Acute conditions in first contact

Patients often come to a general practitioner's surgery with acute problems that require quick decisions. This book provides a complete overview of the acute conditions that a GP might encounter during their practice, where they often have only limited diagnostic tools and must rely on a basic physical examination and taking a medical history. The individual chapters cover acute conditions in internal medicine, surgery, neurology, gynaecology and obstetrics, urology, and other fields. There is also a chapter on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

For each condition, the reader will learn about its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and treatment procedure in a primary contact setting.

This monograph is intended for general practitioners, but also for all primary care healthcare professionals, i.e., paramedics working in the field and in emergency rooms, general nurses, and students of medical fields.