The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide. The Unofficial Guide Medical and Surgical Emergencies offers a collection of common clinical emergency scenarios. It walks you through the practical steps of the decision-making process, from taking a referral through to making a management plan and prescribing – all designed to ensure safe and best practice. With plenty of tips to support your clinical reasoning, real time examples, and a focus on initial management before a diagnosis is clear, this book is ideal for medical students as well as junior doctors wanting a quick reference guide or revision aid. - Clear, simple, practical tips for managing common emergency scenarios - Describes patient management through real time thought processes of a doctor making decisions - Key clinical and prescribing tips to improve safety - Covers a wide range of cases, including fluid prescriptions, interpreting blood test results and acute management of emergencies - Covers practical essentials such as clerking, effective communication and handover tips - High quality images to illustrate important clinical findings

The unique and award-winning Unofficial Guides series is a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice - as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide. The Unofficial Guide Medical and Surgical Emergencies offers a collection of common clinical emergency scenarios. It walks you through the practical steps of the decision-making process, from taking a referral through to making a management plan and prescribing - all designed to ensure safe and best practice. With plenty of tips to support your clinical reasoning, real time examples, and a focus on initial management before a diagnosis is clear, this book is ideal for medical students as well as junior doctors wanting a quick reference guide or revision aid. Clear, simple, practical tips for managing common emergency scenarios Describes patient management through real time thought processes of a doctor making decisions Key clinical and prescribing tips to improve safety Covers a wide range of cases, including fluid prescriptions, interpreting blood test results and acute management of emergencies Covers practical essentials such as clerking, effective communication and handover tips High quality images to illustrate important clinical findings

· Comprehensive overview of over 120 surgical operations spanning all surgical specialties · Step-by-step guide to all procedures with accompanying clinical anatomy, pre and post op care and complications, giving anyone reading it a clear understanding of every common operation · Questions from senior surgeons that are commonly asked of students in the operating theatre, with detailed answers New chapters on Maxillofacial Surgery, and Transplant Surgery

It's two o'clock in the morning. Your family has gathered in the emergency room, awaiting information on a loved one. Your heart rate is elevated; you feel overwhelmed. The anxiety you're experiencing will likely increase in the coming hours, days, and months.Medical emergencies disrupt communications and relationships, even in the most stable of families. Who is responsible for communicating with medical staff, often from different specialties? Who will monitor the patient's daily care and progress? Who decides where the patient will go after hospitalization? Who feeds the pets and pays the bills at home?This handbook is a road map to guide families during this unfamiliar and stressful time. It covers twenty years of navigating the healthcare system as consumers and working in it as practitioners. The book provides a step-by-step chronological list of questions to ask and decisions to make, from the first emergency room visit through aftercare options. It advises on numerous topics, including scheduling surgery, monitoring prescriptions, selecting a short or long-term care facility, assigning friends and family helpful tasks beyond the casserole, and how best to advocate for your patient throughout the process.

Lack of exposure and patient management during undergraduate and early postgraduate training often means both students and junior doctors can have difficulty managing acute medical and surgical situations. This pocketbook provides comprehensive coverage of the common medical and surgical emergencies encountered by medical students and junior doctors. It outlines possible symptoms, signs, differentials, investigations and management in a succinct, easy to comprehend format. By focusing on evidence-based practice, the guide provides the most up-to-date and clinically relevant guide for today's practice, ideal for quick reference on the wards.

This is a quick and easy portal of vital information for medical students and clinicians working in accident and emergency departments and surgical admissions units. It is also recommended as a revision aid for surgical exams. Written in an engaging, no-fuss style with helpful overviews and tips, Handbook of General Surgical Emergencies covers the most important of potential problems, including management of the acute surgical patient.

Since 1986, Medicine for the Outdoors has been hailed as the definitive take-along manual on the subject. Packed with step-by-step instructions and how-to explanations, this updated edition tells you the best way to respond to just about any medical problem. Logically organized, simple-to-understand enhanced illustrations and an increased focus on new topics mean this medical reference book may literally save your life. Whether you're venturing into mountains, deserts, forests, or out to sea, it belongs in your pack! - Examine the most diverse and comprehensive coverage of medical conditions related to the outdoors. - Be guided through logical and complete explanations of every topic. - Enhance your understanding with descriptive material including numerous drawings and instructions. - Research recommendations for injury and illness prevention. - Locate answers quickly with a helpful comprehensive index. - Clearly visualize how to perform specific treatments, such as the use of a SAM® splint, with an increased number of helpful illustrations. - Stay abreast of the latest in emergency medicine care, including new antibiotics, medicines, products to control bleeding, and today's most common infectious disease threats. - Enhance your understanding of Lyme disease; water disinfection; emerging diseases (including West Nile Virus); and how to seek safety and act during natural disasters. - Take advantage of Dr. Auerbach's expert guidance with revised recommendations on high-altitude problems, drowning, airways management, toxic plants, and snake bites. - Access new appendices covering AIDS/HIV transmission, expanded treatment instructions, global conflict guidelines (including terrorism), and canine medicine. - Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, references, and videos from the book on a variety of devices.