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On Call Neurology,

Edition 4 On Call Series

By Stephan A. Mayer, MD and Randolph S. Marshall, MD

Publication Date: 05 Mar 2020

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Ideal for any on-call professional, resident, or medical student, this popular reference covers the common problems you’ll encounter while on call in the hospital. On Call Neurology, 4th Edition, by Drs. Randolph S. Marshall and Stephan A. Mayer, fits perfectly in your pocket, ready to provide key information in time-sensitive, challenging situations. You’ll gain speed, skill, and knowledge with every call - from diagnosing a difficult or life-threatening situation to prescribing the right medication.

Key Features

Features a logical, highly templated format so you can locate key information quickly.
Provides updated content and references, keeping you on the cutting edge of current, evidence-based information.

Includes the latest information on headache, demyelinating diseases, infections of the central nervous system, dementia, and more.

Highlights critical information, reducing the likelihood of error.

Provides an updated On Call Formulary covering the most common neurologic medications.

Delivers consistent, easy-to-follow coverage of the most common on-call problems and approaches, including what to do from the initial phone call, questions you should ask to assess the urgency of each situation, "Elevator Thoughts," how to immediately identify major threats to life, what to do at the bedside, and how to avoid common mistakes for every call.

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New Features

Provides updated content and references, as well as an up-to-date drug formulary, keeping you on the cutting edge of current, evidence-based information.

Includes the latest information on headache, demyelinating diseases, infections of the central nervous system, dementia, and more.

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About the author

By Stephan A. Mayer, MD, William T. Gossett Chair of Neurology Co-Director, Neuroscience Institute Henry Ford Health System Professor of Neurology Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, Michigan and Randolph S. Marshall, MD, Elisabeth K Harris Professor of Neurology Chief, Stroke Division Department of Neurology Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, New York

Marshall et al.: On Call Neurology, 4th edition

Introduction

1. Approach to the Neurologic Patient on Call: History Taking, Differential Diagnosis, and Anatomic Localization

2. The Neurologic Examiniation

3. Diagnostic Studies

Patient-Related Problems: The Common Calls

4. Acute Seizures and Status Epilepticus

5. Stupor and Coma

6. Acute Stroke

7. Spinal Cord Compression

8. Delirium and Amnesia

9. Head Injury