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Pharmacological techniques for managing acute pain in emergency departments

01 April 2004

Emergency Nurse

CPD

Pain is a common reason to attend hospital but it is often inadequately managed. This article examines the physiology of pain and suggests the most effective...

Anaphylactic shock

01 March 2002

Emergency Nurse

CPD

The causes of anaphylactic shock and presenting features are not clearly understood. In addition, the treatment of people suffering from anaphylactic or...

Shock: types, classifications and explorations of their physiological effects

01 May 2001

Emergency Nurse

CPD

This article provides a comprehensive review of the classifications and types of shock that can occur following trauma, surgery, organ damage/disease (neurogenic,...

The causes and treatment of fever: a literature review

03 December 1997

Nursing Standard

Clinical

This review examines some of the current literature available on the treatment and causes of pyrexia. It is intended to stimulate further investigation into the...

The neonatal energy triangle part 1: metabolic adaptation

01 July 2006

Paediatric Nursing

Continuing professional development

The first part of this two part series on the neonatal energy triangle gives a general overview of the transition period during the first six to ten hours of life....

The neonatal energy triangle part 2: thermoregulatory and respiratory adaptation

01 September 2006

Paediatric Nursing

Continuing professional development

In the second part of this two part article the neonatal energy triangle elements of hypoxia and hypothermia are explored and the physiology of the first few hours...

Hand assessment

01 October 2006

Emergency Nurse

CPD

In this article, David McKenna describes the basic anatomy and biomechanics of the hand and how these relate to hand examination and assessment of injury

Regulation of water, sodium and potassium: implications for practice

14 February 2001

Nursing Standard

CPD

Regulation of fluid balance is a complex subject. Sharon Edwards discusses the physiological principles involved.

Understanding the experience and physiology of pain

22 September 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article, the third in a series of articles written by pain nurse specialists, explains the underlying physiology of pain. Nociceptive pain describes the normal...

Bionursing: confusion in elderly people

01 November 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical biological sciences

Bionursing is a series of 12 articles looking at how biological theories should integrate with [practice. In the sixth article in the series, the authors explore how...

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