Patients with neurologic symptoms are frequently seen in the emergency department and require rapid and thorough evaluation. Appropriate assessment with tailored history-taking, localization of the neurological problem, differential diagnosis, focused testing, and urgent treatment when indicated are essential to prevent patient morbidity. Neurological examination and testing of patients are covered in-depth, along with common neurological presentations using a symptom-based approach, such as coma, dizziness and gait disturbance. Specific neurological disorders are also explored, including traumatic brain injury, ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack and neurotoxicology. Chapters follow a basic outline, including an introduction and a pearls and pitfalls section, providing a succinct overview and key takeaway points for the busy clinician. This well organized handbook will serve as a concise, valued reference for the clinician to use in assisting the evaluation of the most common neurology related emergency department visits.

This symptom-based handbook guides the emergency physician in the diagnosis and management of common and complex neurological disorders. Integrating fundamental neurological concepts with the practical demands and realities of emergency care, this reference provides succinct, crucial information for all emergency physicians who diagnose and manage neurologic disorders.

Introducing The Smartbook of Neurosurgery , a concise, informative, useful and evidence based guide for residents, young neurosurgeons and health care professional interested in neurosurgery. This book has been done thinking about the most common challenging situations and questions that come during the daily activities as a resident or young neurosurgeon. This book contains over 2,000 questions divided in 8 chapters and these chapters include basic, translational, clinical and surgical scenarios The question and answer for the topics Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, Neuropharmacology, Neuroradiology, cranial and brain surgery, Neuroradiology, Neuropathology, Neurology, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery, Peripheral Nerve, Tips and Tricks on the cranial approach, intracranial tumor neurosurgery, endoscopic neurosurgery, cerebrovascular surgery and cranial trauma neurosurgery are clearly defined as Smartbook of Neurosugery. This book represents a resource for on-the fly consults in a busy hospital day, as a refresher for boards and to prepare medical students for their neurosurgical rotations or before getting into the residency.

An Introduction to Clinical Emergency Medicine focuses on the skills necessary to provide emergency care.

Written in a clear and accessible style, chapters cover such key topics as patient assessment, adult resuscitation, respiratory and cardiac disorders, paediatric emergencies, emergency equipment and law and ethics. Illustrated in full colour throughout, Follows Resuscitation Council's Guidelines, Accessible, full colour guide, Handy format for easy reference and portability, Evidence-based. [editor].

A comprehensive clinical reference in emergency neurology, from prehospital care to the final disposition of the patient.

Many neurologic disorders can appear in quick and severe forms that require immediate medical attention. This issue of Neurologic Clinics features 14 articles on conditions that commonly present acutely, such as epilepsy, headache, visual loss, nervous system infections, ischemic stroke, head and spinal cord injury, and intracranial hemorrhage.

This practical guide for trainees and advanced practice providers covers the essential management of hospitalized patients with acute neurologic conditions. Divided into five sections, this text serves as an incredibly easy-to-use, visually accessible, how-to manual that covers exactly what every responding clinician needs to know to care for the patient in front of them. The first section provides tangible guidance about how to pre-round, structure a presentation, examine neurologically ill patients, and interpret the core diagnostics obtained in many neurology patients: CT, MRI and EEG. The next three sections cover common complaints encountered in the hospital: spanning from non-vascular admissions, vascular & stroke neurology topics, and core neurocritical care principals and chief complaints. Throughout are checklists, scoring systems, pro-tips, images, helpful reminders, as well as concise summary of the pertinent literature. This is an ideal guide for medical students, neurology & neurosurgery trainees and advanced practice providers, as well as experienced professionals who want to brush up on the latest updates.

This book adopts a novel approach: procedures: instead of discussing the diagnostic categories of neurological syndromes, it focuses on the symptoms of common neurological presentations (especially in the emergency room or on the ward), and the diagnostic hypotheses that can be validated or rejected case by case as a result. Each chapter covers one of the main symptoms of emergencies in neurology – from transient consciousness disturbances to focal deficits, acute muscular disorders, respiratory insufficiency in neurological disorders, headaches, delirium, seizures and epileptic status, para-and tetraplegia, and head trauma, to acute functional disorders – and includes tables and figures to allow readers to gain a quick and easy, yet comprehensive overview of the topic. The book guides readers through various scenarios generated by the onset of symptoms, the clinical tools for differential diagnostics, and the principles of acute and post-acute phase therapy, managed by decision algorithms supported by the most recent scientific evidence. The resulting precedural profile – created through the collaboration of over 80 specialists in neurology or other disciplines – makes this text a valuable tool for neurologists, neurology residents and allied professionals in their daily clinical practice, as well as medical students.

Practical guide for emergency physicians, providing all the information needed to diagnose and treat common and uncommon pediatric disorders.