TY - BOOK AU - Mitesh S. Patel AU - Derek K. Juang TI - Clinical Wards Secrets T2 - ClinicalKey 2012 Secrets series SN - 0323057500 AV - RC55.P365 2010 U1 - 616—dc22 PY - 2010/// CY - 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Ste 1800 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899 PB - Elsevier Health Sciences KW - N1 - Contents: Top 100 Secrets The US Healthcare System The Emergency Department The Admission Process Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests Medical Documentation and Writing Orders Rounds Consults The Discharge Process Outpatient Medicine Procedures History Taking Neurological Examination Miscellaneous Common Abbreviations Used in Medicine Index Surgery Intensive Care Unit N2 - Finally, a book that answers the questions you have as you begin your clinical rotations. In the popular format of the Secrets Series, this book will help ease the transition from the classroom to the clinical wards. The popular Q&A format is an easy-to-use, didactic approach and covers all of the important procedures and processes you will need to know in the hospital, in the clinic, and on the ward. Throughout you will find valuable tips and "secrets" written by students and residents. This student-to-student approach ensures you are getting the most current and accurate information. Uses bulleted lists, tables, short answers, and a highly detailed index to expedite reference. Provides tips and "secrets" from top-performing students and residents, ensuring relevance and practicality. Covers all of the information you will need to stay completely current and transition smoothly to the clinical setting. Includes a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" to keep in mind during a rotation or residency. Features a compact, trim size (5 1/4" x 8 1/2") for enhanced portability. Makes information easier to find with a two-color page layout and "Key Points" boxes. Contains a glossary of common medical abbreviations and 3 new appendices; history taking, neurological exam, and miscellaneous, for even more complete coverage; Common terms and phrases: abdominal acute admission admitted arterial blood arterial blood gas assessment attending blood pressure cardiac enzymes catheter chest pain chest x-ray chronic common commonly complete blood count consult team Describe diabetes diagnostic tests discharge disease displayed in Figure displayed in Table electrocardiogram emergency department Emergency Medicine evaluation example FIo2 fluid Foley catheter gloves HCOÀ3 healthcare history and physical hospital inpatient laboratory and diagnostic laboratory results laboratory tests laboratory values lidocaine medical condition medical history medical record medical students metabolic panel monitoring myocardial myocardial infarction needle nurses organization outpatient setting oxygen past medical patient presentation patient’s patient’s medical performed pertinent physical examination physician pneumothorax pre-rounding primary team procedure pulmonary pulmonary embolus PE require residents respiratory role rounds scheduled scrub staff sterile surgery surgical suture thyroid tube types typically ultrasound urine usually ventilation ventricular vital signs wound ER -