On call : surgery /
Adams, Gregg A.
Bresnick, Stephen D.
Philadelphia : Saunders,
c2006.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Approach to on-call surgical problems -- Special considerations for surgical problems -- Documentation of on-call problems -- On-call hazards -- Patient-related problems: the common calls -- Abdominal pain -- Bowel function: constipation and diarrhea -- Chest pain -- Drug reactions -- Dysrhythmias -- Falls -- Fever -- Fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base status -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Glucose management and surgical nutrition -- Headache -- Hypertension -- Hypotension and shock -- Insomnia -- Intravascular access -- Leg pain -- Mental status changes -- Nausea and vomiting -- Pain management -- Preoperative preparation -- Pronouncing death -- Postoperative bleeding -- Seizures -- Shortness of breath -- Syncope -- Tubes and drains -- Urine output changes -- Wounds.
Surgical emergencies
On call.