| Abbreviations | |
| 1 | General | 2 |
| 1.1 | Basic resuscitation | 2 |
| 1.2 | Central venous catheter insertion | 4 |
| 1.3 | Fluid challenge | 6 |
| 2 | Respiratory | 8 |
| 2.1 | Upper airway obstruction | 8 |
| 2.2 | Acute dyspnoea | 10 |
| 2.3 | Acute respiratory failure | 12 |
| 2.4 | Acute asthma | 14 |
| 2.5 | Acute on chronic airflow limitation | 16 |
| 2.6 | Acute chest infection | 18 |
| 2.7 | Pneumothorax | 22 |
| 2.8 | Haemothorax/large pleural effusion | 22 |
| 3 | Cardiovascular | 26 |
| 3.1 | Cardiac arrest | 26 |
| 3.2 | Hypotension | 30 |
| 3.3 | Severe hypertension | 34 |
| 3.4 | Acute chest pain | 36 |
| 3.5 | Acute myocardial infarction | 38 |
| 3.6 | Bradyarrhythmia | 42 |
| 3.7 | Tachyarrhythmia | 42 |
| 3.8 | Severe left heart failure | 46 |
| 3.9 | Pulmonary embolus | 50 |
| 4 | Renal | 52 |
| 4.1 | Oliguria | 52 |
| 4.2 | Acute renal failure | 52 |
| 4.3 | Myoglobinuria/haemoglobinuria/haematuria | 56 |
| 5 | Metabolic | 58 |
| 5.1 | Hypernatraemia | 58 |
| 5.2 | Hyponatraemia | 62 |
| 5.3 | Hyperkalaemia | 66 |
| 5.4 | Hypokalaemia | 66 |
| 5.5 | Hypercalcaemia | 70 |
| 5.6 | Hypocalcaemia | 72 |
| 5.7 | Hyperthermia | 74 |
| 5.8 | Hypothermia | 78 |
| 5.9 | Metabolic acidosis | 82 |
| 5.10 | Metabolic alkalosis | 84 |
| 6 | Endocrine | 86 |
| 6.1 | Hyperglycaemic ketoacidosis | 86 |
| 6.2 | Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic non-ketotic crisis | 86 |
| 6.3 | Hypoglycaemia | 90 |
| 6.4 | Thyrotoxic crisis | 92 |
| 6.5 | Myxoedema coma | 94 |
| 6.6 | Hypoadrenal crisis | 96 |
| 6.7 | Hypopituitary crisis | 98 |
| 7 | Gastrointestinal | 100 |
| 7.1 | Gastrointestinal bleeding | 100 |
| 7.2 | Acute variceal haemorrhage | 102 |
| 7.3 | Acute abdominal pain | 104 |
| 7.4 | Severe vomiting | 106 |
| 7.5 | Severe diarrhoea | 108 |
| 7.6 | Fulminant hepatic failure | 110 |
| 7.7 | Acute on chronic hepatic failure | 110 |
| 8 | Neurological | 114 |
| 8.1 | The unconscious patient | 114 |
| 8.2 | Acute weakness | 118 |
| 8.3 | Severe headache and facial pain | 120 |
| 8.4 | Generalized seizures | 122 |
| 8.5 | Raised intracranial pressure | 124 |
| 8.6 | Acute cerebrovascular accident | 128 |
| 8.7 | Meningitis | 132 |
| 8.8 | Severe myasthenia | 136 |
| 8.9 | Tetanus | 140 |
| 8.10 | Brain stem death | 142 |
| 8.11 | Potential organ donor | 144 |
| 9 | Poisoning | 146 |
| 9.1 | Acute poisoning | 146 |
| 9.2 | Paracetamol poisoning | 150 |
| 9.3 | Salicylate poisoning | 152 |
| 10 | Miscellaneous | 154 |
| 10.1 | Acute confusional state | 154 |
| 10.2 | Acute anaemia | 156 |
| 10.3 | Pyrexia | 158 |
| 10.4 | Sepsis syndrome | 162 |
| 10.5 | Anaphylactoid reaction | 166 |
| Index | 169 |