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A 19-year-old student is admitted to hospital after being found unconscious in her room in the university halls of residence. Her roommate told the paramedics that the patient had recently failed her end of year exams. She was reportedly found with several packets of paracetamol and codeine phosphate nearby and an empty bottle of wine on her bedside table. You are the medic on duty...100 Cases in Acute Medicine presents 100 acute conditions commonly seen by medical students and junior doctors in the emergency department, or on the ward or in the community setting. A succinct summary of the patient's history, examination and initial investigations, including photographs where relevant, is followed by questions on the diagnosis and management of each case. The answer includes a detailed discussion on each topic, with further illustration where appropriate, providing an essential revision aid as well as a practical guide for students and junior doctors. Making clinical decisions and choosing the best course of action is one of the most challenging and difficult parts of training to become a doctor. Fully revised and updated for this second edition, these cases will teach students and junior doctors to recognize important clinical symptoms and signs, and to develop their diagnostic and management skills.

Best of Five MCQs for the Acute Medicine SCE is a new revision resource designed specifically for this high-stakes exam. Containing over 350 Best of Five multiple choice questions, this dedicated guide will help candidates to prepare successfully. The content mirrors the SCE in Acute Medicine Blueprint to ensure candidates are fully prepared for all the topics that may appear in the exam. Topics range from how to manage acute problems in cardiology or neurology to managing acute conditions such as poisoning. All answers have full explanations and further reading to ensure high quality self-assessment and quick recognition of areas that require further study.

Sichere, wirksame, effiziente Diagnostik und Therapie –abgestimmt auf den älteren Patienten!Ältere und multimorbide Patienten bestimmen die Arbeit in unseren Notaufnahmen und Kliniken. Spezielle Konzepte sind einzuplanen für:Risikoprofile älterer PatientenTypische Erkankungen im AlterGeriatrische Syndrome wie Sturz, Verwirrtheit, Ernährungsstörung Prozessmanagement und Behandlungspfade medizinisch und wirtschaftlich optimiert:Geriatrisches AssessmentMultiprofessionelles ArbeitenEnge stationär-ambulante Kooperation und Case-Management Sofortige interdisziplinäre Intervention(ab dem 1. stationären Tag) ist wirksam:signifikante Senkung der KomplikationsrateSicherung von Autonomie und LebensqualitätSenkung der PflegebedürftigkeitErlössteigerung Unter Berücksichtigung der Konzepte vonDGG Deutsche Gesellschaft für GeriatrieDGGG Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gerontologie und GeriatrieBGS British Geriatrics Society AGS American Geriatrics SocietyPLUS: Geriatrisches Kodieren (DRG, ICD und OPS)

This timely book is a road map for defining the care of acute heart failure patients in the short stay or observation unit setting. Produced in collaboration with the Society of Chest Pain Centers, this book provides an understanding of the diverse medical needs and solutions, administrative processes, and regulatory issues necessary for successful management. In an environment of increasing financial consciousness, medical practice is changing drastically. Short stay care is premier among the new specialties that cater to the complex balance of optimizing patient outcomes while minimizing fiscal burdens. The observation unit has proven to be an excellent arena for the care of acute heart failure, replete with opportunities to improve both medical management and quality metrics. Unique to the field, Short Stay Management of Acute Heart Failure, Second Edition is the only book of its kind, providing the medical, regulatory, and economic tools necessary to create and implement successful short stay management protocols and units for the care of the heart failure patient. It is an essential guide for health care professionals and for hospitals and institutions wishing to be recognized as quality heart failure centers as accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

The first 72 hours following assessment and admission to the emergency department are crucial to a patient's care. As the medical practitioner on duty, you need good diagnostic skills and the ability to formulate a quick, safe and appropriate management plan. Making Sense of Acute Medicine is here to help.This book is the perfect introduction to ac