On Call: Principles and Protocalls

by John Ruedy, Shane A. Marshall, Jean H. Gillies

Book Overview

Updated and revised edition of the widely used manual providing medical students and residents with an introduction to the assessment and management of common problems encountered on call at night. New areas of coverage include discussions of combativeness, confusion/decreased level of consciousness, diarrhea, leg pain, acid-base disorders, and anemia. An appendix of quick-reference data and an on-call formulary of commonly used medications are provided...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0721639828
• ISBN13: 9780721639826
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company
• Length: 393 Pages

Customer Reviews

excellent reference

I am a Physician Assistant working the night shift and this is an excellent reference!

excellent reference for medical students/junior residents

This book and Pocket medicine are the only 2 references you need during your clinical rotations in medical school to look like a star. This book is very practical: you can literally take it your first night on call, look up the patient presentation in front of you and know exactly what to do. It will make your resident think you know more then them. I also found these 2 books very helpful for first year residency as well.

FP in practice--still using it on call!

I used the first edition of this book as a med student and as a resident, and it got totally worn bc I used it so often. I've been out in practice for over 5 years now, and I still use it (newer edition) when I'm on call, and even in the clinic. It's great because it gives the info you need for assessing and managing common acute in-patient problems ("elevator thoughts"), and lists the most critical and the most common differential diagnoses. It's also very concise, so you can find info fast, and not have to go flipping through pages of useless info when someone on the ward is crashing. It's well worth the money.

A must read for new interns!

This is an excellent book! It outlines some of the most crucial principles for surviving the first year of residency. Example, time management and assigning tasks.....