Blueprints Clinical Cases in Emergency Medicine

by Filbin, Michael R.; Fiblin, Mike; Tsien, Christine L.; Caughey, Aaron B.

• ISBN13: 9780632046485
• ISBN10: 0632046481
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Blackwell Pub

Summary

Be ready for both the Step 2 and 3 USMLE exams and those demanding questions during your rotations with Blueprints Clinical Cases in Emergency Medicine. Written by residents and faculty, this volume of the Blueprints Clinical Cases series prepares you for even the most complex cases. Fifty symptom-based clinical cases provide comprehensive USMLE review. Built-in thought questions help you learn to diagnose using the critical thinking process. Case-based learning presents an efficient manner of cataloguing symptoms, syndromes, and diseases. 200 questions replicate the computer format of the USMLE. Blueprints Clinical Cases in Emergency Medicine is perfect for medical students. Physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and related health professionals will also find this book valuable.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Abbreviations/Acronyms	xi
CASES
PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH TRAUMATIC INJURIES OR ORTHOPEDIC COMPLAINTS
Blow to the Head	2	(2)
Motor Vehicle Accident	4	(2)
Gunshot Wound	6	(2)
Burn	8	(2)
Dog Bite	10	(2)
Fall on an Outstretched Hand	12	(2)
Dislocation	14	(2)
Knee Pain and Fever	16	(2)
PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ALTERED MENTAL STATUS AND NEUROLOGIC OR PSYCHIATRIC COMPLAINTS
Acute Mental Status Change and Headache	18	(2)
Acute Mental Status Change and Fever	20	(2)
Confusion and Hyperthermia in an Elderly Man	22	(2)
Bradycardia and Hypothermia in a Homeless Alcoholic	24	(2)
Fever, Delirium, and Seizure in a Prisoner	26	(2)
Ingestion	28	(2)
Seizure	30	(2)
Left-Sided Paralysis	32	(2)
Dizziness	34	(2)
Suicide Attempt	36	(2)
PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH CARDIOPULMONARY COMPLAINTS
Chest Pain	38	(2)
Tearing Chest and Back Pain	40	(2)
Syncope	42	(2)
Palpitations and Lightheadedness	44	(2)
Sudden Collapse in a Dialysis Patient	46	(2)
Shortness of Breath and Fatigue	48	(2)
Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain	50	(2)
Chest Pain and Fever	52	(2)
Shortness of Breath and Wheezing	54	(2)
Difficulty Breathing After an Insect Bite	56	(2)
PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH EYE, ENT, UPPER RESPIRATORY, OR FEBRILE ILLNESSES
Acute Vision Loss	58	(2)
Red Eye	60	(2)
Epistaxis	62	(2)
Fever and Sore Throat	64	(2)
Fever in an Infant	66	(2)
Barking Cough in a Child	68	(2)
Dyspnea in a Child	70	(2)
PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ABDOMINAL OR GASTROINTESTINAL COMPLAINTS
Abdominal Pain Followed by Unconsciousness	72	(2)
Lower Abdominal Pain	74	(2)
Right Upper Quadrant Pain	76	(2)
Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain	78	(2)
Diffuse Abdominal Pain with Nausea and Vomiting	80	(2)
Weakness and Vomiting	82	(2)
Episodic Irritability and Vomiting in an Infant	84	(2)
Gastrointestinal Bleeding	86	(2)
PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH GENITOURINARY OR GYNECOLOGIC COMPLAINTS
Left Flank Pain	88	(2)
Scrotal Pain	90	(2)
Vaginal Spotting and Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy	92	(2)
Sexual Assault	94	(2)
Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in a Young Woman	96	(2)
Pelvic Pain	98	(2)
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding	100	(3)
Answers	103	(1)
Case Presentations and Diagnoses	104	(33)
Index	137