Adult Medical Emergency Handbook - Scottish Intensive Care Society

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i Diagnosis Symptoms • Specific: dyspnoea, chest pain (peripheral/pleuritic or dull central), cough, sputum (often absent early), wheeze. • General: malaise, fever, rigors, myalgia. Signs • Tachypnoea • Tachycardia • Focal signs: dullness, crackles, bronchial breathing, pleural rub. • Cough • Sputum (mucopurulent, rusty or bloodstained). • Cyanosis LIKELY UNDERLYING CAUSES Type Organism Approx. % cases Typical Streptococcus pneumoniae 31 Haemophilus influenzae 7 Influenza virus 7 Staphylococcus aureus 2 Gram negative eg Klebsiella 2 Atypical Mycoplasma pneumonia 10 Chlamydia psittica 4 Legionella pneumophilia 2 No organism found (most probably pneumococcal) 35 Travel history and animal contact may point to less common pathogens: seek advice from Respiratory/ID/Microbiology. ASSESSMENT OF SEVERITY: CURB 65 Prognostic indicators (on admission) of high mortality: C - new onset confusion. U - Urea over 7 mmol/l. R - Respiratory rate 30/minute or above. B - BP systolic
i i • Co-morbidity. • Multilobar involvement. • Atrial fibrillation. If none of these, consider outpatient treatment. IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATIONS • ABG (record inspired oxygen concentration). • CXR • FBC, urea & electrolytes. • Blood cultures. • Sputum culture. • Urine for Legionella antigen. • Throat swab (for virology and Mycoplasma in viral transport medium) INITIAL TREATMENT • Oxygen - high concentration is normally safe in pneumonia; use enough to relieve hypoxaemia. (monitor arterial pCO 2 in patients with pre-existing COPD and in those worsening). • IV fluids to correct hypovolaemia and total body fluid deficits and prevent renal dysfunction. Antibiotics: should be started immediately and related to likely organism and severity of illness. • Amoxicillin 500mg orally tds suitable for those with CURB-65 score 0-1 who would have been sent home but for social or other reasons and for elderly patients (as atypical organisms uncommon). • If not seriously ill but unable to tolerate oral medication: amoxicillin 500 mg tds IV. • If penicillin allergy: Clarithromycin 500 mg bd oral or IV. • If severe CAPC CURB-65 score 2 to 5 Co-amoxiclav 1-2g 8 hr IV plus Clarithromycin 500mg bd orally or IV. If penicillin allergic, Ceftriaxone 1-2g IV/24h plus Clarithromycin. • If strong suspicion of Legionella (eg travel history), add Ciprofloxacin 400 mg bd IV to Co-amoxiclav/Clarithromycin as above. Signs and symptoms do not reliably distinguish pneumococcal pneumonia from “atypical” pathogens Legionella or Mycoplasma. Therefore patients with severe pneumonia CURB 65>3 should receive dual therapy. Dual therapy is not necessary in mild illness. 150 adult medical emergencies handbook | NHS LOTHIAN: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS DIVISION | 2009/11
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Adult Medical Emergencies EDITOR Dr
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WGH IN CARDIAC ARREST & LIFE THREAT
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RIE USEFUL BLEEP NUMBERS MED REG (w
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ST JOHN’S THEATRES 1-9 1 ........
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OTHER USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS NAME
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Management of First Seizure in Adul
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Addison’s Disease ...............
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EDITOR’S INTRODUCTION The Adult M
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DISCLAIMER Every effort has been ma
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GENERAL POINTS Medicines • Doses
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i as far as is reasonably possible.
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i GOOD DOCUMENTATION • Write legi
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Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
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MAKING A DECISION ABOUT RESUSCITATI
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THE PATIENT WHO IS NOT COMPETENT TO
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i PATIENT DEATHS • See patients w
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CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS This chec
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ORGAN DONATION Transplants are one
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i Always consider telephoning the G
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i review arrangements. Include: a)
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Immediate investigations are those
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i i NOTES ON INITIAL ASSESSMENT ALG
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i Exposure, evidence and examinatio
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i i 2b. ILLNESS SEVERITY ASSESSMENT
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Observation Chart Date chart commen
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i Illness Severity and Diagnosis (R
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SHOCK Definition & Classification
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i Cuff BP by machine may be extreme
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If no bleeding and platelets
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TRANSFUSION REACTION Figure 1: Algo
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Table 3: Drugs that may be required
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i i SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK Sepsis
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ANTIBIOTIC MINI-GUIDE FOR ADULTS
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i i • Remember to look for intra-
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ALGORITHM FOR FIRST MEDICAL RESPOND
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ACUTE PAIN MANAGEMENT The effective
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i DO YOU NEED HELP ? Contact the Ac
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i • Angina (rate related): treat
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DATE: Dear “FIRST SEIZURE” APPO
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Review Collapse Algorithm Identifie
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i i ADULT ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT: No
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i NON SHOCKABLE RHYTHMS Cardiac arr
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• Patients should be pain free an
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Consider Precipitating Factors: •
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likely to be either GKI or sliding
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• If capillary blood glucose is g
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COMMON SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGLYCAEMIA Au
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• Abdominal pain • Depression
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• Hypoparathyroidism, surgical.
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i TREATMENT Oral • Sando K 2-3 ta
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• Measurement of plasma renin act
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Flow Chart for the assessment and m
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Chapter 7 NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES
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AETIOLOGY OF COMA Primary neurologi
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EPILEPTIC SEIZURES Epilepsy is a sy
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INDICATIONS FOR INTUBATION AND VENT
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• CT scan if focal neurology, rai
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i Chapter 9 EMEGENCIES IN HAEMATOLO
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SEIZURES IN PALLIATIVE CARE Seizure
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NALOXONE IN PALLIATIVE CARE Naloxon
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MANAGEMENT OF COMMON POISONINGS Par
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i Toxicity Serious toxicity from pu
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i SEPSIS • Any age, any joint, ma
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i ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT Ens
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ACUTE DISTURBANCE Guide for medical
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a person there. Under an EDC, treat
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Appendix 1 SHARING DIFFICULT INFORM
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1. Write down or review what you ar
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CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS This chec
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i • Reactions vary: distress, ang
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• Damaged syringes and siphonage:
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CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION It would
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANAESTHETIST + ODP
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Useful links The Anaphylaxis campai
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