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On Call

Principles and Protocols

  • 7th Edition - November 13, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Shane A. Marshall, John Ruedy
  • Language: English

Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this highly templated, best-selling reference covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call in the h… Read more

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Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this highly templated, best-selling reference covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call in the hospital. On Call: Principles and Protocols, 7th Edition, by Drs. Shane A. Marshall and John Ruedy, provides key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.

Key features

  • Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate critical information quickly
  • Includes new content on COVID-19 in chapters on Viruses and Shortness of Breath and Fever
  • Covers essential topics such as Approach to Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems; Documentation; Assessment and Management of Volume Status; and HIV, HBV, HCV, Influenza, and the House Officer
  • Delivers consistent, easy-to-follow coverage of the most common on-call problems and approaches, including what to do from the initial phone call, "Elevator Thoughts," how to immediately identify major threats to life, what to do at the bedside, and how to avoid common mistakes for every call
  • Provides updated content and references, as well as an extensively revised drug formulary of commonly prescribed medications, keeping you on the cutting edge of current, evidence-based information
  • Serves as the perfect bridge to clinical medicine for students transitioning to the hospital setting, a trusty "peripheral brain" for residents, and a handy reminder for more experienced practitioners
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Readership

Medical students, residents

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION

1. Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of On-Call Problems

2. Documentation of On-Call Problems

3. Assessment and Management of Volume Status

4. Viruses and the House Officer

PATIENT-RELATED PROBLEMS: THE COMMON CALLS

5. Abdominal Pain

6. Chest Pain

7. Combativeness: The Out-of-Control Patient

8. Confusion/Decreased Level of Consciousness

9. Decreased Urine Output

10. Diarrhea

11. Fall Out of Bed

12. Fever

13. Gastrointestinal Bleeding

14. Headache

15. Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders

16. High Blood Pressure

17. Hypnotics, Laxatives, Analgesics, and Antipyretics

18. Hypotension and Shock

19. Leg Pain

20. Lines, Tubes, and Drains

21. Polyuria, Frequency, and Incontinence

22. Pronouncing Death

23. Seizures

24. Shortness of Breath

25. Skin Rashes and Urticaria

26. Stroke

27. Syncope

28. Transfusion Reactions

LABORATORY-RELATED PROBLEMS: THE COMMON CALLS

29. Acid–Base Disorders

30. Anemia

31. Calcium Disorders

32. Coagulation Disorders

33. Glucose Disorders

34. Potassium Disorders

35. Sodium Disorders

APPENDIXES
A. Blood Products
B. Reading Electrocardiograms
C. Miscellaneous
D. SI Units Conversion Table
E. The On-Call Formulary
Index

Product details

  • Edition: 7
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 14, 2023
  • Language: English

About the authors

SM

Shane A. Marshall

Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Cardiologist, Department of Medicine, King Edward VIIth Memorial Hospital; Director, The Cardiac Echo Lab, Paget, Bermuda

JR

John Ruedy

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada