Description
Part of the popular Saunders Nursing Survival Guide series, this book prepares you to manage the most common health care problems youll see in critical care, trauma, or emergency settings. Each chapter is organized from the most immediate and life-threatening conditions to less emergent critical care conditions. Its lighthearted, cartoon-filled approach simplifies difficult concepts, covering each body system in terms of current practice standards.
Product Details
Reference
38153
EAN13
9781416061694
ISBN
9781416061694
Data sheet
Publication date
2009
Issue number
2
Cover
paperback
Pages count
400
Dimensions (mm)
191 x 235
Weight (g)
680
1. Review of Hemodynamics 2. Shock Trauma a. Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock b. Cardiogenic Shock c. Hypovolemic Shock d. Neurogenic Shock e. Septic Shock3. Trauma and Emergency Care a. Rapid Sequence Intubation b. Increased Intracranial Pressure c. Traumatic Brain Injury d. Acute Hemmorrhage/Penetrating Trauma e. Cardiac Tamponade f. Hypothermia g. Near Drowning h. Overdose i. Disaster Preparedness4. Cardiovascular System a. Angina b. Acute Coronary Syndrome c. Heart Failure5. Respiratory System a. Non-invasive Ventilation b. Mechanical Ventilation c. Pulmonary Embolus d. Acute Respiratory Distress6. Nervous System a. Seizure b. Status Epilepticus c. Meningitis d. Spinal Cord Injuries e. Spinal Cord Compression7. Gastrointestinal System a. Gastrointestinal Bleeding b. Bowel Obstruction c. Pancreatitis d. Liver Failure8. Renal System a. Acute Tubular Necrosis b. Chronic Renal Failure c. Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy9. Endocrine System a. Hyperglycemia b. Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone c. Diabetes Insipidus d. Cerebral Salt Wasting10. Hematolgic System a. Thrombocytopenia b. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation11. Integumentary System a. Burns b. Necrotizing Fascitis12. Multisystem a. Code Management (New ACLS Guidelines; Rapid Response Teams) b. Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome