Decision Algorithms for Emergency Neurology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46436
Giuseppe Micieli, Anna Cavallini, Stefano Ricci, Domenico Consoli, Jonathan A. Edlow, editors.
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Springer
, c2021.
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- NEW Springer 2021
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This book adopts a novel approach: procedures. Instead of discussing the diagnostic categories of neurological syndromes, it focuses on the symptoms of common neurological presentations (especially in the emergency room or on the ward), and the diagnostic hypotheses that can be validated or rejected case by case as a result. Each chapter covers one of the main symptoms of emergencies in neurology – from transient consciousness disturbances to focal deficits, acute muscular disorders, respirator…
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- Responsibility
- Giuseppe Micieli, Anna Cavallini, Stefano Ricci, Domenico Consoli, Jonathan A. Edlow, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 624 p.) : 254 illus., 252 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030512767
- 9783030512750 (Print ed.)
- 9783030512774 (Print ed.)
- 9783030512781 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Algorithms
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological
- Emergency Medicine
- Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
- Symptom Assessment
- Specialty
- Emergency Medicine
- Neurology
- Abstract
- This book adopts a novel approach: procedures. Instead of discussing the diagnostic categories of neurological syndromes, it focuses on the symptoms of common neurological presentations (especially in the emergency room or on the ward), and the diagnostic hypotheses that can be validated or rejected case by case as a result. Each chapter covers one of the main symptoms of emergencies in neurology – from transient consciousness disturbances to focal deficits, acute muscular disorders, respiratory insufficiency in neurological disorders, headaches, delirium, seizures and epileptic status, para-and tetraplegia, and head trauma, to acute functional disorders – and includes tables and figures to allow readers to gain a quick and easy, yet comprehensive overview of the topic. The book guides readers through various scenarios generated by the onset of symptoms, the clinical tools for differential diagnostics, and the principles of acute and post-acute phase therapy, managed by decision algorithms supported by the most recent scientific evidence. The resulting precedural profile – created through the collaboration of over 80 specialists in neurology or other disciplines – makes this text a valuable tool for neurologists, neurology residents and allied professionals in their daily clinical practice, as well as medical students.
- Contents
- 1. Transient Loss of Consciousness -- 2. Coma -- 3. Delirium/Acute Confusional State -- 4. Motor and Nonmotor Epileptic Seizures -- 5. Headache -- 6. Fever and Neurological Signs -- 7. Acute Vision Disorders -- 8. Dizziness and Vertigo -- 9. Diagnostic Algorithm for Patients Presenting with Acute Dizziness: The ATTEST Method -- 10. Focal Neurological Deficits -- 11. Para- and Tetraplegia in the Emergency Room and in the Intensive Care Unit -- 12. Head Injuries -- 13 Muscle Pain, Weakness and/or Sensory Disorders -- 14. Movement Disorders Emergencies -- 15. Respiratory Emergencies in Neurological Diseases -- 16. Neurological Emergencies in Pregnancy and Puerperium -- 17. Functional Disorders in Emergency -- 18. Neurotoxicological Emergencies -- 19. Neurological Emergency Services: A Case for Change to the Model of Care?
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- NEW Springer 2021
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Medically Unexplained Symptoms : A Brain-Centered Approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46466
Robert W. Baloh.
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Springer
, c2021.
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Despite the rapid advances in medical science, the majority of people who visit a doctor have medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), symptoms that remain a mystery despite extensive diagnostic studies. The most common MUS are back pain, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, and dizziness. This book addresses the obstacles of managing people with MUS in our modern day society from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Most MUS are psychosomatic in origin, caused by a complex interaction be…
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- Author
- Baloh, Robert W.
- Responsibility
- Robert W. Baloh
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 204 p.) : 1 illus.
- ISBN
- 9783030591816
- 9783030591809 (Print ed.)
- 9783030591823 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Medically Unexplained Symptoms
- Psychosomatic Medicine
- Symptom Assessment
- Specialty
- General Practice
- Psychology, Medical
- Abstract
- Despite the rapid advances in medical science, the majority of people who visit a doctor have medically unexplained symptoms (MUS), symptoms that remain a mystery despite extensive diagnostic studies. The most common MUS are back pain, abdominal pain, headache, fatigue, and dizziness. This book addresses the obstacles of managing people with MUS in our modern day society from both a historical and contemporary perspective. Most MUS are psychosomatic in origin, caused by a complex interaction between nature and nurture, between biological and psychosocial factors. Psychosomatic symptoms are as real and as severe as the symptoms associated with structural damage to the brain. Unique and concise, the book explores the biological and psychosocial mechanisms, the clinical features, and current and future treatments of common MUS. Exploring the unsolved in an accessible manner, Medically Unexplained Symptoms invokes the methodologies of medical science, history, and sociology to investigate how brain flaws can lead to debilitating symptoms.
- Contents
- 1. Overview of Medically Unexplained Symptoms -- 2. Early Ideas on Hysteria -- 3. The Golden Age of Hysteria -- 4. Psychosomatic Illness in the 20th Century -- 5. Biological Mechanisms of Psychosomatic Symptoms -- 6. Psychosocial Mechanisms of Psychosomatic Symptoms -- 7. Low Back Pain, Abdominal Pain and Headache -- 8. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- 9. Chronic Dizziness -- 10. Treatment of Psychosomatic Symptoms.
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- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Nelson pediatric symptom-based diagnosis
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat53864
Kliegman, Robert M.
--Philadelphia, PA:
Elsevier
, 2018.
- Call Number
- WS 141 N425 2018
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Call Number
- WS 141 N425 2018
- Author
- Kliegman, Robert M.
- Other Authors
- Lye, Patricia S.
- Bordini, Brett J.
- Toth, Heather
- Basel, Donald
- Alternate Title
- Pediatric symptom-based diagnosis
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Date of Publication
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 929 p. : ill.
- ISBN
- 9.78E+12
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Symptom Assessment
- Child
- Notes
- This book is also available electronically. Visit: https://www.clinicalkey.com/#!/browse/book/3-s2.0-C20150005676
- Format
- Book
- Location
- IWK Health Sciences Library
- Copies
- 1
- Loan Period
- 2 weeks
Patient Assessment in Clinical Pharmacy : A Comprehensive Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44312
Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud, editor.
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Springer
, 2019.
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This comprehensive, first-of-its kind title is an indispensable resource for pharmacists looking to learn or improve crucial patient assessment skills relevant to all pharmacy practice settings. Pharmacists’ role as health care practitioners is evolving as they are taking a more active part in primary patient care -- helping patients manage their medications and diseases, providing patient education, and, in some jurisdictions, prescribing and adapting medications. To perform their day-to-day d…
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- Other Authors
- Mahmoud, Sherif Hanafy
- Responsibility
- Sherif Hanafy Mahmoud, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 439 p.) : 63 illus., 54 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030117757
- 9783030117740 (Print ed.)
- 9783030117764 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Patient Care Planning
- Pharmacy - methods
- Professional-Patient Relations
- Symptom Assessment
- Specialty
- Pharmacy
- Abstract
- This comprehensive, first-of-its kind title is an indispensable resource for pharmacists looking to learn or improve crucial patient assessment skills relevant to all pharmacy practice settings. Pharmacists’ role as health care practitioners is evolving as they are taking a more active part in primary patient care -- helping patients manage their medications and diseases, providing patient education, and, in some jurisdictions, prescribing and adapting medications. To perform their day-to-day duties, pharmacists are best-served using a framework called the patient care process. This framework involves three steps: patient assessment; care plan development and implementation; and monitoring and follow up. Organized in four parts, this practical book begins with introductory chapters regarding the basics of patient assessment and the patient care process. Part II includes a detailed assessment of common symptoms encountered by pharmacists. Part III discusses assessment of patients with various chronic illnesses. Part IV addresses select specialized topics and assessment considerations. An invaluable contribution to the literature, Patient Assessment in Clinical Pharmacy: A Comprehensive Guide will be of great benefit to pharmacists, regardless of their practice setting, and to pharmacy students as well.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction to the Patient Care Process -- 2. Principles of Patient Assessment -- 3. Physical Assessment for Pharmacists -- Part II. Symptoms Assessment -- 4. Headache -- 5. Cough -- 6. Nausea and Vomiting -- 7. Diarrhea -- 8. Constipation -- 9. Heartburn -- 10. Fever -- 11. Dermatological Symptom Assessment -- Part III. Chronic Illnesses Assessment -- 12. Diabetes Mellitus -- 13. Hypertension -- 14. Heart Failure -- 15. Asthma -- 16. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- 17. Epilepsy -- 18. Osteoporosis -- 19. Rheumatoid Arthritis -- 20. Depression -- 21. Chronic Non-Cancer Pain -- Part IV. Specialized Assessments -- 22. Pharmacokinetic Assessment -- 23. Liver Function Assessment -- 24. Kidney Function Assessment -- 25. Infectious Disease Assessment -- 26. Critical Care Assessment -- 27. Assessment Considerations in Older Adults -- 28. Assessment Considerations in Pediatric Patients -- 29. Women’s Health -- 30. Anemia Assessment.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
