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Tableof Contents
Part 1: Fundamental Clinical Concepts
Section One. Critical Management Principles
- 1. Airway
- 2. Mechanical Ventilation and Noninvasive Ventilatory Support
- 3. Pain Management
- 4. Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
- 5. Monitoring the Emergency Patient
- 6. Shock
- 7. Blood and Blood Components
- 8. Brain Resuscitation
- 9. Adult Resuscitation
- 10. Pediatric Resuscitation
- 11. Neonatal Resuscitation
Section Two. Cardinal Presentations
- 12. Fever in the Adult Patient
- 13. Weakness
- 14. Cyanosis
- 15. Syncope
- 16. Coma and Depressed Level of Consciousness
- 17. Confusion
- 18. Seizures
- 19. Dizziness and Vertigo
- 20. Headache
- 21. Diplopia
- 22. Red and Painful Eye
- 23. Sore Throat
- 24. Hemoptysis
- 25. Dyspnea
- 26. Chest Pain
- 28. Jaundice
- 29. Nausea and Vomiting
- 30. Gastointestinal Bleeding
- 31. Diarrhea
- 32. Constipation
- 33. Acute Pelvic Pain
- 34. Vaginal Bleeding
- 35. Back Pain
Part II. Trauma
Section One. General Concepts
- 36. Multiple Trauma
- 37. Trauma in Pregnancy
- 38. Pediatric Trauma
- 39. Geriatric Trauma
- 40. Injury Prevention and Control
Section Two. System Injuries
- 41. Head
- 42. Facial Trauma
- 43. Spinal Injuries
- 44. Neck
- 45. Thoracic Trauma
- 46. Abdominal Trauma
- 47. Genitourinary System
- 48. Peripheral Vascular Injury
Section Three. Orthopedic Lesions
- 49. General Principles of Orthopedic Injuries
- 50. Hand
- 51. Wrist and Forearm
- 52. Humerus and Elbow
- 53. Shoulder
- 54. Musculoskeletal Back Pain
- 55. Pelvis
- 56. Femur and Hip
- 57. Knee and Lower Leg
- 58. Ankle and Foot
Section Four. Soft Tissue Injuries
- 59. Wound Management Principles
- 60. Foreign Bodies
- 61. Mammalian Bites
- 62. Venomous Animal Injuries
- 63. Thermal Burns
- 64. Chemical Injuries
Section Five. Violence and Abuse
- 65. Forensic Emergency Medicine
- 66. Child Maltreatment
- 67. Sexual Assault
- 68. Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
- 69. Elder Abuse and Neglect
Part III. Medicine and Surgery
Section One. Headand Neck Disorders
- 70. Oral Medicine
- 71. Ophthalmology
- 72. Otolaryngology
Section Two. Pulmonary System
- 73. Asthma
- 74. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- 75. Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- 76. Pneumonia
- 77. Pleural Disease
Section Three. Cardiac System
- 78. Acute Coronary Syndromes
- 79. Dysrhythmias
- 80. Implantable Cardiac Devices
- 81. Heart Failure
- 82. Pericardial and Myocardial Disease
- 83. Infective Endocarditis and Valvular Heart Disease
Section Four. Vascular System
- 84. Hypertension
- 85. Aortic Dissection
- 86. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- 87. Peripheral Arteriovascular Disease
- 88. Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis
Section Five. Gastrointestinal System
- 89. Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum
- 90. Liver and Biliary Tract
- 91. Pancreas
- 92. Disorders of the Small Intestine
- 93. Acute Appendicitis
- 94. Gastroenteritis
- 95. Large Intestine
- 96. Anorectum
Section Six.Genitourinary and Gynecologic Systems
- 97. Renal Failure
- 98. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- 99. Selected Urologic Disorders
- 100. Selected Gynecologic Disorders
Section Seven. Neurology
- 101. Stroke
- 102. Seizures
- 103. Headache
- 104. Delirium and Dementia
- 105. Brain and Cranial Nerve Disorders
- 106. Spinal Cord Disorders
- 107. Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- 108. Neuromuscular Disorders
- 109. Central Nervous System Infections
Section Eight.Psychiatric and Behavioral Disorders
- 110. Thought Disorders
- 111. Mood Disorders
- 112. Anxiety Disorders
- 113. Somatoform Disorders
- 114. Factitious Disorders and Malingering
- 115. Suicide
Section Nine. Immunologic and Inflammatory
- 116. Arthritis
- 117. Tendinopathy and Bursitis
- 118. Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus and the Vasculitides
- 119. Allergy, Hypersensitivity, and Anaphylaxis
- 120. Dermatologic Presentations
Section Ten. Hematology and Oncology
- 121. Anemia, Polycythemia, and White Blood Cell Disorders
- 122. Disorders of Hemostasis
- 123. Selected Oncologic Emergencies
Section Eleven. Metabolism and Endocrinology
- 124. Acid-Base Disorders
- 125. Electrolyte Disorders
- 126. Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of Glucose Homeostasis
- 127. Rhabdomyolysis
- 128. Thyroid and Adrenal Disorders
Section Twelve. Infectious Diseases
- 129. Bacteria
- 130. Viruses
- 131. Rabies
- 132. AIDS and HIV
- 133. Parasites
- 134. Tick-Borne Illnesses
- 135. Tuberculosis
- 136. Bone and Joint Infections
- 137. Soft-Tissue Infections
- 138. Sepsis Syndrome
Part IV. Environment andToxicology
Section One. Environment
- 139. Frostbite
- 140. Accidental Hypothermia
- 141. Heat Illness
- 142. Electrical and Lightning Injuries
- 143. Scuba Diving and Dysbarism
- 144. High-Altitude Medicine
- 145. Drowning
- 146. Radiation Injuries
Section Two. Toxicology
- 147. General Approach to the Poisoned Patient
- 148. Acetaminophen
- 149. Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Agents
- 150. Anticholinergics
- 151. Antidepressants
- 152. Cardiovascular Drugs
- 153. Caustics
- 154. Cocaine and Other Sympathomimetics
- 155. Toxic Alcohols
- 156. Hallucinogens
- 157. Heavy Metals
- 158. Hydrocarbons
- 159. Inhaled Toxins
- 160. Lithium
- 161. Antipsychotics
- 162. Opioids
- 163. Pesticides
- 164. Plants, Mushrooms, and Herbal Medications
- 165. Sedative Hypnotics
Part V. Special Populations
Section One. The Pediatric Patient
- 166. General Approach to the Pediatric Patient
- 167. Fever
- 168. Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Upper Airway Obstruction and Infections
- 169. Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Lower Airway Obstruction
- 170. Pediatric Respiratory Emergencies: Disease of the Lungs
- 171. Cardiac Disorders
- 172. Gastrointestinal Disorders
- 173. Infectious Diarrheal Disease and Dehydration
- 174. Renal and Genitourinary Tract Disorders
- 175. Neurologic Disorders
- 176. Musculoskeletal Disorders
Section Two. The Pregnant Patient
- 177. General Approach to the Pregnant Patient
- 178. Acute Complications of Pregnancy
- 179. Chronic Medical Illness During Pregnancy
- 180. Drug Therapy in Pregnancy
- 181. Labor and Delivery and Their Complications
Section Three. The Geriatric Patient
Section Four. The Patient with Compromised Immune Function
- 183. The Immunocompromised Patient
Section Five. The Patient with an Organ Transplant
184. The Solid Organ Transplant Patient
Section Six. The Alcoholic and Substance Abuse Patient
- 185. Alcohol-Related Disease
- 186. Substance Abuse
Section Seven. The Developmentally or Physically DisabledPatient
- 187. Evaluation of the Developmentally and Physically Disabled Patient
Section Eight. The Problem Patient
- 188. The Combative Patient
- 189. The Difficult Patient
Part VI. Emergency MedicalServices
- 190. Emergency Medical Service: Overview and Ground Transport
- 191. Air Medical Transport
- 192. Tactical Emergency Medical Support and Urban Search and Rescue
- 193. Disaster Preparedness
- 194. Weapons of Mass Destruction
Part VII. The Practice ofEmergency Medicine
- 195. Observation Medicine and Clinical Decision Units
- 196. Emergency Ultrasound
- 197. Process Improvement and Patient Safety
INDEX
Author Info
By John Marx, MD, Chair and Chief, Department ofEmergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; RobertHockberger, MD, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor/UCLAMedical Center, Torrance, CA and Ron Walls, MD,Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital,Boston, MA