Perioperative care

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2. Perioperative care Diane Gilmour CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction17 Preoperative care18 Care during anaesthesia19 Intraoperative care21 Immediate postoperative care27 Conclusion32 Key objectives of the chapter The aim of this chapter is…

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Nutrition and the surgical patient

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6. Nutrition and the surgical patient Helen Ord and Melanie Baker CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction77 Malnutrition77 Identifying patients at risk of malnutrition78 The nutritional needs of the surgical patient78 Methods of…

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Arrhythmias and their Management

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The five phases of the action potential in Figure 10.1 are as follows. Phase 4 – the resting phase. The cell is negatively charged compared with the outside. This difference,…

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ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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Figure 7.2 Chain of events following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque. When the blood flow to the myocardium deteriorates, myocardial oxygen demands exceed those of supply and the…

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Emergency Cardiac Care

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In the years since the publication of comprehensive critical care (DH, 2000), CCOTs have developed across most acute hospitals in England. However, this has not happened in a uniform manner….

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Assessment of the Cardiovascular System

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Carotid Pulse The carotid pulse is not normally visible when looking at the neck. It can be palpated medial to and below the angle of the jaw. It is important…

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Cardiothoracic Care

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There are readily available tools in cardiothoracic units that can be used to automatically calculate this value, but the patient’s height and weight need to be recorded to enable this….

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Diagnosing Acute Coronary Syndrome

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The rules that determine which wave is which are as follows, remembering that not all of these waves may be seen in all leads or indeed, be present. The small,…

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