On Call: Principles and Protocols 3e provides a carefully structured, risk-based approach to the initial assessment, investigation, differential diagnosis and short-term management of ward problems on-call. This new 3rd edition is completely revised and up-to-date, with the latest guidelines laid out in a succinct format to give a practical, rapid, efficient and effective bedside approach to problem solving. Clinical reasoning has never been made so explicit and exciting!This edition includes the full e Book on Expert Consult with additional reading material, high-quality images, procedural videos and references available on http://lifeinthefastlane.com/book/oncall – General principles: Overview of the knowledge and professional skills required to deal with undifferentiated on-call problems- Emergency calls: Standardised approach to life-threatening, time-critical problems involving airway, breathing, circulation, neurological disability and environment factors (ABCDE)- Common calls: How to deal with urgent ward calls based on an acute change in symptoms or signs- Investigations: Interpretation of bedside, laboratory and radiological tests- Practical procedures: Step-by-step guide to every relevant ward procedure- Formulary: Quick reference for the indications, actions, adverse effects, cautions, doses and routes of administration of the vast array of drugs encountered in ward patients- Laboratory values: Normal values for all the common tests
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