The newly updated Pocket Emergency Medicine , 3rd Edition is full of the essential information every emergency department clinician should have at their side at all times. In a reader-friendly and portable format the chapters are organized around presenting conditions to better serve actual ED treatment situations. Each chapter begins with approach to a condition, followed by concise discussion of important diagnostic categories, then highlights the essential elements of history, physical examination, testing and treatment.
Features:
Quick-reference outline format, lists, and tables aid quick treatment decision-making
Topics include chief complaints listed in alphabetical order, including trauma, pediatric emergencies, environmental exposures, airway management, distraction injuries
Chapters address multiple diseases, disorders and procedures, providing definition, history, evaluation, differential diagnosis, classic findings, critical studies, ED interventions, indications and contraindications, treatment and references
Acronym table and differential diagnosis table boxed for quick access
Clinical pearls throughout text offer important data and warnings on common clinical errors
Appendices include Abbreviations, PALS protocols, information on ICU meds, important antibiotics, formulas, and common ED procedures
6-ring binder with pockets for reader's notes
The newly updated <i>Pocket Emergency Medicine</i> , 3rd Edition is full of the essential information every emergency department clinician should have at their side at all times. In a reader-friendly and portable format the chapters are organized around presenting conditions to better serve actual ED treatment situations. Each chapter begins with approach to a condition, followed by concise discussion of important diagnostic categories, then highlights the essential elements of history, physical examination, testing and treatment.
Features:<ul><li>Quick-reference outline format, lists, and tables aid quick treatment decision-making</li><li>Topics include chief complaints listed in alphabetical order, including trauma, pediatric emergencies, environmental exposures, airway management, distraction injuries</li><li>Chapters address multiple diseases, disorders and procedures, providing definition, history, evaluation, differential diagnosis, classic findings, critical studies, ED interventions, indications and contraindications, treatment and references</li><li>Acronym table and differential diagnosis table boxed for quick access</li><li>Clinical pearls throughout text offer important data and warnings on common clinical errors</li><li>Appendices include Abbreviations, PALS protocols, information on ICU meds, important antibiotics, formulas, and common ED procedures</li><li>6-ring binder with pockets for reader's notes</li></ul>
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978-1-4511-9065-6 (9781451190656)
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SECTION I: CARDIOVASCULAR<ol><li>Electrocardiography</li><li>Acute Coronary Syndrome (Overview)</li><li>STEMI</li><li>UA/NSTEMI</li><li>Prinzmeta's (Variant) Angina</li><li>Cocaine-Induced Angina</li><li>Stress Testing</li><li>Cardiac Catheteriazation</li><li>Post PCI Complications</li><li>Post MI Complications</li><li>Pulmonary Embolism and DVT</li><li>CHF/Acute Pulmonary Edema</li><li>Aortic Dissection</li><li>Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm</li><li>Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion</li><li>Cardiac Tamponade</li><li>Myocarditis</li><li>Syncope</li><li>Cardiac</li><li>Neurocardiogenic</li><li>Orthostatic Hypotension</li><li>Hypertension and Hypertensive Emergencies</li><li>Hypotension and Shock</li><li>Hypovolemic Shock</li><li>Cardiogenic Shock</li><li>Septic Shock</li><li>Neurogenic Shock</li><li>Dysrhythmia</li><li>Bradycardia</li><li>AV Node Block</li><li>Tachycardia/Palpitations</li><li>Pacemaker and AICD Malfunction</li></ol>
SECTION II: PULMONARY<ol><li>Cough</li><li>Dyspnea (shortness of breath)</li><li>Hemoptysis</li></ol>
SECTION III: GASTROINTESTINAL<ol><li>Abdominal Pain</li><li>Nausea and Vomiting</li><li>Gastrointestinal Bleed</li><li>Difficulty swallowing</li><li>Diarrhea</li><li>Constipation</li><li>Jaundice</li><li>Rectal Pain</li></ol>
SECTION IV: INFECTIOUS DISEASE<ol><li>Fever</li><li>Abscess</li><li>Soft Tissue Infections</li><li>Viral Infections</li><li>Rabies</li><li>Tetanus</li><li>Parasitic Infections</li><li>Vector Borne Infections</li><li>Bioterrorism</li></ol>
SECTION V: NEUROLOGY<ol><li>Altered Mental Status</li><li>Vertigo</li><li>Facial Droop</li><li>Headache</li><li>Seizure</li><li>Stroke</li></ol>
SECTION VI: RENAL & GENITOURINARY<ol><li>Dysuria</li><li>Urinary Tract Infection</li><li>Flank Pain</li><li>Hematuria</li><li>Acute Renal Failure</li><li>Testicular Torsion/Torsion of Testicular Appendix</li><li>Phimosis and Paraphimosis</li><li>Priapism</li><li>Emergencies in Dialysis Patients</li></ol>
SECTION VII: OBGYN<ol><li>Vaginal Bleeding</li><li>Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia</li><li>Hyperemesis Gravidarum</li><li>Emergency Delivery</li><li>Female Pelvic Pain</li><li>Vaginal Discharge (Sexually Transmitted Infection)</li><li>Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubo-Ovarian Abscess</li></ol>
SECTION VIII: DERMATOLOGY<ol><li>Rash</li><li>Viral Exanthems</li><li>Bacterial Exanthems</li><li>Fungal Exanthems</li><li>Allergic/Inflammatory Exanthems</li><li>Neoplastic/Other Exanthems</li><li>Dermatologic Emergencies</li></ol>
SECTION IX: ENDOCRINE & METABOLIC<ol><li>Acid-Base Disorders</li><li>Abnormal Electrolytes</li><li>Hyperglycemic Emergencies (DKA/HHS)</li><li>Thyroid Emergencies</li><li>Adrenal Insufficiency</li></ol>
SECTION X: ENVIRONMENTAL<ol><li>Dehydration</li><li>Bites and Stings</li><li>Occupational Exposure</li><li>Burns</li><li>Carbon Monoxide Poisoning</li><li>Dysbarism</li><li>Electrical Injury</li><li>High Altitude Illness</li><li>Hypothermia</li><li>Hyperthermia</li><li>Lightning Injury</li><li>Drowning</li><li>Botulism</li></ol>
SECTION XI: HEMETOLOGY & ONCOLOGY<ol><li>Allergic Reactions, Anaphylaxis, and Angioedema</li><li>Oncologic Emergencies</li><li>Sickle Cell Disease</li><li>Abnormal Bleeding: Platelet Disorders and Coagulopathy</li><li>Transfusions, Reversal, Transfusion Complications</li><li>Approach to the Transplant Patient</li></ol>
SECTION XII: MUSCULOSKELETAL & RHEUMOTELOGICAL<ol><li>Leg Pain and Swelling</li><li>Lower Back Pain</li><li>Joint Pain</li></ol>
SECTION XIII: OTOLARYNGOLOGY/DENTAL/OPHTHALMOLOGY<ol><li>Ear Pain</li><li>Hearing Loss</li><li>Sore Throat</li><li>Sinusitis</li><li>Epistaxis</li><li>Eye Pain/Redness</li><li>Vision Change and Vision Loss</li><li>Toothache</li></ol>
SECTION XIV: PEDIATRICS<ol><li>Resuscitation</li><li>Abdominal Pain</li><li>Cyanosis</li><li>Pediatric Fever</li><li>Jaundice</li><li>Limp</li><li>Pediatric Seizure</li><li>Nausea and Vomiting</li><li>Pediatric Meningitis</li><li>Neonatal Complaints</li><li>Congenital Cardiac Disease</li><li>Respiratory Complaints</li><li>Diabetic Ketoacidosis</li><li>Hypoglycemia</li><li>Fluid and Electrolyte Abnormalities</li><li>Pediatric Exanthems</li><li>Urinary Tract Infection</li></ol>
SECTION XV: PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT
SECTION XVI: TOXICOLOGY<ol><li>General Approach to the intoxicated patient</li><li>Anticholinergic Ingestion</li><li>Psychopharmacologic Ingestion and Adverse Effects</li><li>Alcohol Ingestions</li><li>Drugs of Abuse</li><li>Analgesic Overdose</li><li>Cardiac Medication Overdose</li><li>Caustic Ingestions</li><li>Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Methemoglobinemia</li><li>Hypoglycemics</li><li>Other Ingestions</li></ol>
SECTION XVII: AIRWAY MANAGEMENT<ol><li>RSI</li><li>Cricothyrotomy</li></ol>
SECTION XVIII: TRAUMA<ol><li>Primary Survey</li><li>Head Trauma</li><li>Maxillofacial Injury</li><li>Eye Injury</li><li>Neck Trauma</li><li>Cervical Spine Trauma</li><li>Thoracic/Lumbar/Sacral Spine Trauma</li><li>Thoracic Trauma</li><li>Abdominal Trauma</li><li>Genitourinary Trauma</li><li>Hip/Pelvic Trauma</li><li>Extremity Injury</li><li>Wound Management</li><li>Abuse</li></ol>
SECTION IXX: APPENDIX<ol><li>Abbreviations</li><li>PALS</li><li>Mechanical Ventilation</li><li>Analgesia & Conscious Sedation</li><li>ICU Medications</li><li>Equations</li><li>Procedures</li></ol>