Περιγραφή
As a psychiatrist, you may be the only medically qualified person available to manage the physical healthcare of a patient in a mental health setting. Do you know how to: • Recognise sepsis? • Diagnose headache disorders? • Manage Type 1 Diabetes? Written by leading experts in medicine, surgery, pharmacy, physiotherapy, primary care, disease prevention and the law, this book contains a wealth of information specifically for psychiatrists about physical healthcare. With full-colour illustrations, there is information about the management of acute illness, infectious diseases, cardiac, respiratory and neurological emergencies, and long-term conditions e.g., endocrine, renal and gastrointestinal disorders. Whether you are an experienced psychiatrist or a trainee or GP, you will find practical guidance about making the ‘first response’, delivery of routine physical healthcare and referral to colleagues. This book is essential reading to help update your knowledge, help you to make the right decisions, and avoid traps for the unwary.
- Designed especially for psychiatrists, written by experts from across medicine, sharing their specialist knowledge about diagnosis, treatment and when to refer to their specialty
- Covers key topics in a structured way, with illustrations and boxes to break-up the text
- Chapters have learning points, as well as symbols indicating the level of urgency for referral, as well as key points to aid learning
