The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook

Patients with a wide range of medical conditions undergo surgeries of varying levels of risk, and the evolving field of consult medicine aims to address the needs of these patients whether pre- or post-surgery. Creating a differential diagnosis, weighing risks and benefits, providing timely treatmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wong, Christopher J. (Editor), Hamlin, Nason P. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3220-3
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Styles of Medical Consultation
  • The Preoperative Evaluation
  • Perioperative Medication Management
  • Anesthesia Pearls
  • Cardiovascular Risk Stratification
  • Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Perioperative Beta Blockers
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Hypertension
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Implantable Cardiac Devices
  • Perioperative Pulmonary Risk Assessment
  • Asthma and COPD
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Venous Thromboembolic Disease
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Acute Kidney Injury
  • Liver Disease and Perioperative Risk
  • Perioperative Diabetes Management
  • Stress Dose Steroids
  • Anticoagulation
  • Preoperative Evaluation and Treatment of Disorders of Hemostasis
  • Postoperative Thrombocytopenia
  • Perioperative Management of Anemia
  • Parkinsons Disease
  • Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Perioperative Management of the Patient with Rheumatological Disease
  • Gout and Pseudogout
  • Perioperative Care of the Bariatric Patient
  • Perioperative Care of the Patient with a Solid Organ Transplant
  • Decision-Making Capacity
  • �Substance Abuse and Dependence
  • Postoperative Evaluation
  • Postoperative Fever
  • Postoperative Delirium
  • Postoperative Ileus
  • Surgical Procedures Overview.