Acute Medicine : A practical guide to the management of medical emergencies -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section 1: Common presentations -- 1 The critically ill patient: assessment and stabilization -- 2 Cardiac arrest -- 3 Cardiac arrhythmias: general approach -- 4 Broad complex regular tachycardia -- 5 Broad complex irregular tachycardia -- 6 Narrow complex tachycardia -- 7 Atrial fibrillation and flutter -- 8 Bradycardia and atrioventricular block -- 9 Hypotension -- 10 Sepsis and septic shock -- 11 Poisoning: general approach -- 12 Poisoning with aspirin, paracetamol and carbon monoxide -- 13 Acute chest pain -- 14 Acute breathlessness -- 15 Arterial blood gases, oxygen saturation and oxygen therapy -- 16 Respiratory failure -- 17 Acid-base disorders -- 18 The unconscious patient -- 19 Transient loss of consciousness -- 20 Acute confusional state -- 21 Falls and 'off legs' -- 22 Acute headache -- 23 Acute vomiting -- 24 Acute abdominal pain -- Section 2: Speci.c problems -- Cardiovascular -- 25 Acute coronary syndromes with persisting ST elevation or new left bundle branch block -- 26 Acute coronary syndromes without persisting ST elevation -- 27 Cardiogenic shock -- 28 Aortic dissection -- 29 Acute pulmonary edema -- 30 Cardiac valve disease and prosthetic heart valves -- 31 Infective endocarditis -- 32 Acute pericarditis -- 33 Cardiac tamponade -- 34 Severe hypertension -- 35 Deep vein thrombosis -- 36 Pulmonary embolism -- 37 Problems with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-de. brillators -- Respiratory -- 38 Airway management and upper airway obstruction -- 39 Acute asthma -- 40 Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- 41 Pneumonia (1): community-acquired pneumonia -- 42 Pneumonia (2): hospital-acquired pneumonia -- 43 Pneumothorax -- 44 Pleural effusion -- 45 Hemoptysis -- Neurological.

46 Examination of the nervous system in acute medicine -- 47 Stroke -- 48 Transient ischemic attack -- 49 Subarachnoid hemorrhage -- 50 Bacterial meningitis -- 51 Encephalitis -- 52 Spinal cord compression -- 53 Guillain-Barré syndrome -- 54 Epilepsy (1): generalized convulsive status epileticus -- 55 Epilepsy (2): management after a generalized fit -- 56 Raised intracranial pressure -- Gastrointestinal/liver/renal -- 57 Acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage -- 58 Esophageal rupture -- 59 Acute diarrhea -- 60 Acute jaundice -- 61 Ascites -- 62 Acute liver failure -- 63 Alcoholic hepatitis -- 64 Biliary tract disorders and acute pancreatitis -- 65 Acute renal failure -- Endocrine/metabolic -- 66 Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemic states -- 67 Diabetic ketoacidosis -- 68 Hyperosmolar non-ketotic hyperglycemia -- 69 Sodium disorders -- 70 Potassium disorders -- 71 Calcium disorders -- 72 Acute adrenal insuf. ciency -- 73 Thyroid emergencies -- Dermatology/rheumatology -- 74 Cellulitis -- 75 Acute arthritis -- 76 Acute vasculitis -- Hematology/oncology -- 77 Interpretation of full blood count -- 78 Bleeding disorders and thrombocytopenia -- 79 Management of anticoagulation -- 80 Sickle cell crisis -- 81 Anaphylaxis and anaphylactic shock -- 82 Complications of cancer -- Miscellaneous -- 83 Acute medical problems in the HIV-positive patient -- 84 Fever on return from abroad -- 85 Acute medical problems in pregnancy and peripartum -- 86 Psychiatric problems in acute medicine -- 87 Alchohol-related problems in acute medicine -- 88 Hypothermia -- 89 Drowning and electrical injury -- 90 Palliative care -- Section 3: Procedures in acute medicine -- 91 Arterial blood gas sampling -- 92 Central vein cannulation -- 93 Temporary cardiac pacing -- 94 Pericardial aspiration -- 95 DC cardioversion -- 96 Insertion of a chest drain -- 97 Lumbar puncture.

98 Aspiration of a knee joint -- 99 Insertion of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube -- Index.