About the companion website vii1 ABCDE: Assessment and treatment of the acutely Ill patient 12 Management of tachypnoea 133 Management of bradycardia 174 Management of sinus tachycardia 255 Management of other tachycardias 276 Management of oliguria 377 Management of pyrexia 418 Management of anaphylaxis 479 Management of acute asthma 5510 Management of hypovolaemia 6111 Management of sepsis 6712 Management of acute stroke 7313 Management of chest pain 7914 Management of abdominal pain 8515 Management of acute ischaemic leg 9116 Management of acute kidney injury 9917 Management of the unconscious patient 10518 Management of upper gastrointestinal bleed 11319 Management of diabetic ketoacidosis 12120 Management of hypoglycaemia 12721 Management of severe headache 13122 Management of acute liver failure 14123 Management of self-harm and poisoning 14724 Management of trauma 15925 In-hospital resuscitation 167References 179Index 181
Philip Jevon is Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Birmingham Medical School and Academy Manager/Tutor, Walsall Teaching Academy, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK.Konnur Ramkumar is Consultant Anaesthetist, Senior Academy Tutor, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK.Emma Jenkinson is Consultant, Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, New Cross Hospital, West Midlands, UK.