Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine, 2nd Edition delivers all the relevant clinical core concepts you need for practice and certification, all in a comprehensive, easy-to-absorb, and highly visual format. This well-regarded emergency medicine reference offers fast-access diagnosis and treatment guidelines that quickly provide the pearls and secrets of your field, helping you optimize safety, efficiency, and quality in the ED as well as study for the boards. New to this edition Be prepared to manage increasingly prevalent problems seen in the ED, such as emergent complications of fertility treatment and management of patients who have had bariatric surgery. Deliver high-quality care to your younger patients with expanded pediatrics content. Stay up to date with new chapters on Clotting Disorders and Hemophilia, Patient-Centered Care, Health Disparities and Diversity in Emergency Medicine, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Antibiotic Recommendations for Empirical Treatment of Selected Infectious Diseases, and Cardiac Emergency Ultrasound: Evaluation for Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac Activity. Access the complete contents of Emergency Medicine online, fully searchable, at www.expertconsult.com, with downloadable images, tables and boxes, and expanded chapters, plus videos demonstrating ultrasound-guided vascular access, sonography for trauma, and more. Author Info By James G. Adams, MD, FACEP, Professor and Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA Table of Contents: 1 Airway Management 2 Advanced Airway Techniques 3 Mechanical Ventilation 4 Shock 5 Cardiac Emergency Ultrasound: Evaluation for Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac Activity 6 Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access 7 Cardiac Arrest Management and the Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome 8 Trauma Resuscitation 9 Sonography for Trauma 10 Procedural Sedation 11 Resuscitation in Pregnancy 12 Newborn Resuscitation 13 Pediatric Resuscitation 14 General Approach to the Pediatric Patient 15 Emergencies in the First Weeks of Life 16 Emergencies in Infants and Toddlers 17 Child with a Fever 18 Approach to the Pediatric Patient with Rashes 19 Pediatric Cardiac Disorders 20 Pediatric Genitourinary and Renal Disorders 21 Pediatric Gynecological Disorders 22 Pediatric Abdominal Disorders 23 Pediatric Trauma 24 Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury 25 Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies 26 Eye Emergencies 27 Ear Emergencies 28 Dental Emergencies 29 Pharynx and Throat Emergencies 30 Maxillofacial Disorders 31 Esophageal Disorders 32 Diseases of the Stomach 33 Gastrointestinal Bleeding 34 Mesenteric Ischemia 35 Diverticulitis 36 Inflammatory Bowel Disease 37 Constipation 38 Hernias 39 Appendicitis 40 Bowel Obstructions 41 Anorectal Disorders 42 Liver Disorders 43 Pancreatic Disorders 44 Biliary Tract Disorders 45 Emergency Biliary Ultrasonography 46 Gastrointestinal Devices, Procedures, and Imaging 47 Bariatric Surgery Complications 48 Asthma 49 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 50 Lung Infections 51 Pneumothorax 52 Pleural Effusion 53 Lung Transplant Complications 54 Chest Pain 55 Acute Coronary Syndrome 56 Cardiac Imaging and Stress Testing 57 Congestive Heart Failure 58 Bradyarrhythmias 59 Tacharrhythmias 60 Pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade, and Myocarditis 61 Cardiac Valvular Disorders 62 Endocarditis 63 Implanted Cardiac Devices and Cardiac Transplant Emergencies 64 Syncope 65 Aortic Dissection 66 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 67 Aortic Ultrasound 68 Peripheral Arterial Disease 69 Hypertensive Crisis 70 Pulmonary Embolism 71 Venous Thrombosis 72 Lower Extremity Venous Ultrasonography 73 Traumatic Brain Injury (Adult) 74 CNS Imaging 75 Spine Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury 76 Facial Trauma 77 Penetrating Neck Trauma 78 Thoracic Trauma 79 Blunt Abdominal Trauma 80 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma 81 Pelvic Fractures 82 Genitourinary Trauma 83 Hip and Femur Injuries 84 Knee and Lower Leg Injuries 85 Foot and Ankle Injuries 86 Tendinitis and Bursitis 87 Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle 88 Forearm Fractures 89 Hand and Wrist Injuries 90 Arterial and Venous Trauma and Great Vessel Injuries 91 Acute Compartment Syndromes (CS) 92 Low Back Pain 93 Intimate Partner Violence 94 Altered Mental Status and Coma 95 Cranial Nerve Disorders 96 Vertigo 97 Peripheral Nerve Disorders 98 Demyelinating Disorders 99 Seizures 100 Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke 101 Headache 102 Intracranial and Other Central Nervous System Lesions 103 Intracranial Hemorrhages 104 Delirium and Dementia 105 Neurologic Procedures 106 Allergic Disorders 107 Joint Disorders 108 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 109 Connective Tissue and Inflammatory Disorders 110 Vasculitis Disorders 111 Male Genitourinary Emergencies 112 Nephrolithiasis 113 Hematuria 114 Renal Failure 115 Emergency Renal Ultrasonography 116 Dialysis-Related Emergencies 117 Renal Transplant Complications 118 The Healthy Pregnancy 119 Disorders of Early Pregnancy 120 First Trimester Ultrasonography 121 Third Trimester Pregnancy Emergencies 122 Emergency Delivery and Peripartum Emergencies 123 Postpartum Emergencies 124 Gynecologic Pain and Vaginal Bleeding 125 Complications of Gynecologic Procedures, Abortion, and Assisted Reproductive Technology 126 Gynecologic Infections 127 Breast Disorders 128 Sexual Assault 129 Emergency Contraception 130 Heat-Related Emergencies 131 Hypothermia and Frostbite 132 Lightning and Electrical Injuries 133 Dysbarism, Dive Injuries, and Decompression Illness 134 Submersion Injuries 135 Acute Radiation Emergencies 136 Smoke Inhalation 137 Chemical and Nuclear Agents 138 Mammalian Bites 139 Venomous Snakebites in North America 140 Arthropod Bites and Stings 141 Non-Snake Reptile Bites 142 Marine Envenomaton and Injuries 143 General Approach to the Poisoned Patient 144 Acetaminophen, Aspirin, and NSAIDs 145 Anticholinergics 146 Insecticides, Herbicides, and Rodenticides 147 Antidepressants and Antipsychotics 148 Cardiovascular Drugs 149 Sympathomimetics 150 Hallucinogens and Drugs of Abuse 151 Toxic Alcohols 152 Hydrocarbons 153 Inhaled Toxins 154 Ethanol and Opioid Intoxication and Withdrawal 155 Sedative-Hypnotic Agents 156 Hypoglycemic Agent Overdose 157 Over-the-Counter Medications 158 Pediatric Overdoses 159 Fluid Management 160 Acid-Base Disorders 161 Alcoholic Ketoacidosis 162 Diabetes and Hyperglycemia 163 Hypoglycemia 164 Sodium and Water Balance 165 Potassium 166 Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus 167 Thyroid Disorders 168 Adrenal Crisis 169 Rhabdomyolysis 170 Pituitary Apoplexy 171 Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Brain Abscess 172 Sepsis 173 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host 174 Viral Infections 175 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 176 Fungal Infections 177 Helminths, Lice, and Scabies Infections 178 Tetanus 179 Rabies 180 Tick-Borne Diseases 181 Tuberculosis 182 Epidemic Infections in Bioterrorism 183 Food and Water-Borne Infections 184 Skin and soft tissue infections 185 Antibiotic Recommendations 186 Wound Repair 187 Soft Tissue Injury 188 Local and Regional Anesthesia 189 Thermal Burns 190 Chemical Burns 191 Approach to the Adult Rash 192 Rash in the Severely Ill Patient 193 The Emergency Psychiatric Assessment 194 Psychosis and Psychotropic Medication 195 The Violent Patient 196 Self-Harm and Danger to Others 197 Anxiety and Panic Disorders 198 Conversion Disorder, Psychosomatic Illness, and Malingering 199 Addiction 200 Anorexia Nervosa and Bulemia Nervosa 201 Introduction to Oncologic Emergencies 202 Cardiovascular and Neurologic Oncologic Emergencies 203 White Blood Cell Disorders 204 Emergency Management Of Red Blood Cell Disorders 205 Platelet Disorders 206 Clotting Disorders/Hemophilia 207 Leadership and Emergency Medicine 208 Quality & Safety 209 Conflict Resolution in Emergency Medicine 210 Informed Consent and Assessing Decision-Making Capacity in the Emergency Department 211 Regulatory and Legal Issues in the Emergency Department 212 Medical-Legal Issues in Emergency Medicine 213 Documentation 214 Ethics of Resuscitation 215 Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine 216 Patient-Centered Care 217 Healthcare Disparities 218 Cost Effectiveness