Comprehensive hospital medicine : an evidence based approach /: an evidence based approach. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Mark V. Williams [and others].
• Other Names: Williams, Mark, 1959 November 7
• Contents: I. Evidence Based Clinical Practice -- -- A. Principles of evidence-based clinical practice -- B. Real time application -- II. Clinical Care Delivery -- A. General Approach to a Hospitalized Patient -- 1)Communication -- 2)Symptom Management -- a)Insomnia and anxiety -- b)Nausea -- c)Constipation and Diarrhea -- 3)Nutrition -- 4)Maintaining Skin Integrity -- 5)Pain Management -- B. Cardiovascular -- 1)Chest Pain -- 2)Acute Coronary Syndromes -- 3)Heart Failure -- 4)Arrhythmias -- 5)Cardiac Arrest -- 6)Syncope -- 7)Venous Thromboembolism -- 8)Aortic Dissection -- 9)Valvular Heart Disease -- 10)Peripheral Arterial Disease -- C. Infectious Diseases -- 1)Pneumonia -- a)Community Acquired -- b)Nosocomial -- 2)Urinary Tract Infections -- a)Community Acquired -- b)Nosocomial -- 3)Cellulitis -- 4)Meningitis -- 5)Endocarditis -- 6)Vascular Catheter-related infections -- 7)HIV ₆ related infections -- 8)Fever in a hospitalized patient -- Pulmonary -- 9)COPD -- 10)Asthma -- 11)Pleural Disease -- 12)Interstitial Lung Disease -- 13)Pulmonary Hypertension -- D. Nephrology -- 1)Acute Renal Failure -- 2)Chronic Renal Failure -- 3)Electrolyte Disorders -- 4)Acid-Base Disorders -- E. Gastroenterology -- 1)Acute GI Bleeding -- a)Upper -- b)Lower -- 2)Acute Hepatitis -- 3)Cirrhosis and Liver Failure -- a)Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis -- 4)Acute Abdominal Emergencies -- a)Appendicitis -- b)Cholecystitis -- c)Diverticulitis -- d)Bowel Obstruction and ileus -- e)Ischemic Bowel -- 5)Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- 6)Gastroenteritis -- F. Endocrinology -- 1)Diabetes Mellitus -- a)DKA -- b)Managing DM in hospitalized patients -- 2)Thyroid Disorders -- 3)Adrenal Disorders -- 4)Parathyroid Disorders -- G. Oncology -- 1)Chemotherapy -- 2)Paraneoplastic Syndromes -- 3)Oncologic Emergencies -- a)Neutropenia / Fever -- b)Hypercalcemia -- c)Tumor Lysis Syndrome -- H. Hematology -- 1)Anemia -- a)Transfusion Medicine -- 2)Sickle Cell Disease -- 3)Hemorrhagic and Thrombotic Disorders -- 4)Leukemia -- 5)Lymphoma -- I. Rheumatology -- 1)Acute Arthritis -- 2)Vasculitis -- J. Critical Care -- 1)Sepsis and Shock -- 2)Acute Respiratory Failure -- a)Sedation and Ventilator Weaning -- 3)Drug Overdose / Poisoning -- K. Neurology -- 1)Stroke -- 2)Intracranial Hemorrhage -- a)Subarachnoid hemorrhage -- b)Subdural, Epidural, and intracerebral hemorrhage -- 3)Altered Mental Status -- a)Coma -- b)Delirium -- 4)Dementia -- 5)Pain Management -- L. Psychiatry -- 1)Depression -- 2)Anxiety -- 3)Mania -- M. Peri-Operative Care -- 1)Hospitalist as Consultant -- 2)Pre-op Assessment and Preparation -- 3)Post-op Evaluation and Care -- 4)General Wound Care -- 5)Orthopedics -- a)Hip Fracture -- b)Total Joint Replacement -- a. Hip, Knee, Shoulder -- c)Spinal Surgery -- 6)Urology -- a)Nephrolithiasis -- b)Transurethral Prostatectomy (TURP) -- c)Radical Prostatectomy -- 7)Obstetrics/Gynecology -- a)Medical Complications of Pregnancy -- b)Hysterectomy -- c)Mastectomy / Mammoplasty -- 8)Cardiothoracic -- a)CABG -- b)Lung Resection -- 9)Otolaryngology -- a)Tracheostomy -- b)Neck -- 10)Neurosurgery -- N. Approach to Special Patient Populations -- 1)Geriatrics -- 2)End-of-Life -- 3)Psychiatric illness -- 4)Pregnant patients -- 5)Patients with cancer -- 6)Immunocompromised patients -- a)HIV -- b)Transplantation -- O. Preventive Services in the Hospitalized Patient -- 1)Vaccination -- 2)Smoking Cessation -- 3)Dietary Counseling -- III. System Issues -- -- A. Establishing a Hospitalist Program -- B. Enhancing a Hospitalist Program -- C. Managing Patient Transitions of Care -- 1)Admission -- 2)Transfers -- 3)Discharge and Follow-up -- D. Establishing a Teamwork Model with Hospital Staff -- E. Patient Safety and Performance Improvement -- 1)Continuous Quality Improvement -- 2)Cost Effectiveness -- 3)Patient Satisfaction -- 4)Hospital Staff Feedback Analysis -- 5)Risk Management -- F. Guidelines for Standardizing Care -- 1)Development of Guidelines and Order Sets -- 2)Implementation -- 3)Evaluation -- 4)Disseminating Innovation -- G. Ethics.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Saunders Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiv, 1045 pages), illustrations (chiefly color)
• Subjects: 362.11; 616; Hospital care; Evidence-based medicine; Internal medicine; Inpatients; Patient Care; Evidence-Based Medicine; Hospitalization; MEDICAL -- Hospital Administration & Care; Evidence-based medicine; Hospital care; Internal medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781437721331; 1437721338; 9781416002239; 1416002235
• Related ISBNs: 9781416002970; 1416002979
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.