Which Drug Tests in Medical Emergencies?

Which drug tests in medical emergencies?

Three patients present to an emergency department. One has claimed to have overdosed on acetaminophen, one is maintained on theophylline but recently started taking erythromycin, and one is dehydrated but receives lithium. Which patient would benefit from quantitative determination of serum drug concentrations? Each of them would; in every case, measurement of drug concentrations in serum or pl...

Medical emergencies in medical imaging.

Sending inpatients to the medical imaging department is sometimes tantamount to discharging them from hospital for hours at a time. Consider, for example, a patient with an unexplained acute abdomen where an urgent CT scan is indicated. Patient transport, logistical delays and the procedure itself may lead to gaps in monitoring vital signs, providing intravenous fluids and administering medicat...

Medical Emergencies

Emergencies in Medical Practice

Medical Emergencies