Emergency medicine handbook : critical concepts for clinical practice / created by Lynn P. Roppolo, Daniel Davis, Sean P. Kelly and Peter Rosen.

Contributor(s):

Roppolo, Lynn P [Author., MD. assistant Professor Residency Director Division of Emergency Medicine. University of Texas Southwestern Medical ceter. Parkland Health & Hospital System. dallas, Texas.]
Davis, Daniel [Author., MD, Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine. University of California san Diego Medical Center, san Diego, California.]
Kelly, Sean P [Author., MD. Attending Physician Department of Emergency Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Instructor. Havard Medical School. Boston, Massachusetts.]
Rosen, Peter [Author., MD. Attending Physician. Department of Emergency medicine. Beth Israel Deaconess medical center. Boston, Massachussetts.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Mosby, c2007.Description: 1420 pages : Illustrations (some color)ISBN:

0323037291
9780323037297

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

RC86.7 EME

Contents:

Ch. 1. Overview of the emergency department / Scott B. Murray, Heather S. Hammerstedt and Sean P. Kelly -- Ch. 2. General approach to the emergency department patient / Heather S. Hammerstedt, Scott B. Murray and Sean P. Kelly -- Ch. 3. Communicating information / Scott B. Murray, Heather S. Hammerstedt and Sean P. Kelly -- Ch. 4. General approach to life-threatening emergencies / Colleen Buono, Daniel Davis and Rebeka Barth -- Ch. 5. Airway management / Mamata Kene and Daniel Davis -- Ch. 6. Advanced cardiac life support / Eugene Gicheru and Ahamed H. Idris -- Ch. 7. Shock / Richard E. Wolfe and Christopher M. Fischer -- Ch. 8. General approach to trauma / Christian M. Sloane and Aaron Pessl -- Ch. 9. Head injury / Martin de Kort, Andrew Garff and Jennifer J. Casaletto -- Ch. 10. Maxillofacial injury / Amanda S. Lake and Jennifer J. Casaletto -- Ch. 11. Neck trauma / Kaushal H. Shah and Chilembwe Mason -- Ch. 12. Spine trauma / Jennifer Serrano Johnson and Colleen J. Campbell -- Ch. 13. Chest trauma / Saul D. Levine, Aaron Schneir and Ali Ghobadi -- Ch. 14. Abdominal trauma / James A. Nelson, Michael Barr and Peter Witucki -- Ch. 15. Genitourinary trauma / Raj J. Patel, Juan Reynoso and Gary M. Vilke -- Ch. 16. Pelvic trauma / Christopher S. Courtney and Eric A. Gross -- Ch. 17. Extremity trauma / Colleen N. Roche and Daniel Davis -- Ch. 18. Abdominal pain / Lynn P. Roppolo, Jeremy Spinks and Craig Reece Brockman II -- Ch. 19. Allergic reactions / Jeffrey A. Evans -- Ch. 20. Altered mental status / Dionne Smith and Joseph N. Martinez -- Ch. 21. Back pain / Alec Tuan Huynh, Rebeka Barth and Ian R. Grover -- Ch. 22. Chest pain / Gregory Kutsen, Kurt C. Kleinschmidt and Heather S. Owen -- Ch. 23. Constipation / Leigh P. Anderson, Martin de Kort and John Sarko -- Ch. 24. Cough / Camie J. Sorensen, Michael J. Nelson and Sean P. Kelly -- Ch. 25. Cyanosis / Hollynn Larrabee and Andra L. Blomkalns -- Ch. 26. Dehydration / Christian Arbelaez, Camie J. Sorensen and Eduardo Borquez -- Ch. 27. Diarrhea / Jennifer E. Delapena and Leon D. Sanchez -- Ch. 28. Dysphagia / Griffin L. Davis -- Ch. 29. Edema / Julie A. Zeller and Laura Macnow -- Ch. 30. Facial weakness / James Hwang and Kama Z. Guluma -- Ch. 31. Fever / Joshua M. Cott and Deborah Gutman -- Ch. 32. Flank pain / Daniel C. McGillicuddy and Carlo L. Rosen -- Ch. 33. Foreign bodies / Garry F. Gagnon and Samuel D. Luber -- Ch. 34. Gastrointestinal bleed / Scott B. Murray and Edward Ullman -- Ch. 35. Headache / Wenlan Cheng, Alan Weir and Lynn P. Roppolo -- Ch. 36. Hernia / Jason N. Collins and Adam H. Miller -- Ch. 37. HIV / Roland C. Merchant and Michelle McMahon-Downer -- Ch. 38. Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia / Sandra S. Yoon and Philip D. Anderson -- Ch. 39. Hypertension / Shari Schabowski and Emmie A. Chen -- Ch. 40. Intentional trauma and abuse / Nelsson H. Becerra and Theodore J. Corbin -- Ch. 41. Jaundice / Oreoluwa T. Ogunji and Adam H. Miller -- Ch. 42. Joint pain and swelling / David Davis and Joy Martin -- Ch. 43. Lightheaded and dizzy / Wame N. Waggenspack, Jr. and Lynn P. Roppolo -- Ch. 44. Nausea and vomiting / Lara K. Kulchycki and Jason Imperato -- Ch. 45. Palpitations / Purvi Shah, Jeff Beeson and Lynn P. Roppolo -- Ch. 46. Paresthesias / Kulleni Gebreyes -- Ch. 47. Penile complaints / Christopher M. McCarthy and Edward P. Curcio III -- Ch. 48. Rectal complaints / Julie A. Zeller and Barbara A. Masser -- Ch. 49. Renal failure / Daniel E. Surdam and Lynn P. Roppolo -- Ch. 50. Scrotal/testicular pain and swelling / Deepta S. Atre, Jaime T. Snarski and Traci Thoureen -- Ch. 51. Seizures / Michael M. Woodruff and Carlo L. Rosen -- Ch. 52. Shortness of breath / David P. Bryant and Trevor J. Mills -- Ch. 53. Sickle cell / Pilar Guerrero -- Ch. 54. Soft tissue infections and ulcerations / E. Gregory Marchand -- Ch. 55. Sore throat / Gerard M. Toso and Andrew Sucov -- Ch. 56. Stroke / Kerlen Chee and Peter D. Panagos -- Ch. 57. Syncope / Colleen Johnson and H. Gene Hern, Jr. -- Ch. 58. Urinary complaints / Anna I. Cheh and Barbara A. Masser -- Ch. 59. Vertigo / Jennifer C. Smith and William A. Wittlake -- Ch. 60. Weakness / Wame N. Waggenspack, Jr. and Lynn P. Roppolo -- Ch. 61. Dental emergencies / Steve Lim and Trevor J. Mills -- Ch. 62. Dermatology / Angela J. Kennedy, Shireen Victoria Guide and Lynn P. Roppolo -- Ch. 63. Endocrine emergencies / Lisa D. Mills -- Ch. 64. Ear, nose, and throat emergencies / Lisa G. Lowe, Theodore C. Chan and Daniel L. Bamber -- Ch. 65. Environmental emergencies -- Ch. 66. Hematologic-oncologic emergencies / Lisa D. Mills and Granville A. Morse III -- Ch. 67. Infectious disease / Larissa S. May and Tenagne Haile-Mariam -- Ch. 68. Obstetrics and gynecology / Dirk Alan Perritt and Elysia Moschos -- Ch. 69. Ophthalmology / Shari Schabowski -- Ch. 70. Psychiatric emergencies / Hollynn Larrabee and Andra L. Blomkalns -- Ch. 71. Rheumatology / Autumn Graham and Andra L. Blomkalns -- Ch. 72. Toxicology -- Ch. 73. General approach to the pediatric patient / Jayson Pereira and M. Olivia Titus -- Ch. 74. Pediatric resuscitation / Timothy G. Givens and Christine Keyes -- Ch. 75. Pediatric cardiology / Stephanie Horn Richling and Sean P. Kelly -- Ch. 76. Pediatric respiratory illnesses / Tarina Lee Kang and Leon D. Sanchez -- Ch. 77. Pediatric gastroenterology / Cristina Maria Estrada and Stephen John Cico -- Ch. 78. Pediatric jaundice / Khary Harmon and Steven Riley -- Ch. 79. Pediatric fever / Adam Z. Barkin and Andrew J. Capraro -- Ch. 80. Pediatric dehydration / Christopher S. Amato -- Ch. 81. Pediatric orthopedics / Brian William Walsh and Christopher S. Amato -- Ch. 82. Pediatric child abuse (nonaccidental trauma) / Lois K. Lee -- Ch. 83. Acid-base / Corey M. Slovis and Nicole Streiff McCoin -- Ch. 84. Blood transfusion therapy / Riva L. Rahl and Kurt C. Kleinschmidt -- Ch. 85. Body fluid exposure / Greg Miller and Diane M. Birnbaumer -- Ch. 86. Disaster / Kelly R. Klein and Bruno Petinaux -- Ch. 87. EKG interpretation and pacemakers / Brian Alan Krakover and Purvi Shah -- Ch. 88. Electrolyte abnormalities / Corey M. Slovis and Patrick Meehan -- Ch. 89. Emergency medical services / John Pettini -- Ch. 90. Pharmacology -- Ch. 91. Emergency procedures / Eugene W. Hu, Benjamin K. Wakamatsu and Dustin D. Smith -- Ch. 92. Radiology / J. Scott Stephens and Daniel S. Moore -- Ch. 93. Emergency ultrasound / Chalene A. Corinaldi, Andy Kahn and P. J. Konicki -- Ch. 94. Wound care / Suneet Singh, Nikolas Mendrygal and Lynn P. Roppolo -- App. 1. Quick reference / Amy Kahn -- App. 2. Physical examination findings / Scott B. Murray, Heather S. Hammerstedt and Sean P. Kelly -- App. 3. Documentation / Craig Reece Brockman II -- App. 4. Evidence-based medicine / Richard B. Ismach and Samuel D. Luber -- App. 5. Emergency medicine Web resources / James Killeen and Jeremy Peay.

Summary: Offers information and practical advice for use in the emergency department. This book covers the general approach to patients with various medical complaints, tables of differential diagnoses, and brief discussions of the most common disease processes - all in an easy-to-read, bulleted format.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Overview of the emergency department / Scott B. Murray, Heather S. Hammerstedt and Sean P. Kelly --
Ch. 2. General approach to the emergency department patient / Heather S. Hammerstedt, Scott B. Murray and Sean P. Kelly --
Ch. 3. Communicating information / Scott B. Murray, Heather S. Hammerstedt and Sean P. Kelly --
Ch. 4. General approach to life-threatening emergencies / Colleen Buono, Daniel Davis and Rebeka Barth --
Ch. 5. Airway management / Mamata Kene and Daniel Davis --
Ch. 6. Advanced cardiac life support / Eugene Gicheru and Ahamed H. Idris --
Ch. 7. Shock / Richard E. Wolfe and Christopher M. Fischer --
Ch. 8. General approach to trauma / Christian M. Sloane and Aaron Pessl --
Ch. 9. Head injury / Martin de Kort, Andrew Garff and Jennifer J. Casaletto --
Ch. 10. Maxillofacial injury / Amanda S. Lake and Jennifer J. Casaletto --
Ch. 11. Neck trauma / Kaushal H. Shah and Chilembwe Mason --
Ch. 12. Spine trauma / Jennifer Serrano Johnson and Colleen J. Campbell --
Ch. 13. Chest trauma / Saul D. Levine, Aaron Schneir and Ali Ghobadi --
Ch. 14. Abdominal trauma / James A. Nelson, Michael Barr and Peter Witucki --
Ch. 15. Genitourinary trauma / Raj J. Patel, Juan Reynoso and Gary M. Vilke --
Ch. 16. Pelvic trauma / Christopher S. Courtney and Eric A. Gross --
Ch. 17. Extremity trauma / Colleen N. Roche and Daniel Davis --
Ch. 18. Abdominal pain / Lynn P. Roppolo, Jeremy Spinks and Craig Reece Brockman II --
Ch. 19. Allergic reactions / Jeffrey A. Evans --
Ch. 20. Altered mental status / Dionne Smith and Joseph N. Martinez --
Ch. 21. Back pain / Alec Tuan Huynh, Rebeka Barth and Ian R. Grover --
Ch. 22. Chest pain / Gregory Kutsen, Kurt C. Kleinschmidt and Heather S. Owen --
Ch. 23. Constipation / Leigh P. Anderson, Martin de Kort and John Sarko --
Ch. 24. Cough / Camie J. Sorensen, Michael J. Nelson and Sean P. Kelly --
Ch. 25. Cyanosis / Hollynn Larrabee and Andra L. Blomkalns --
Ch. 26. Dehydration / Christian Arbelaez, Camie J. Sorensen and Eduardo Borquez --
Ch. 27. Diarrhea / Jennifer E. Delapena and Leon D. Sanchez --
Ch. 28. Dysphagia / Griffin L. Davis --
Ch. 29. Edema / Julie A. Zeller and Laura Macnow --
Ch. 30. Facial weakness / James Hwang and Kama Z. Guluma --
Ch. 31. Fever / Joshua M. Cott and Deborah Gutman --
Ch. 32. Flank pain / Daniel C. McGillicuddy and Carlo L. Rosen --
Ch. 33. Foreign bodies / Garry F. Gagnon and Samuel D. Luber --
Ch. 34. Gastrointestinal bleed / Scott B. Murray and Edward Ullman --
Ch. 35. Headache / Wenlan Cheng, Alan Weir and Lynn P. Roppolo --
Ch. 36. Hernia / Jason N. Collins and Adam H. Miller --
Ch. 37. HIV / Roland C. Merchant and Michelle McMahon-Downer --
Ch. 38. Hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia / Sandra S. Yoon and Philip D. Anderson --
Ch. 39. Hypertension / Shari Schabowski and Emmie A. Chen --
Ch. 40. Intentional trauma and abuse / Nelsson H. Becerra and Theodore J. Corbin --
Ch. 41. Jaundice / Oreoluwa T. Ogunji and Adam H. Miller --
Ch. 42. Joint pain and swelling / David Davis and Joy Martin --
Ch. 43. Lightheaded and dizzy / Wame N. Waggenspack, Jr. and Lynn P. Roppolo --
Ch. 44. Nausea and vomiting / Lara K. Kulchycki and Jason Imperato --
Ch. 45. Palpitations / Purvi Shah, Jeff Beeson and Lynn P. Roppolo --
Ch. 46. Paresthesias / Kulleni Gebreyes --
Ch. 47. Penile complaints / Christopher M. McCarthy and Edward P. Curcio III --
Ch. 48. Rectal complaints / Julie A. Zeller and Barbara A. Masser --
Ch. 49. Renal failure / Daniel E. Surdam and Lynn P. Roppolo --
Ch. 50. Scrotal/testicular pain and swelling / Deepta S. Atre, Jaime T. Snarski and Traci Thoureen --
Ch. 51. Seizures / Michael M. Woodruff and Carlo L. Rosen --
Ch. 52. Shortness of breath / David P. Bryant and Trevor J. Mills --
Ch. 53. Sickle cell / Pilar Guerrero --
Ch. 54. Soft tissue infections and ulcerations / E. Gregory Marchand --
Ch. 55. Sore throat / Gerard M. Toso and Andrew Sucov --
Ch. 56. Stroke / Kerlen Chee and Peter D. Panagos --
Ch. 57. Syncope / Colleen Johnson and H. Gene Hern, Jr. --
Ch. 58. Urinary complaints / Anna I. Cheh and Barbara A. Masser --
Ch. 59. Vertigo / Jennifer C. Smith and William A. Wittlake --
Ch. 60. Weakness / Wame N. Waggenspack, Jr. and Lynn P. Roppolo --
Ch. 61. Dental emergencies / Steve Lim and Trevor J. Mills --
Ch. 62. Dermatology / Angela J. Kennedy, Shireen Victoria Guide and Lynn P. Roppolo --
Ch. 63. Endocrine emergencies / Lisa D. Mills --
Ch. 64. Ear, nose, and throat emergencies / Lisa G. Lowe, Theodore C. Chan and Daniel L. Bamber --
Ch. 65. Environmental emergencies --
Ch. 66. Hematologic-oncologic emergencies / Lisa D. Mills and Granville A. Morse III --
Ch. 67. Infectious disease / Larissa S. May and Tenagne Haile-Mariam --
Ch. 68. Obstetrics and gynecology / Dirk Alan Perritt and Elysia Moschos --
Ch. 69. Ophthalmology / Shari Schabowski --
Ch. 70. Psychiatric emergencies / Hollynn Larrabee and Andra L. Blomkalns --
Ch. 71. Rheumatology / Autumn Graham and Andra L. Blomkalns --
Ch. 72. Toxicology --
Ch. 73. General approach to the pediatric patient / Jayson Pereira and M. Olivia Titus --
Ch. 74. Pediatric resuscitation / Timothy G. Givens and Christine Keyes --
Ch. 75. Pediatric cardiology / Stephanie Horn Richling and Sean P. Kelly --
Ch. 76. Pediatric respiratory illnesses / Tarina Lee Kang and Leon D. Sanchez --
Ch. 77. Pediatric gastroenterology / Cristina Maria Estrada and Stephen John Cico --
Ch. 78. Pediatric jaundice / Khary Harmon and Steven Riley --
Ch. 79. Pediatric fever / Adam Z. Barkin and Andrew J. Capraro --
Ch. 80. Pediatric dehydration / Christopher S. Amato --
Ch. 81. Pediatric orthopedics / Brian William Walsh and Christopher S. Amato --
Ch. 82. Pediatric child abuse (nonaccidental trauma) / Lois K. Lee --
Ch. 83. Acid-base / Corey M. Slovis and Nicole Streiff McCoin --
Ch. 84. Blood transfusion therapy / Riva L. Rahl and Kurt C. Kleinschmidt --
Ch. 85. Body fluid exposure / Greg Miller and Diane M. Birnbaumer --
Ch. 86. Disaster / Kelly R. Klein and Bruno Petinaux --
Ch. 87. EKG interpretation and pacemakers / Brian Alan Krakover and Purvi Shah --
Ch. 88. Electrolyte abnormalities / Corey M. Slovis and Patrick Meehan --
Ch. 89. Emergency medical services / John Pettini --
Ch. 90. Pharmacology --
Ch. 91. Emergency procedures / Eugene W. Hu, Benjamin K. Wakamatsu and Dustin D. Smith --
Ch. 92. Radiology / J. Scott Stephens and Daniel S. Moore --
Ch. 93. Emergency ultrasound / Chalene A. Corinaldi, Andy Kahn and P. J. Konicki --
Ch. 94. Wound care / Suneet Singh, Nikolas Mendrygal and Lynn P. Roppolo --
App. 1. Quick reference / Amy Kahn --
App. 2. Physical examination findings / Scott B. Murray, Heather S. Hammerstedt and Sean P. Kelly --
App. 3. Documentation / Craig Reece Brockman II --
App. 4. Evidence-based medicine / Richard B. Ismach and Samuel D. Luber --
App. 5. Emergency medicine Web resources / James Killeen and Jeremy Peay.

Offers information and practical advice for use in the emergency department. This book covers the general approach to patients with various medical complaints, tables of differential diagnoses, and brief discussions of the most common disease processes - all in an easy-to-read, bulleted format.

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