On Call Neurology
On Call Series
- 4th Edition - March 5, 2020
- Latest edition
- Authors: Stephan A. Mayer, Randolph S. Marshall
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 5 4 6 9 4 - 2
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 Neuro… Read more
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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 Stephan 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.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Medical Students, Residents
Marshall et al.: On Call Neurology, 4th edition
Introduction
1. Approach to the Neurologic Patient on Call: History Taking, Differential Diagnosis, and Anatomic Localization
2. The Neurologic Examiniation
3. Diagnostic Studies
Patient-Related Problems: The Common Calls
4. Acute Seizures and Status Epilepticus
5. Stupor and Coma
6. Acute Stroke
7. Spinal Cord Compression
8. Delirium and Amnesia
9. Head Injury
10. Focal Mass Lesions
11. Ataxia and Gait Failure
12. Acute Visual Disturbances
13. Increased Intracranial Pressure
14. Dizziness and Vertigo
15. Headache
16. Neuromuscular Respiratory Failure
17. Syncope
18. Pain Syndromes
19. Brain Death
Selected Neurologic Disorders
20. Nerve and Muscle Diseases
21. Demyelinating and Inflammatory Disorders of the Central Nervous System
22. Infections of the Central Nervous System
23. Neuro-oncology
24. Cerebrovascular Disease
25. Movement Disorders
26. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
27. Pediatric Neurology
28. Dementia
Appendices
On-Call Formulary
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: March 5, 2020
- Language: English
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Stephan A. Mayer
Affiliations and expertise
William T. Gossett Chair of Neurology
Co-Director, Neuroscience Institute
Henry Ford Health System
Professor of Neurology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, MichiganRM
Randolph S. Marshall
Affiliations and expertise
Elisabeth K Harris Professor of Neurology
Chief, Stroke Division
Department of Neurology
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York