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A nurse's survival guide to acute medical emergencies /

Harrison, Richard, M.D.

A nurse's survival guide to acute medical emergencies / Richard Harrison, Lynda Daly. - 3rd ed. - Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, c2011. - xiii, 437 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. - Nurse's survival guide .

Rev. ed. of: Acute medical emergencies / Richard Harrison, Lynda Daly. 2nd ed. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : immediate assessment of the critically ill -- Cardiology -- Respiratory medicine -- Acute neurological problems -- Gastroenterology -- Diabetic complications -- Thromboembolic disease -- Deliberate self-harm, alcohol, and substance abuse -- The 'social admission' -- Multisystem failure -- Emerging problems : outbreaks and deliberate releases - SARS-toxins and biological agents.

9780702040443

2010043387


Emergency nursing.
Medical emergencies.
Emergencies--nursing--Handbooks.
Critical Care--methods--Handbooks.
Nursing Assessment--methods--Handbooks.
Patient Care Planning--Handbooks.
Triage--methods--Handbooks.

RT120.E4 / H37 2011

610.73/61

WY 49

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