Survival Guide to Acute Medicine is a quick reference for emergency medicine, written by various specialists from National University Hospital and National University of Singapore. The handy format provides rapid and succinct information, making it indispensable for medical students and house staff, as well as paramedics working under difficult circumstances. Survival Guide to Acute Medicine was first published in 1998 and reprinted several times. This second edition was comprehensively updated and re-organized in 2006.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Nus Press
ISBN-10
9971693631
ISBN-13
9789971693633
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63842644
Product Key Features
Author
Kang Hoe Lee
Publication Name
Survival Guide to Acute Medicine
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.2in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
4.5in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Rc86.8
Edition Number
2
Table of Content
Foreword Cardiology 1. Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes Lee Chi-Hang, Ronald 2. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Seow Swee Chong 3. Acute Heart Failure Wong Ching Chiew, Raymond & Chai Ping 4. Diagnosis and Management of Common Arrhythmias Seow Swee Chong 5. Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies Chia Boon Lock & Chan Yan Yee, Mark Respiratory 1. Acute Breathlessness and Acute Respiratory Failure Lim Tow Keang 2. Acute Asthma: What to Do and What is New? Khoo See Meng & Lim T.K. 3. Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Jason Phua & Lim T.K. 4. Pneumothorax Khoo Kay Leong 5. Pleural Effusion Khoo Kay Leong 6. Hemoptysis Khoo Kay Leong 7. Pneumonia Lim Tow Keang 8. Tuberculosis Lim Tow Keang Intesive Care 1. Acute Applications of Non-invasive Ventilation and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Jason Phua 2. Mechanical Ventilation Chua Ai Ping 3. Hemodynamic Monitoring Gerald Chua 4. Management of Severe Sepsis Gerald Chua 5. Fever in an ICU Patient Chua Ai Ping 6. Weaning and the Discontinuation of Ventilatory Support Jason Phua Neurology 1. CNS Infections Wilder-Smith Einar & Benjamin Ong 2. Status Epilepticus Benjamin Ong, Wilder-Smith Einar & June Tan Gastroenterology 1. Approaches and Evaluation of Acute Abdominal Pain Ho Khek Yu 2. Acute Diarrhoea Dede Sudetja 3. Constipation Gwee Kok Ann 4. Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage Ho Khek Yu 5. Acute Pancreatitis Christopher Khor 6. Acute Hepatobiliary Sepsis Yeoh Khay Guan 7. Acute Liver Failure Lim Seng Gee 8. Liver Failure in Cirrhotics Lim Seng Gee Endocrinology 1. Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) and Hyperosmolar Hyperglycaemia Non-ketosis (HHNK) Thai Ah Chuan 2. Thyrotoxic Crisis (Thyroid Storm) J.J. Mukherjee & Cheah Jin Seng 3. myxedema Coma J.J. Mukherjee & Lee Kok Onn 4. Addisonian Crisis J.J. Mukherjee & Lee Kok Onn 5. Pituitary Apoplexy J.J. Mukherjee & Lee Kok onn 6. Phaechromocytoma Crisis J.J. Mukherjee Hematology 1. Anaemia Kueh Yan Koon 2. Bleeding Disorders Liu Te Chih 3. Blood Component Therapy - Guidelines and Judicious Usage Tan Lip Kun 4. Anticoagulation Kuperan P. 5. Management of Hematological Emergencies Benjamin Mow Dermatology 1. Fever and Rash Chan Heng Leong, Wong Soon Tee & Derrick Aw Chen Wee 2. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Derrick Aw Chen Wee & Seow Chew Swee 3. Wound Care Management Derrick Aw Chen Wee & Wong Soon Te Infectious Disease 1. Infectious Disease Emergencies and Blood Cultures Paul Ananth Thambyah