Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care: A practical guide for clinicians (PDF)

Urgent and Out-of-Hours Primary Care provides practical guidance on the diagnosis and management of the acute medical conditions seen most commonly in an out-of-hours setting. Covers over 200 acute medical conditions commonly encountered when working in an urgent and primary care setting Colour photographs provide the reader with further important information on assessing patients presenting with acute medical conditions Key ‘red flag’ features are highlighted in boxes The latest guidance and prescribing information is provided Uses a consistent approach: each condition features discussions of presentation, assessment and management Offers practical guidance on how to use telephone triage, video consultations and home visits effectively Assumes access to basic diagnostic aids only Provides differential diagnoses by symptom Indicates when to refer to hospital and when to order an emergency ambulance This book is aimed at GPs, GP trainees, doctors, medical students, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals involved in providing urgent and out-of-hours primary care to patients. Contents Index of conditions; Index of conditions by symptom; Preface; Abbreviations Chapter 1: Medico-legal aspects of providing out-of-hours medical care Chapter 2: Telephone consultations and telephone triage Chapter 3: Video consultations Chapter 4: Home visits Chapter 5: Head injuries Chapter 6: Acute injuries, bites and wounds Chapter 7: Cardiovascular Chapter 8: Respiratory Chapter 9: Neurology Chapter 10: Endocrinology Chapter 11: Gastroenterology Chapter 12: Ophthalmology Chapter 13: Mental health Chapter 14: Poisoning, overdose and foreign body ingestion Chapter 15: ENT Chapter 16: Musculoskeletal Chapter 17: Women’s health Chapter 18: Men’s health Chapter 19: Paediatrics Chapter 20: Cancer/palliative care Chapter 21: Safeguarding and non-accidental injury Chapter 22: Basic life support Chapter 23: Confirmation of life extinct Glossary