Emergency and Acute Medicine on the Move

The Medicine on the Move series provides fully-flexible access to subjects across the curriculum, in this case emergency and acute medicine, in a unique combination of print and mobile formats. The books are ideal for the busy medical student and junior doctor, irrespective of individual learning style and whether they are studying a subject for the first time or revisiting it during exam preparation, providing the right information whenever and wherever it is needed. Readers can choose from the book and the eBook to suit different situations, enabling them to benefit from learning medicine on the move.

EMERGENCY AND ACUTE MEDICINEEmergency Algorithms Assessing the Acutely Unwell PatientAnaphylaxisAnalgesiaClinical Presentations Cardiology Chest Pain Electrocardiography (ECG) Palpitations Bradycardia Acute Heart Failure Severe HypertensionRespiratory Arterial Blood Gases (ABGS) Oxygen Prescription Acute Asthma Exacerbation: ‘Asthma Attack’ Exacerbation of COPDPneumonia Pneumothorax Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Pleural Effusion Gastroenterology Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed Oesophageal Varices Lower GI Bleed Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diarrhoea Acute Liver FailureHepatic Encephalopathy Alcohol Withdrawal SyndromeNeurology Stroke Transient Ischaemic Attack Seizures And Status Epilepticus Transient Loss of Consciousness (Syncope) Headache Guillian-Barré Syndrome Endocrinology and Electrolyte Abnormalities Diabetic Emergencies Hypoadrenal (Addisonian) Crisis Thyrotoxic Crisis Electrolyte Abnormalities Renal Emergencies Acute Kidney Injury Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)Haematology Anaemia Coagulopathies Anticoagulants: Warfarin Anticoagulants: Low Molecular Weight Heparin Anticoagulants: Unfractionated Heparin Anticoagulants: Other Agents Blood Transfusion Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Poisoning and Environmental Accidents Assessment Paracetamol Toxicity Aspirin Toxicity Opioid Toxicity Tricyclic Toxicity Benzodiazepine Toxicity Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Other Toxins And Antidotes BurnsSurgical Emergencies Acute Abdominal Pain Appendicitis GallstonesAcute Bowel Obstruction Mesenteric Infarction Urology Vascular Trauma Resuscitation Compromised Airway Cervical Spine Injury Breathing Circulation Traumatic Haemorrhagic Shock Exposure Potentially Life-Threatening Injuries BitesOrthopaedics Fractures Open Fracture Upper Limb Fractures Lower Limb Fractures Fracture Complications Osteoporotic Fractures Dislocations Knee Injuries Acute Back Pain Acute Joint Pain Paediatrics Assessing the Paediatric Patient Respiratory Conditions Gastrointestinal and Renal Tract Conditions Diarrhoea and Vomiting Dehydration The Febrile Child Febrile Convulsions Meningitis And Meningococcal Septicaemia Skin Conditions Ear, Nose and Throat Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) The Limping Child The Hypoglycaemic (Non-Diabetic) Child Non-Accidental Injury and Abuse Obstetrics and Gynaecology The Pregnant Patient Emergency Delivery Vaginal Bleeding in Pregnancy Ectopic Pregnancy Miscarriage Placental Abruption Placenta Praevia Vasa Praevia Hyperemesis Gravidarum Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Menorrhagia Gynaecological Pain Emergency ContraceptionEar, Nose and Throat The Ear The Nose Throat Foreign Bodies Facial Nerve Palsy Vertigo Ophthalmology The Acutely Red Eye Acute Visual Loss Orbital Cellulitis Foreign Body (FB) Infectious Diseases Notifiable Diseases Empirical Antibiotic Doses Gastroenteritis Cellulitis Erysipelas Necrotizing Fasciitis Meningitis and Meningococcal Septicaemia Infective Endocarditis Psychiatry Deliberate Self-Harm Aggressive Behaviour Side Effects of Antipsychotics Lithium Toxicity Alcohol Abuse Substance Abuse Psychosis DeliriumSELF-ASSESSMENT (EMQ and SBA Questions and Answers)Cardiology Respiratory Gastroenterology NeurologyEndocrinology and Electrolyte Abnormalities Renal Haematology General Surgery Trauma and Orthopaedics Paediatrics Obstetrics and Gynaecology ENT and Ophthalmology Infectious Diseases Psychiatry

Authors: Naomi Meardon, BMedSci (Hons), MBChB, core trainee year 1 in medicine, Chesterfield Royal Hospital, UKShireen Siddiqui, MBChB, MRCGP, DFSRH, DRCOG, general practitioner, London, UKElena Del Vescovo, BMedSci (Hons), MBChB, speciality trainee year 2 in radiology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian, UKEditors: Lucy C. Peart, BSc, MBChB, MRCP, PgDip, speciality registrar acute medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, UKSherif Hemaya, MB BCh, FCEM, emergency medicine consultant, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UKEditorial Advisor:Alan Fletcher, BMedSci (Hons), MBChB, MRCPath (Affiliate), FRCP (Edin), FCEM, consultant in emergency medicine and acute medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK