| Contributors |
|
xi | |
| Preface |
|
xix | |
|
Section 1 Resuscitation Techniques |
|
|
1 | (66) |
|
1 Advanced Airway Support |
|
|
1 | (9) |
|
|
|
2 Management of Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances |
|
|
10 | (19) |
|
|
|
3 Resuscitation of Children and Neonates |
|
|
29 | (8) |
|
|
|
4 Fluids, Electrolytes, and Acid-Base Disorders |
|
|
37 | (23) |
|
|
|
5 Therapeutic Approach to The Hypotensive Patient |
|
|
60 | (4) |
|
|
|
6 Anaphylaxis, Acute Allergic Reactions, and Angioedema |
|
|
64 | (3) |
|
|
|
Section 2 Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Sedation |
|
|
67 | (14) |
|
7 Acute Pain Management and Procedural Sedation |
|
|
67 | (10) |
|
|
|
|
|
77 | (4) |
|
|
|
Section 3 Emergency Wound Management |
|
|
81 | (44) |
|
9 Evaluating and Preparing Wounds |
|
|
81 | (4) |
|
|
|
10 Methods for Wound Closure |
|
|
85 | (11) |
|
|
|
11 Lacerations to The Face and Scalp |
|
|
96 | (5) |
|
|
|
12 Injuries to the Arm, Hand, Fingertip, and Nail |
|
|
101 | (7) |
|
|
|
13 Lacerations to the Leg and Foot |
|
|
108 | (4) |
|
|
|
14 Soft Tissue Foreign Bodies |
|
|
112 | (3) |
|
|
|
15 Puncture Wounds and Bites |
|
|
115 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
121 | (4) |
|
|
|
Section 4 Cardiovascular Diseases |
|
|
125 | (66) |
|
17 Chest Pain: Cardiac or Not |
|
|
125 | (6) |
|
|
|
18 Acute Coronary Syndromes: Myocardial Infarction and Unstable Angina |
|
|
131 | (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
138 | (3) |
|
|
|
20 Low-Probability Acute Coronary Syndrome |
|
|
141 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
146 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
149 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
152 | (8) |
|
|
|
24 The Cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis, and Pericardial Disease |
|
|
160 | (7) |
|
|
|
25 Venous Thromboembolism |
|
|
167 | (8) |
|
|
|
26 Systemic and Pulmonary Hypertension |
|
|
175 | (6) |
|
|
|
27 Aortic Aneurysms and Aortic Dissection |
|
|
181 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
187 | (4) |
|
|
|
Section 5 Pulmonary Emergencies |
|
|
191 | (26) |
|
|
|
191 | (8) |
|
|
|
30 Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Novel Respiratory Infections |
|
|
199 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
204 | (4) |
|
|
|
32 Spontaneous and Iatrogenic Pneumothorax |
|
|
208 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
211 | (2) |
|
|
|
34 Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
|
|
213 | (4) |
|
|
|
Section 6 Gastrointestinal Emergencies |
|
|
217 | (70) |
|
|
|
217 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
222 | (3) |
|
|
|
37 Disorders Presenting Primarily with Diarrhea |
|
|
225 | (8) |
|
|
|
38 Acute and Chronic Constipation |
|
|
233 | (4) |
|
|
|
39 Gastrointestinal Bleeding |
|
|
237 | (2) |
|
|
|
40 Esophageal Emergencies |
|
|
239 | (5) |
|
|
|
41 Peptic Ulcer Disease and Gastritis |
|
|
244 | (3) |
|
|
|
42 Pancreatitis and Cholecystitis |
|
|
247 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
252 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
256 | (3) |
|
|
|
45 Intestinal Obstruction and Volvulus |
|
|
259 | (3) |
|
|
|
46 Hernia in Adults and Children |
|
|
262 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
265 | (8) |
|
|
|
48 Jaundice, Hepatic Disorders, and Hepatic Failure |
|
|
273 | (9) |
|
|
|
49 Complications of General Surgical Procedures |
|
|
282 | (5) |
|
|
|
Section 7 Renal and Genitourinary Disorders |
|
|
287 | (32) |
|
|
|
287 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
292 | (4) |
|
|
|
52 Emergencies in Renal Failure and Dialysis Patients |
|
|
296 | (3) |
|
|
|
53 Urinary Tract Infections and Hematuria |
|
|
299 | (4) |
|
|
|
54 Acute Urinary Retention |
|
|
303 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
306 | (6) |
|
|
|
56 Urologic Stone Disease |
|
|
312 | (4) |
|
|
|
57 Complications of Urologic Procedures and Devices |
|
|
316 | (3) |
|
|
|
Section 8 Gynecology and Obstetrics |
|
|
319 | (34) |
|
58 Vaginal Bleeding and Pelvic Pain in the Nonpregnant Patient |
|
|
319 | (4) |
|
|
|
59 Ectopic Pregnancy and Emergencies in The First 20 Weeks of Pregnancy |
|
|
323 | (5) |
|
|
|
60 Comorbid Diseases in Pregnancy |
|
|
328 | (7) |
|
|
|
61 Emergencies After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy and The Postpartum Period |
|
|
335 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
340 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
344 | (3) |
|
|
|
64 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
|
|
347 | (3) |
|
|
|
65 Complications of Gynecologic Procedures |
|
|
350 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
353 | (120) |
|
66 Fever and Serious Bacterial Illness in Children |
|
|
353 | (8) |
|
|
|
67 Common Neonatal Problems |
|
|
361 | (5) |
|
|
|
68 Common Infections of the Ears, Nose, Neck, and Throat |
|
|
366 | (6) |
|
|
|
69 Upper Respiratory Emergencies---Stridor and Drooling |
|
|
372 | (7) |
|
|
|
70 Wheezing in Infants and Children |
|
|
379 | (6) |
|
|
|
71 Pneumonia in Infants and Children |
|
|
385 | (3) |
|
|
|
72 Pediatric Heart Disease |
|
|
388 | (7) |
|
|
|
73 Vomiting and Diarrhea in Infants and Children |
|
|
395 | (5) |
|
|
|
74 Pediatric Abdominal Emergencies |
|
|
400 | (7) |
|
|
|
75 Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections |
|
|
407 | (2) |
|
|
|
76 Seizures and Status Epilepticus in Children |
|
|
409 | (3) |
|
|
|
77 Altered Mental Status and Headache in Children |
|
|
412 | (5) |
|
|
|
78 Syncope and Sudden Death in Children and Adolescents |
|
|
417 | (3) |
|
|
|
79 Hypoglycemia and Metabolic Emergencies in Infants and Children |
|
|
420 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
425 | (3) |
|
|
|
81 Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in Infants and Children |
|
|
428 | (4) |
|
|
|
82 Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children |
|
|
432 | (11) |
|
|
|
|
|
443 | (12) |
|
|
|
84 Sickle Cell Anemia in Children |
|
|
455 | (6) |
|
|
|
85 Hematologic-Oncologic Emergencies in Children |
|
|
461 | (7) |
|
|
|
86 Renal Emergencies in Infants and Children |
|
|
468 | (5) |
|
|
|
Section 10 Infectious and Immunologic Diseases |
|
|
473 | (82) |
|
87 Sexually Transmitted Infections |
|
|
473 | (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
480 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
484 | (7) |
|
|
|
90 Soft Tissue Infections |
|
|
491 | (6) |
|
|
|
91 Serious Viral Infections |
|
|
497 | (8) |
|
|
|
92 HIV Infection and AIDS |
|
|
505 | (8) |
|
|
|
93 Infective Endocarditis |
|
|
513 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
517 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
523 | (4) |
|
|
|
96 Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases |
|
|
527 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
531 | (9) |
|
|
|
|
|
540 | (6) |
|
|
|
99 The Transplant Patient |
|
|
546 | (9) |
|
|
|
Section 11 Toxicology and Pharmacology |
|
|
555 | (94) |
|
100 General Management of the Poisoned Patient |
|
|
555 | (9) |
|
|
|
101 Anticholinergic Toxicity |
|
|
564 | (2) |
|
|
|
102 Psychopharmacologic Agents |
|
|
566 | (8) |
|
|
|
103 Sedatives and Hypnotics |
|
|
574 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
580 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
584 | (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
591 | (7) |
|
|
|
107 Xanthines and Nicotine |
|
|
598 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
602 | (11) |
|
|
|
|
|
613 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
617 | (4) |
|
111 Hydrocarbons and Volatile Substances |
|
|
621 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
624 | (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
626 | (5) |
|
|
|
114 Metals and Metalloids |
|
|
631 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
637 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
643 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
646 | (3) |
|
|
|
Section 12 Environmental Injuries |
|
|
649 | (52) |
|
|
|
649 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
655 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
658 | (8) |
|
|
|
121 Trauma and Envenomation from Marine Fauna |
|
|
666 | (4) |
|
|
|
122 High-Altitude Disorders |
|
|
670 | (3) |
|
|
|
123 Dysbarism and Complications of Diving |
|
|
673 | (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
675 | (3) |
|
|
|
125 Thermal and Chemical Burns |
|
|
678 | (8) |
|
|
|
126 Electrical and Lightning Injuries |
|
|
686 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
692 | (3) |
|
|
|
128 Mushroom and Plant Poisoning |
|
|
695 | (6) |
|
|
|
Section 13 Endocrine Emergencies |
|
|
701 | (18) |
|
|
|
701 | (8) |
|
|
|
130 Alcoholic Ketoacidosis |
|
|
709 | (2) |
|
|
|
131 Thyroid Disease Emergencies |
|
|
711 | (4) |
|
|
|
132 Adrenal Insufficiency |
|
|
715 | (4) |
|
|
|
Section 14 Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies |
|
|
719 | (40) |
|
133 Evaluation of Anemia and the Bleeding Patient |
|
|
719 | (7) |
|
|
|
134 Acquired Bleeding Disorders |
|
|
726 | (3) |
|
|
|
135 Hemophilias and von Willebrand Disease |
|
|
729 | (5) |
|
|
|
136 Sickle Cell Disease and Other Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias |
|
|
734 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
739 | (6) |
|
|
|
138 Anticoagulants, Antiplatelet Agents, and Fibrinolytics |
|
|
745 | (6) |
|
|
|
139 Emergency Complications of Malignancy |
|
|
751 | (8) |
|
|
|
|
|
759 | (54) |
|
|
|
759 | (6) |
|
|
|
141 Stroke Syndromes and Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage |
|
|
765 | (10) |
|
|
|
142 Altered Mental Status and Coma |
|
|
775 | (6) |
|
|
|
143 Ataxia and Gait Disturbances |
|
|
781 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
784 | (8) |
|
|
|
145 Seizures and Status Epilepticus in Adults |
|
|
792 | (4) |
|
|
|
146 Acute Peripheral Neurologic Lesions |
|
|
796 | (4) |
|
|
|
147 Chronic Neurologic Disorders |
|
|
800 | (6) |
|
|
|
148 Central Nervous System and Spinal Infections |
|
|
806 | (7) |
|
|
|
Section 16 Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, and Oral Emergencies |
|
|
813 | (38) |
|
|
|
813 | (13) |
|
|
|
150 Face and Jaw Emergencies |
|
|
826 | (5) |
|
|
|
151 Ear, Nose, and Sinus Emergencies |
|
|
831 | (7) |
|
|
|
152 Oral and Dental Emergencies |
|
|
838 | (7) |
|
|
|
153 Neck and Upper Airway Disorders |
|
|
845 | (6) |
|
|
|
Section 17 Disorders of the Skin |
|
|
851 | (14) |
|
154 Dermatologic Emergencies |
|
|
851 | (5) |
|
|
|
155 Other Dermatologic Disorders |
|
|
856 | (9) |
|
|
|
|
|
865 | (58) |
|
|
|
865 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
869 | (4) |
|
|
|
158 Trauma in the Elderly |
|
|
873 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
877 | (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
880 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
886 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
892 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
897 | (6) |
|
|
|
164 Cardiothoracic Injuries |
|
|
903 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
909 | (5) |
|
|
|
166 Penetrating Trauma to The Flank and Buttocks |
|
|
914 | (2) |
|
|
|
167 Genitourinary Injuries |
|
|
916 | (4) |
|
|
|
168 Trauma to The Extremities |
|
|
920 | (3) |
|
|
|
Section 19 Injuries to the Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue |
|
|
923 | (46) |
|
169 Initial Evaluation and Management of Orthopedic Injuries |
|
|
923 | (6) |
|
|
|
170 Hand and Wrist Injuries |
|
|
929 | (5) |
|
|
|
171 Forearm and Elbow Injuries |
|
|
934 | (8) |
|
|
|
172 Shoulder and Humerus Injuries |
|
|
942 | (7) |
|
|
|
173 Pelvis, Hip, and Femur Injuries |
|
|
949 | (7) |
|
|
|
174 Knee and Leg Injuries |
|
|
956 | (5) |
|
|
|
175 Ankle and Foot Injuries |
|
|
961 | (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
966 | (3) |
|
|
|
Section 20 Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders |
|
|
969 | (34) |
|
|
|
969 | (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
975 | (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
979 | (4) |
|
|
|
180 Acute Disorders of The Joints and Bursae |
|
|
983 | (5) |
|
|
|
181 Emergencies in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases |
|
|
988 | (7) |
|
|
|
182 Nontraumatic Disorders of The Hand |
|
|
995 | (3) |
|
|
|
183 Soft Tissue Problems of The Foot |
|
|
998 | (5) |
|
|
|
Section 21 Psychosocial Disorders |
|
|
1003 | (10) |
|
184 Clinical Features of Behavioral Disorders |
|
|
1003 | (4) |
|
|
|
185 Emergency Assessment and Stabilization of Behavioral Disorders |
|
|
1007 | (3) |
|
|
|
186 Panic and Conversion Disorders |
|
|
1010 | (3) |
|
|
|
Section 22 Abuse and Assault |
|
|
1013 | (8) |
|
187 Child and Elderly Abuse |
|
|
1013 | (3) |
|
|
|
188 Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse |
|
|
1016 | (5) |
|
|
|
Section 23 Special Situations |
|
|
1021 | (4) |
|
|
|
1021 | (4) |
|
|
| Index |
|
1025 | |
