Description
Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this popular reference covers the common problems you'll encounter while on call in the hospital. On Call Neurology, 4th Edition, by Drs. Randolph S. Marshall and Stephen A. Mayer, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You'll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.- Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate key information quickly.- Provides updated content and references, keeping you on the cutting edge of current, evidence-based information.- Includes the latest information on headache, demyelinating diseases, infections of the central nervous system, dementia, and more.- Highlights critical information, reducing the likelihood of error.- Provides an updated On Call Formulary covering the most common neurologic medications.- Delivers consistent, easy-to-follow coverage of the most common on-call problems and approaches, including what to do from the initial phone call, questions you should ask to assess the urgency of each situation, "Elevator Thoughts," how to immediately identify major threats to life, what to do at the bedside, and how to avoid common mistakes for every call.- Provides updated content and references, as well as an up-to-date drug formulary, keeping you on the cutting edge of current, evidence-based information.- Includes the latest information on headache, demyelinating diseases, infections of the central nervous system, dementia, and more.- NEW! Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Table of Contents
Marshall et al.: On Call Neurology, 4th editionIntroduction1. Approach to the Neurologic Patient on Call: History Taking, Differential Diagnosis, and Anatomic Localization2. The Neurologic Examiniation3. Diagnostic StudiesPatient-Related Problems: The Common Calls4. Acute Seizures and Status Epilepticus5. Stupor and Coma6. Acute Stroke7. Spinal Cord Compression8. Delirium and Amnesia9. Head Injury10. Focal Mass Lesions11. Ataxia and Gait Failure12. Acute Visual Disturbances13. Increased Intracranial Pressure14. Dizziness and Vertigo15. Headache16. Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure17. Syncope18. Pain Syndromes19. Brain DeathSelected Neurologic Disorders20. Nerve and Muscle Diseases21. Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System22. Infections of the Central Nervous System23. Neuro-oncology24. Cerebrovascular Disease25. Movement Disorders26. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders27. Pediatric Neurology28. DementiaAppendicesOn-Call Formulary
