Marshall & Ruedy's On Call: Principles & Protocols : Australian Version

1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Foreword - p. iii 6. Preface to the third edition - p. iii 7. About the authors - p. iii 8. Dedication - p. iii 9. Acknowledgements - p. iii 10. Reviewers - p. iii 11. Abbreviations - p. iii 12. List of Tables - p. iii 13. Section A: General principles - p. iii 14. Chapter 1: Approach to the diagnosis and management of on-call problems - p. iii 15. Chapter 2: Professionalism and teamwork - p. iii 16. Chapter 3: Documentation and communication - p. iii 17. Chapter 4: Ethical and legal considerations - p. iii 18. Chapter 5: Death, dying and breaking bad news - p. iii 19. Chapter 6: Preparation of patients for transfer - p. iii 20. Section B: Emergency calls - p. iii 21. Chapter 7: The critically ill patient - p. iii 22. Chapter 8: Cardiac arrest - p. iii 23. Chapter 9: Acute airway failure - p. iii 24. Chapter 10: Acute respiratory failure - p. iii 25. Chapter 11: Acute circulatory failure - p. iii 26. Chapter 12: Disability: Acute neurological failure - p. iii 27. Chapter 13: Environment, exposure and examination - p. iii 28. Chapter 14: Hospital-based emergency response codes - p. iii 29. Section C: Common calls - p. iii 30. Chapter 15: Shortness of breath, cough and haemoptysis - p. iii 31. Chapter 16: Chest pain - p. iii 32. Chapter 17: Heart rate and rhythm disorders - p. iii 33. Chapter 18: Hypotension - p. iii 34. Chapter 19: Hypertension - p. iii 35. Chapter 20: Altered mental status - p. iii 36. Chapter 21: Collapse, syncope and mechanical falls - p. iii 37. Chapter 22: Headache - p. iii 38. Chapter 23: Seizures - p. iii 39. Chapter 24: Weakness and dizziness - p. iii 40. Chapter 25: Abdominal pain - p. iii 41. Chapter 26: Altered bowel habit - p. iii 42. Chapter 27: Gastrointestinal bleeding - p. iii 43. Chapter 28: Haematuria - p. iii 44. Chapter 29: Decreased urine output and acute kidney injury - p. iii 45. Chapter 30: Frequency and polyuria - p. iii 46. Chapter 31: Leg pain - p. iii 47. Chapter 32: Febrile patient - p. iii 48. Chapter 33: Skin rashes including allergic reactions - p. iii 49. Chapter 34: Transfusion reactions - p. iii 50. Section D: Investigations - p. iii 51. Chapter 35: Electrocardiogram - p. iii 52. Chapter 36: Chest X-ray - p. iii 53. Chapter 37: Abdominal X-ray - p. iii 54. Chapter 38: CT head scan - p. iii 55. Chapter 39: Urinalysis - p. iii 56. Chapter 40: Acid–base disorders - p. iii 57. Chapter 41: Glucose disorders - p. iii 58. Chapter 42: Sodium disorders - p. iii 59. Chapter 43: Potassium disorders - p. iii 60. Chapter 44: Calcium disorders - p. iii 61. Chapter 45: Anaemia - p. iii 62. Chapter 46: Coagulation disorders - p. iii 63. Section E: Practical procedures - p. iii 64. Chapter 47: General preparation for a practical procedure - p. iii 65. Chapter 48: Infection control and standard precautions - p. iii 66. Chapter 49: Venepuncture - p. iii 67. Chapter 50: Blood cultures - p. iii 68. Chapter 51: Peripheral venous cannulation - p. iii 69. Chapter 52: Arterial puncture - p. iii 70. Chapter 53: Administering an injection - p. iii 71. Chapter 54: Local anaesthetic infiltration - p. iii 72. Chapter 55: Nasogastric tube insertion - p. iii 73. Chapter 56: Urinary catheterisation - p. iii 74. Chapter 57: Paracentesis - p. iii 75. Chapter 58: Pleural tap - p. iii 76. Chapter 59: Chest drain insertion and removal - p. iii 77. Chapter 60: Lumbar puncture - p. iii 78. Chapter 61: Joint aspiration - p. iii 79. Chapter 62: Cardiac monitoring and the electrocardiograph - p. iii 80. Chapter 63: Defibrillation - p. iii 81. Chapter 64: Electrical cardioversion (DC reversion) - p. iii 82. Chapter 65: Transthoracic cardiac pacing - p. iii 83. Chapter 66: Central venous cannulation - p. iii 84. Section F: Formulary - p. iii 85. Chapter 67: On-call formulary - p. iii 86. Section G: Laboratory values - p. iii 87. Chapter 68: Normal laboratory ranges - p. iii 88. Index - p. iii