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Swets & Zeitlinger Practical Guide to Common Clinical Procedures and Emergencies 2005 Edition by Chandra M. Kumar, Chris Dodds
Providing practical, easy to follow guidance, this well-researched text explores the reasons why certain clinical procedures are used, and discusses how the efficacy of these procedures is best maximized for the benefit of the patient. This handy guide will be of great help to those requiring easy access to information before or during patient care. Table of contents : - Basic Skills. Setting up an intravenous infusion. Intravenous drugs. How to perform a venous cannulation. Cannulation of peripheral arteries. Maintaining an airway. Intubation skills. Assessment of consciousness. Taking consent. Taking an ECG. Interpreting the ECG. Simple local anaesthetic techniques. Basic suturing techniques. Scrub/sterile techniques. Simple patient monitoring. Urinary catheterization. Using a medical simulator. How to prepare to speak at an educational meeting. Using audio-visual material in presentations. Electrical safety. Writing a discharge letter. Higher Skills. Sedation. Intravenous regional anaesthesia (Bier's Block). Central venous access. Ultrasound and its application in venous access. Acute pain assessment and patient controlled analgesia. Inserting a naso-gastric tube. Paediatric vascular access. Removing a foreign body from the eye. Respiratory Skills. Oxygen therapy. Airway assessment. Drainage of a pleural effusion. Insertion of a chest drain. CPAP therapy. Practical guide to non-invasive ventilation. Pulmonary function tests. Lumbar puncture. Cardiovascular Skills. Drainage of a pericardial effusion. Pulmonary artery catheterization. Cardiac output measurement. Intra-aortic balloon counter-pulsation. Temporary pacing. Anaesthetic Skills. Checking an anaesthesia machine. Monitoring and anaesthesia. Difficult intubation. Spinal anaesthesia. Epidural anaesthesia. Major peripheral nerve blocks. Critical Care Skills. Ventilators. Conventional tracheostomy. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy. Bronchoscopy. Intracranial pressure measurement. Intravenous feeding lines and total parenteral nutrition. Diagnostic peritoneal lavage. Haemodialysis and haemofiltration. Brain stem death testing. Specific Advanced Skills. Echocardiography-requesting an echocardiogram. Neonatal resucitation. Fetal heart rate monitoring in labour. Emergencies. Hypovolaemia. Acute asthma. Anaphylaxis. Epilepsy. The management of near-drowning. Hypothermia. Overdose. Stridor The immediate management of head injuries. Adult cardio-respiratory resuscitation. Algorithms