A Nurse's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies Updated Edition

Are you a nurse, a physician's associate or a medical student in an acute or emergency unit?This is your indispensable primer of acute medical care - a pocket guide to caring for patients with acute medical conditions.This book will help you tocare for patients in the first critical 24 hours of admissionmanage patients using the most up-to-date evidence based approachunderstand the most common emergency medical conditions and their underlying disease mechanismshandle the patient's assessment , understand the observations and manage their diseaseeasily obtain clear practical adviceknow what to tell the patient and relatives using jargon-free languageaccess information on SARS, avian influenza and bio-terrorismThis updated edition contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart has revised its case histories in line with current practiceThis updated edition:contains improved sections on stroke care, diabetes and sepsis,introduces the NEWS 2 observation chart has revised its case histories in line with current practice