Observation medicine

著者

• Graff, Louis G.

書誌事項

Observation medicine

edited by Louis G. Graff ; with 30 contributing authors

Andover Medical Publishers, c1993

注記

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This text defines the scope of observation medicine as a new and cost-effective service in the field of emergency medicine. It reviews the principles and practice of providing services in an observation unit and examines in detail the 25 most common conditions/syndromes which comprise 95 per cent of services offered in observation units.

目次

• Observation services: history of observation medicine
• principles of observation medicine
• demographics and epidemiology. Management of observation services: intensive managerial review
• continuing care in the outpatient setting
• hospital site of services
• acute care staffing
• economical services. Types of services (diagnostic evaluation): abdominal pain
• atrial fibrillation
• chest pain
• confusion
• dizziness
• fever
• GL/GU bleeding
• headache
• overdose
• seizure
• syncope
• trauma
• vaginal bleeding. Types of services (short-term treatment): asthma
• congestive heart failure
• dehydration
• hyper/hypoglycaemia
• hypertension
• sepsis
• sickle cill anaemia. Types of services (meeting psycho-social needs): medical clearance of the psychiatric patient
• psychiatric emergency
• alcohol and substance abuse
• social problems.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA22985919
• ISBN:
  • 1563720108
• LCCN: 92049204
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Boston
• ページ数/冊数: xiv, 440 p.
• 大きさ: 25 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : RA975.5.E5
  • NLM : WX 215 O14
  • DC20 : 616.07/5
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Hospitals -- Emergency service
  • LCSH : Emergency medicine
  • MESH : Diagnosis
  • MESH : Emergency Medicine -- methods
  • MESH : Emergency Service, Hospital -- organization & administration