Loss Of Function And Independence
Loss Of Function And Independence Caring for patients with multiple long-term conditions, frailty, and functional or cognitive impairment ...Read More
Showing posts with label Emergency. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emergency. Show all posts
Observational Medicine
Observational Medicine Observational medicine units are an expansion of traditional Emergency Department activity. Patients who are likely...Read More
Psychiatry: The Disturbed Patient
Psychiatry: The Disturbed Patient Mental state examination: ABCSMITH The mental state examination is a structured way of collecting and ...Read More
Psychiatry: Self - Harm and Capacity
Psychiatry: Self - Harm a nd Capacity Deliberate self-harm Most of the patients who self-harm (e.g. overdose or cut them-selves) do so...Read More
Toxicology: Specific Poisons
Toxicology: Specific Poisons Paracetamol (acetaminophen) Paracetamol overdose (OD) is the most common toxicological emergency and the mo...Read More
Toxicology: General Principles
Toxicology: G eneral P rinciples Self-poisoning is the most common toxicological problem: serious adverse effects are rare with good basic...Read More
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Problems
Obstetrics and G ynaecology P roblems Assume that any woman of childbearing age is pregnant until proven otherwise. Pregnancy up to the...Read More
Eye Problems
Eye P roblems Eye problems seen in the Emergency Department are usually the result of trauma affecting the anterior part of the eye, bu...Read More
Ear, Nose, Throat and Dental Problems
Ear, N ose, T hroat and D ental P roblems Ear, nose and throat (ENT) examination needs patience and practice to master. Patients may co...Read More
Urology Problems
Urology P roblems The urinary tract includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, (prostate), urethra, and external genitalia. Symptoms perce...Read More
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Pain The abdominal cavity contains the organs that digest food, filter blood and enable reproduction, any of which may give r...Read More
Tibia, Ankle and Foot Injuries
Tibia, Ankle and Foot Injuries History Mechanism of injury High-energy injuries commonly result from axial loading, direct blows or...Read More
Back Pain, Hip And Knee Injuries
Back Pain, Hip And Knee Injuries Back pain Lumbar back pain is a common presentation to the Emergency Department, and can be very cha...Read More
Shoulder And Elbow Injuries
Shoulder And Elbow Injuries The extreme mobility of the shoulder joint, which relies on soft tissues – muscles, ligaments and cartilage...Read More
Wrist And Forearm Injuries
Wrist And Forearm Injuries Injuries to the wrist and forearm are common, often resulting from a fall onto an outstretched hand (FOOSH)....Read More
Hand Injuries
Hand Injuries Hand injuries are a common presentation to the Emergency Department, and the importance of good hand function in day-to-d...Read More
Minor Head And Neck Injury
Minor Head And Neck Injury Minor head and neck injuries are extremely common reasons to attend the Emergency Department. Within this gr...Read More
Major Head And Neck Injury
Major Head And Neck Injury This chapter covers patients who have suffered a significant head (Glasgow Coma Scale; GCS 13) and/or neck...Read More
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