Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

by Fleisher, Gary R.; Ludwig, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781605471594
• ISBN10: 1605471593
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-20
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

The bestselling "Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine" is the most comprehensive text in this specialty. This edition's highlights include new chapters on palpitations, cystic fibrosis, travel-related emergencies and ultrasound, and has a new appendix on practice pathways.

Table of Contents

1. Resuscitation 2. Neonatal Resuscitation 3. Shock 4. Sedation & Analgesia 5. Emergency Airway Management 6. Prehospital Care & Transport Medicine 7. Biological & Chemical Terrorism 8. Abdominal Distension 9. Apnea 10. Ataxia 11. Breast Lesions 12. Coma 13. Constipation 14. Cough 15. Cyanosis 16. Crying 17. Dehydration 18. Diarrhea 19. Disturbed Child 20. Dizziness 21. Edema 22. Epistaxis 23. Eye: Red Eye 24. Eye: Strabismus 25. Eye: Unequal Pupils 26. Eye: Visual Disturbances 27. Fever 28. Foreign Body: Ingestion/Aspiration 29. Gastrointestinal Bleeding 30. Groin Masses 31. Hearing Loss 32. Heart Murmurs 33. Hematuria 34. Hypertension 35. Immobile Arm 36. Injury: Ankle 37. Injury: Head 38. Injury: Knee 39. Injury: Shoulder 40. Jaundice: Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia 41. Jaundice: Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia 42. Limp 43. Lymphadenopathy 44. Neck Mass 45. Neck Stiffness 46. Odor: Unusual 47. Oligomenorrhea 48. Oral Lesions 49. Pain: Abdomen 50. Pain: Back 51. Pain: Chest 52. Pain: Dysphagia 53. Pain: Dysuria 54. Pain: Earache 55. Pain: Headache 56. Pain: Joints 57. Pain: Scrotal 58. Pallor 59. Palpitations 60. Polydypsia 61. Rash: Eczematous 62. Rash: Maculopapular 63. Rash: Papular 64. Rash: Papulosquamous 65. Rash: Purpura 66. Rash: Urticaria 67. Rash: Vesiculobullous 68. Respiratory Distress 69. Seizures 70. Septic Appearing Infant 71. Sore Throat 72. Stridor 73. Syncope 74. Tachycardia 75. Urinary Frequency 76. Vaginal Bleeding 77. Vaginal Discharge 78. Vomiting 79. Weakness 80. Wheezing 81. Weight Loss 82. Asthma & Allergic Emergencies 83. Bites & Stings 84. Cardiac Emergencies 85. Dermatologic Urgencies & Emergencies 86. Endocrine Emergencies 87. Environmental Emergencies 88. Environmental Emergencies: Radiological 89. Gastrointestinal Emergencies 90. Gynecology Emergencies 91. Hematologic Emergencies 92. Infectious Disease Emergencies 93. Infectious Disease Emergencies: HIV 94. Metabolic Emergencies 95. Neonatal Problems 96. Neurologic Emergencies 97. Oncologic Emergencies 98. Pulmonary Emergencies 99. Pulmonary Emergencies: Cystic Fibrosis 100. Renal & Electrolyte Emergencies 101. Rheumatologic Emergencies 102. Toxicologic Emergencies 103. Travel-Related Emergencies 104. Approach to the Injured Child 105. Major Trauma 106. Minor Trauma 107. Abdominal Trauma 108. Burns 109. Dental Trauma 110. Ear, Nose & Throat Trauma 111. Facial Trauma 112. Genitourinary Trauma 113. Hand Trauma 114. Musculoskeletal Trauma 115. Neck Trauma 116. Neurotrauma 117. Ocular Trauma 118. Thoracic Trauma 119. Minor Lesions 120. Technology Assisted Children 121. Abdominal Emergencies 122. Dental Emergencies 123. Ear, Nose & Throat Emergencies 124. Genitourinary Emergencies 125. Musculoskeletal Emergencies126. Neurosurgical Emergencies127. Ophthalmic Emergencies128. Thoracic Emergencies129. Transplantation Emergencies130. Adolescent Emergencies131. Behavioral Emergencies132. Child Abuse133. Psychiatric Emergencies134. Ultrasound135. Procedures Appendix A: EquipmentAppendix B: Drug CompendiumAppendix C: Practical InformationAppendix D: Instructions for ParentsAppendix E: Practice Pathways