- Highlights medications, doses, and critical information in a second color for fast reference.
- Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate key information quickly.
- 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.
Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this best-selling reference by Drs. Carol A. Bernstein, Molly E. Poag, and Mort Rubinstein covers the common problems you'll encounter while on call without direct supervision in the hospital. On Call Psychiatry, 4th Edition, 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.
Key Features
- Highlights medications, doses, and critical information in a second color for fast reference.
- Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate key information quickly.
- 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.
| ISBN | 9780323531092 |
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| Author Information | By Carol A. Bernstein, MD, MAT, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, DIO and Senior Assistant Dean for GME; Vice Chair for Graduate Medical Education and Director, Residency Training in Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; Molly E. Poag, MD, Associate Chairman for Education, Department of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital, Clinical Assistant, Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY and Mort Rubinstein, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, Deputy Associate Chief of StaffCOS, Mental Health, VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, New York, NY |
| Table of Content | Bernstein et al.: On Call Psychiatry, 4th edition 1. Approach to Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation 2. The Role of the Psychiatric Consultant 3. Psychodynamic Issues 4. Telephone Consultation 5. Seclusion and Restraint 6. Assessment of Capacity and Other Legal Issues 7. The Difficult Patient 8. Emergency Evaluation of Children and Adolescents 9. The Agitated Patient 10. The Anxious Patient 11. The Violent Patient 12. The Suicidal Patient 13. The Psychotic Patient 14. The Confused Patient 15. Movement Disorder 16. Barriers to Communication: Mutism , etc. 17. Physical and Sexual Trauma 18. The Pregnant Patient 19. Intoxication 20. Substance Withdrawal 21. Insomnia 22. Headache 23. Chest Pain 24. Nausea and Vomiting 25. Fever 26. Seizures 27. Falls 28. Blood Pressure Changes 29. Telepsychiatry 30. Cross Cultural Issues Appendix |
| Publication Date | 23-04-2018 |
| Pages | 332 |
| Trim | 187 x 111 (4 3/8 x 7 3/8) |
| Stock Status | In Stock |
| deltacomm1code | Books |
