TY - BOOK AU - Wood, Ian AU - Garner, Michelle TI - Initial management of acute medical patients: a guide for nurses and healthcare practitioners SN - 9781444337167 AV - RT 120.I5 .In55 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - UK PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - CRITICAL CARE -- METHODS KW - EMERGENCY NURSING -- METHODS KW - ACUTE DISEASE -- NURSING N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Initial assessment of the acute medical patient -- Vulnerable adults -- Sudden death -- Cardiac arrest -- Shock -- Altered consciousness -- Shortness of breath -- Chest pain -- Abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal bleeding -- Extremity pain and swelling ER -