Handbook of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Spinal Medicine for Nurses and Advanced Practice Health Professionals / editors, Andrea Strayer, Odette Harris.

"This practical handbook allows nurses, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, and allied health professionals practicing in the fields of neurosurgery, neurology, and spinal care to quickly review essentials while in the work environment. It emphasizes procedural steps and critical elements in patient management, including intensive care, the neurological examination, differential diagnoses, and pain management. Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts, the handbook is expected to become a well-worn companion and essential aid to the busy practitioner."--Provided by publisher.

Part, I Introduction -- chapter 1 The importance of neurological illnesses, emergencies, and treatments / S. Shelby Burks Michael Y. Wang -- chapter 2 Neurological decompensation and emergencies / Nirav Patel Bianca Belcher -- chapter 3 The neurointensive care and neuromonitoring unit / Michael Safaee Sanjay Dhall -- chapter 4 The neurosurgical operating room / Erika Freiberg Sara Kadlec Sharad Rajpal -- chapter 5 Neurological triage and the differential diagnosis / Krishana Sichinga -- part, II Anatomy -- chapter 6 Neuroanatomy overview -- Part I: Cranial / Cristina Matthews -- chapter 7 Neuroanatomy overview -- Part II: Spine / Carolina Sandoval-Garcia Daniel K. Resnick -- chapter 8 Neuroanatomy overview -- Part III: Peripheral Nervous System / Marine Dididze Allan Levi -- chapter 9 The neurological examination -- Part I: Cranial / S. Shelby Burks Michael Y. Wang -- chapter 10 The neurological examination -- Part II: Spine / Sherri Patchen Ruth Perez -- chapter 11 The neurological examination -- Part III: Peripheral Nervous System / Yoshua Esquenazi Daniel Kim -- chapter 12 Lesion localization / Jennifer A. Viner -- chapter 13 Neurologic examination of the infant and child / Karthik Madhavan George M. Ghobrial Stephen S. Burks Michael Y. Wang -- part, III The Team Approach -- chapter 14 Collaborative practice with the neurointensivist, neurologist, and neurosurgeon / Megan Keiser -- chapter 15 Occupational, physical, and speech therapies / Amy Wang Alison Kirkpatrick -- chapter 16 Neuroanesthesia / Cheng-Hsin Cheng Junichi Ohya Praveen V. Mummaneni Valli Mummaneni -- chapter 17 Nutrition and surgical recovery / Marianne J. Beare Nilesh A. Vyas -- chapter 18 Social services and case management / John Kenneally -- chapter 19 Coordinating and preparing for the transition from the acute care setting / Andrea L. Strayer Gregory R. Trost -- chapter 20 Adaptive equipment / Amy Wang Alison Kirkpatrick -- chapter 21 Short- and long-term disability / Sandra Stafford -- chapter 22 Scientific research and clinical trials / Lauren N. Simpson Christina Sayama Khoi D. Than -- part, IV Monitoring the Patient -- chapter 23 Serial neurologic examinations / Adriana L. Castano Scott A. Meyer -- chapter 24 Intracranial pressure management / Eli Johnson Yi-Ren Chen Katie Shpanskaya Jamshid Ghajar Odette A. Harris -- chapter 25 Electrophysiology / Danielle Hulsebus Martha Mangum Paul Park -- chapter 26 Cerebrospinal fluid drainage / Vincent J. Alentado Michael P. Steinmetz -- chapter 27 Spine surgery wound and drain management / Christine Orlina Macasieb Praveen V. Mummaneni -- chapter 28 Neurologic monitoring / Michael Y. Wang Gregory Basil -- chapter 29 The post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) environment and the neurosurgical patient / Luke R. Hattenhauer -- part, V Clinical Pathologies and Scenarios: The brain -- chapter 30 Mild traumatic brain injury / S. Shelby Burks Patrick Wang George Ghobrial -- chapter 31 Severe traumatic brain injury / George Ghobrial Karthik Madhavan S. Shelby Burks -- chapter 32 Chronic subdural hematoma management / Aminul I. Ahmed M. Ross Bullock -- chapter 33 Acute hemorrhagic stroke / Elizabeth Lee Odette Harris -- chapter 34 Subarachnoid hemorrhage / Joli Vavao Teresa Bell-Stephens J.J. Baumann Gary K. Steinberg -- chapter 35 Hydrocephalus / Nadine Bradley Jimmi Amick Brandon G. Rocque -- chapter 36 Malignant brain neoplasms and brain metastasis / Cathy Rosenberg Simon Buttrick Ricardo Komotar -- chapter 37 Pituitary surgery / Valentina Pennacchietti Nelson M. Oyesiku -- chapter 38 Skull base tumors / Angela Richardson Cathy M. Rosenberg Jacques Morcos -- chapter 39 Posterior fossa surgery / Solomon Ondoma Yiping Li Mustafa Baskaya -- chapter 40 Epilepsy surgery / Wendell Lake Kyle Swanson -- chapter 41 Brain abscess / Andrea L. Strayer Wendell B. Lake -- chapter 42 Type I Chiari malformations / George M. Ghobrial Karthik Madhavan S. Shelby Burks -- chapter 43 Brain death and organ donation / Arun Paul Amar -- part, VI Clinical Pathologies and Scenarios: Spine -- chapter 44 Spinal cord injuries and fractures / Laura Sweeney George M. Ghobrial James S. Harrop -- chapter 45 Cauda equina syndrome / Jasmin Stefani Luis M. Tumialán -- chapter 46 Acute low back pain / Laura Ellen Prado David Benglis -- chapter 47 Acute neck pain and whiplash / Kelly Walters John Lee Honglian Huang -- chapter 48 Anterior cervical surgery / Álvaro Martín Gallego Chelsie McCarthy Roger Härtl -- chapter 49 Posterior cervical surgery / Dennis T. Lockney Angela Wolfe Daniel J. Hoh -- chapter 50 Spinal decompressive surgeries and lumbar microdiscectomy / Gabriel Duhancioglu Rahul Kamath Junyoung Ahn Kern Singh -- chapter 51 Elective spinal surgery for lumbar fusion / Nancy Thomas Paul Park -- chapter 52 Elective spinal surgery for scoliosis and kyphosis / Khoi D. Than Junichi Ohya Praveen V. Mummaneni -- chapter 53 Spinal tumors / Christine Boone C. Rory Goodwin Christina Hughes Daniel M. Sciubba -- chapter 54 Postoperative multimodal oral pain management in the spine patient / Andrea L. Strayer -- chapter 55 Bracing and electrical stimulation / Kristina Shultz Tricia Jette-Gonthier -- chapter 56 Postoperative physical and occupational therapy / Christie Stawicki Tristan Fried Gregory D. Schroeder Alexander R. Vaccaro -- chapter 57 Community-acquired spinal infections / Tammy L. Tyree Luis M. Tumialán -- chapter 58 Iatrogenic spinal infections / Khalid Al-Rayess Michael Virk Praveen Mummaneni -- chapter 59 Spinal fluid leakage / Vincent J. Alentado Michael P. Steinmetz -- chapter 60 Percutaneous spinal interventions and pain management / Eric Mayer Karen Bond -- part, VII Clinical Pathologies and Scenarios: Neurology -- chapter 61 Acute ischemic stroke / Nicole Bennett -- chapter 62 Delirium / Colleen M. Foley -- chapter 63 Meningitis / Nancy E. Villanueva -- chapter 64 Alzheimer's dementia / LeAnn DeRungs -- chapter 65 Parkinson's disease / Bruno V. Gallo Alisabeth C. Hearron -- chapter 66 Status epilepticus / Candice Osuga Lin Simon Buttrick Odette A. Harris -- chapter 67 Demyelinating syndrome -- Multiple Sclerosis / Jeffrey Hernandez Leticia Tornes Janice Y. Maldonado -- chapter 68 Intoxicants / Timur M. Urakov Rachel Hart -- chapter 69 Headache / Jaclyn Baloga -- chapter 70 Peripheral nerve disorders / Marine Dididze Allan D. Levi.

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