Preface | p. vii |
Acknowledgments | p. xi |
Abbreviations/Acronyms | p. xvii |
Patients Presenting with Traumatic Injuries or Orthopedic Complaints | p. 1 |
Blow to the Head | p. 3 |
Abdominal Pain after Motor Vehicle Accident | p. 11 |
Gunshot Wound | p. 17 |
Pelvic Pain after Motorcycle Collision | p. 25 |
Stab Wound to the Neck | p. 32 |
Crush Injury to the Leg | p. 39 |
Burn | p. 46 |
Dog Bite | p. 53 |
Fall on an Outstretched Hand | p. 58 |
Shoulder Pain | p. 65 |
Knee Pain and Fever | p. 71 |
Hip and Sternum Pain in a Sickle-Cell Patient | p. 77 |
Patients Presenting with Altered Mental Status and Neurologic or Psychiatric Complaints | p. 85 |
Acute Mental Status Change and Headache | p. 87 |
Acute Mental Status Change and Fever | p. 94 |
Weakness and Malaise | p. 100 |
Confusion and Hot Skin in an Elderly Man | p. 107 |
Homeless Alcoholic Found Unresponsive and Cold | p. 113 |
Fever, Confusion, and Seizure in a Prisoner | p. 120 |
Young Woman Found Down | p. 126 |
Gas Bomb in the Hospital Lobby | p. 134 |
Shaking Convulsions | p. 141 |
Left-Sided Paralysis | p. 148 |
Dizziness | p. 155 |
Suicide Attempt | p. 160 |
Patients Presenting with Cardiopulmonary Complaints | p. 167 |
Crushing Chest Pain | p. 169 |
Tearing Chest and Back Pain | p. 176 |
Syncope | p. 182 |
Palpitations and Lightheadedness | p. 188 |
Sudden Collapse in a Dialysis Patient | p. 196 |
Shortness of Breath and Fatigue | p. 202 |
Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain | p. 208 |
Chest Pain and Fever | p. 213 |
Shortness of Breath and Wheezing | p. 219 |
Difficulty Breathing after an Insect Sting | p. 225 |
Patients Presenting with Eye, ENT, Upper Respiratory, or Febrile Illnesses | p. 231 |
Acute Vision Loss | p. 233 |
Red Eye | p. 241 |
Nosebleed | p. 247 |
Fever and Sore Throat | p. 252 |
Fever and Back Pain | p. 257 |
Rapidly Spreading Skin Redness | p. 263 |
Painful Head and Neck Rash with a Fever | p. 269 |
Fever in an Infant | p. 276 |
Barking Cough in a Child | p. 282 |
Dyspnea in a Child | p. 290 |
Patients Presenting with Abdominal or Gastrointestinal Complaints | p. 295 |
Abdominal Pain Followed by Unconsciousness | p. 297 |
Lower Abdominal Pain | p. 302 |
Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain | p. 308 |
Left Lower Quadrant Abdominal Pain | p. 314 |
Diffuse Abdominal Pain with Nausea and Vomiting | p. 321 |
Weakness and Vomiting | p. 327 |
Episodic Irritability and Vomiting in an Infant | p. 333 |
Vomiting Blood | p. 341 |
Buttock Pain | p. 347 |
Patients Presenting with Genitourinary or Gynecologic Complaints | p. 353 |
Scrotal Pain | p. 355 |
Vaginal Spotting and Pelvic Pain in Pregnancy | p. 361 |
Sexual Assault | p. 367 |
Acute Lower Abdominal Pain in a Young Woman | p. 373 |
Abdominal Pain and Vaginal Odor | p. 380 |
Heavy Vaginal Bleeding | p. 386 |
Left Flank Pain | p. 393 |
Review Q&A | p. 399 |
Index | p. 473 |
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