The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wong, Christopher J. (Editor), Hamlin, Nason P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Anesthesiology.; Critical care medicine.; Internal medicine.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Internal Medicine.; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine.

Patients with a wide range of medical conditions undergo surgeries of varying levels of risk, and the evolving field of consult medicine aims to address the needs of these patients whether pre- or post-surgery. Creating a differential diagnosis, weighing risks and benefits, providing timely treatmen...