Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery in Clinical Practice

1. The Orthopedic Ward, Orthopedic Patients, and Procedures

1. Patients and Procedures

2. The Ward Team

3. The Ward Round

2. Patient Management

4. Preparing Patients for Operation

5. Intravenous Fluids and Electrolytes

6. Analgesia

7. Dressings, Drains, Plasters, and Tubes

3. Special Patient Groups

8. The Patient With a Fractured Neck of Femur

9. Rheumatoid Arthritis

10. Hemophilia

4. Problems and Complications: The Patient

11. Infection and Immunocompromise

12. Compartment Syndrome

13. Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

14. Fat Embolism

15. The Confused Patient
Paul R. Wood, Peter F. Mahoney, Julian P. Cooper

16. The Ill Patient and Medical Emergencies
Paul R. Wood, Peter F. Mahoney, Julian P. Cooper

17. Problems With Blood Transfusion
Paul R. Wood, Peter F. Mahoney, Julian P. Cooper

5. Problems and Complications: The Doctor

18. Medical Errors
Paul R. Wood, Peter F. Mahoney, Julian P. Cooper

6. When Treatment Stops

19. Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Death Certification, and the Coroner
Paul R. Wood, Peter F. Mahoney, Julian P. Cooper

Keywords: MEDICAL / Public Health MED078000