in line with current practice
This updated edition: