Master the Art of Neurosurgical Consultation with This Comprehensive Guide

Written by neurosurgery residents for neurosurgery residents and other healthcare providers, The Neurosurgical Consult Book is an indispensable resource that focuses on the initial care and treatment of neurosurgical consult patients. This portable, practical guide provides key guidance on quick clinical management decisions when every minute counts.

Recognize and Triage with Confidence

Learn to recognize the acuity of patient presentation and determine how to immediately triage the needs of the patient at an appropriate level of care. This expert guide helps you quickly steer neurosurgical patients to medical stability and safety until a definitive treatment plan is implemented.

A Real-Life Approach to Neurosurgical Consultation

Each chapter is based on actual consults, titled by the symptoms and clinical presentation of the patient, not by neurosurgical diagnosis. This unique approach mimics real-life scenarios, providing you with the insight and confidence to tackle complex cases.

Begins each chapter with the actual consult notification from the consulting team, simulating how the neurosurgery provider is notified about a new patient in practice.

Imaging Guidance and “Walking Thoughts”

Presents initial imaging as it occurs in real life, whether imaging has already been done or whether the consulting physician needs guidance on what imaging is needed.

Includes “Walking Thoughts”, expert guidance on how to tailor your thoughts toward the most important and pressing issues facing the patients before even meeting them, so that upon evaluation, the most important questions are asked first.

Essential Tools for Neurosurgical Triage Management

Covers the most essential neurosurgical grading scales, key physical exam findings, the systematic thought process behind triage management, and learning points to remember when seeing a particular type of neurosurgical patient.

Summarizes evidence-based standards of care and key literature, ensuring you’re always up-to-date with the latest research and guidelines.

Step-by-Step Video Demonstrations

Enhance your skills with stepwise video demonstrations of the most common emergent bedside procedures.

A Valuable Resource for Healthcare Professionals

This comprehensive guide is an excellent learning tool for neurosurgery residents, neurosurgery fellows, neurology residents, emergency room providers, neurocritical care providers, registered nurses, clinical fellows, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, medical students, and nursing students.

With the enhanced eBook version, you can access all of the text, figures, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices, making it easy to learn and stay informed on-the-go.

Publisher: Elsevier; 1st edition (January 3, 2023)

Language: English

Paperback: 416 pages

ISBN-10: 032375614X

ISBN-13: 978-0323756143