Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Permissions -- Glossary of terms and abbreviations -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction to acute care -- 2 Respiratory assessment and care -- 3 Cardiovascular assessment and care -- 4 Neurological care -- 5 Renal assessment and support -- 6 Gastrointestinal tract -- 7 Fluid assessment and associated treatment -- 8 Assessment and care of the septic patient -- 9 Psycho-social assessment, care, and support -- 10 Blood investigations in acute care -- 11 Assessment tools and track-and-trigger systems -- 12 The role of outreach -- 13 Acute emergency situations -- 14 Transfer of acutely ill patients -- 15 Caring for the patient post intensive care -- 16 Documentation in acute care -- 17 Continuing education and acute care delivery -- Appendix: Clinical link answers -- Index.