8. Concepts of pain and the surgical patient Sharon Kitcatt CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction103 Classification of pain104 General principles in the management of acute pain104 Methods of administering postoperative analgesia107 Pharmacology…
13. Patients requiring thyroid surgery Rosie Pudner CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction229 Anatomy and physiology229 Disorders of the thyroid gland230 Conservative management of hyperthyroidism231 Specific investigations of a patient with thyroid dysfunction231…
9. Discharge planning following surgery Rosi Castle and Teresa Rooney-Kaymakci CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction123 Defining and describing multidisciplinary discharge planning124 Discharge planning within the context of past and present Government policy125…
7. Altered body image and the surgical patient Adèle Atkinson and Rosie Pudner CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction91 What is meant by body image?91 Perceptions of altered body image92 Reactions to altered…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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….
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…
