Internal Medicine on Call

A concise, portable reference that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of over 60 of the most common internal medicine on-call problems(now updated with three new problems: dizziness, overdoses, and pruritis). Each on call chapter includes a presenting problem, immediate questions, differential diagnosis, laboratory and other diagnostic data, and treatment plan.

I. On call problems. 1. Abdominal pain. 2. Acidosis. 3. Alkalosis. 4. Anaphylactic reaction. 5. Anemia. 6. Arterial line problems. 7. Aspiration. 8. Bradycardia. 9. Cardiopulmonary arrest. 10. Central venous line problems. 11. Chest pain. 12. Coagulopathy. 13. Coma, Acute Mental Status Changes. 14. Constipation. 15. Cough. 16. Delirium tremens. 17. Diarrhea. 18. Dizziness. 19. Dyspnea. 20. Dysuria. 21. Falls. 22. Fever. 23. Fever in the HIV-Positive patient. 24. Foley catheter problems. 25. Headache. 26. Heart Mumur. 27. Hematemesis, Melena. 28. Hematochezia. 29. Hematuria. 30. Hemoptysis. 31. Hypercalcemia. 32. Hyperglycemia. 33. Hyperkalemia. 34. Hypematremia. 35. Hypertension. 36. Hypocalcemia. 37. Hypoglycemia. 38. Hypokalemia. 39. Hypomagnesemia. 40. Hyponatremia. 41. Hypophosphatemia. 42. Hypotension. 43. Hypothemia. 44. Insomnia. 45. Irregular pulse. 46. Jaundice. 47. Joint Swelling. 48. Leukocytosis. 49. Leukopenia. 50. Nausea and vomiting. 51. Oliguria/Anuria. 52. Overdose. 53. Pacemaker troubleshooting. 54. Pain management. 55. Phlebitis. 56. Polycythemia. 57. Pruritis. 58. Pulmonary artery catheter problems. 59. Seizures. 60. Syncope. 61. Tachycardia. 62. Thrombocytopenia. 63. Transfusion reaction. 64. Wheesing. II. Laboratory diagnosis. III. Procedures. 1. Arterial Line Placement. 2. Arterial Puncture. 3. Arthrocentesis. 4. Bladder catheterization. 5. Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. 6. Central venous catheterization. 7. Endotracheal intubation. 8. Gastrointestinal tubes. 9. Intravenous techniques. 10. Lumbar puncture. 11. Paracentesis. 12. Pulmonary artery cateheterization. 13. Skin biopsy. 14. Thoracentesis. IV. Fluids and electrolytes. V. Blood component therapy. VI. Ventilator management. 1. Indications and setup. 2. Routine modification of settings. 3. Troubleshooting. 4. Hypoxemia. 5. Hypercarbia. 6. High peak pressures. VII. Commonly used medications

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Internal Medicine on Call

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