Blueprints Clinical Cases in Emergency Medicine

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

• ISBN13: 9781405103732
• ISBN10: 1405103736
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-04
• Publisher: LWW

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	p. ix
Abbreviations/Acronyms	p. xi
Cases
Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries or Orthopedic Complaints
Blow to the Head	p. 2
Motor Vehicle Accident	p. 4
Gunshot Wound	p. 6
Burn	p. 8
Dog Bite	p. 10
Fall on an Outstretched Hand	p. 12
Dislocation	p. 14
Knee Pain and Fever	p. 16
Patients Presenting with Altered Mental Status and Neurologic or Psychiatric Complaints
Acute Mental Status Change and Headache	p. 18
Acute Mental Status Change and Fever	p. 20
Confusion and Hyperthermia in an Elderly Man	p. 22
Bradycardia and Hypothermia in a Homeless Alcoholic	p. 24
Fever, Delirium, and Seizure in a Prisoner	p. 26
Ingestion	p. 28
Seizure	p. 30
Left-Sided Paralysis	p. 32
Dizziness	p. 34
Suicide Attempt	p. 36
Patients Presenting with Cardiopulmonary Complaints
Chest Pain	p. 38
Tearing Chest and Back Pain	p. 40
Syncope	p. 42
Palpitations and Lightheadedness	p. 44
Sudden Collapse in a Dialysis Patient	p. 46
Shortness of Breath and Fatigue	p. 48
Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain	p. 50
Chest Pain and Fever	p. 52
Shortness of Breath and Wheezing	p. 54
Difficulty Breathing After an Insect Bite	p. 56
Patients Presenting with Eye, Ent, Upper Respiratory, or Febrile Illnesses
Acute Vision Loss	p. 58
Red Eye	p. 60
Epistaxis	p. 62
Fever and Sore Throat	p. 64
Fever in an Infant	p. 66
Barking Cough in a Child	p. 68
Dyspnea in a Child	p. 70
Patients Presenting with Abdominal or Gastrointestinal Complaints
Abdominal Pain Followed by Unconsciousness	p. 72
Lower Abdominal Pain	p. 74
Right Upper Quadrant Pain	p. 76
Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain	p. 78
Diffuse Abdominal Pain with Nausea and Vomiting	p. 80
Weakness and Vomiting	p. 82
Episodic Irritability and Vomiting in an Infant	p. 84
Gastrointestinal Bleeding	p. 86
Patients Presenting with Genitourinary or Gynecologic Complaints
Left Flank Pain	p. 88
Scrotal Pain	p. 90
Vaginal Spotting and Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy	p. 92
Sexual Assault	p. 94
Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in a Young Woman	p. 96
Pelvic Pain	p. 98
Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding	p. 100
Answers	p. 103
Case Presentations and Diagnoses	p. 104
Index	p. 137
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