Emergency Medicine Quick Glance

by Newton, Christopher; Khare, Rahul

• ISBN13: 9780071448185
• ISBN10: 0071448187
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-15
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical

Summary

This ultraconcentrated source of information is compact enough to carry at all times yet comprehensive enough to succinctly cover the entire range of problems encountered daily in the ED.

Author Biography

Christopher R. H. Newton, MD, Assistant Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Table of Contents

Editors	xxi
Contributors	xxiii
Preface	xxxiii
Acknowledgments	xxxv
I. CARDIOVASCULAR EMERGENCIES
Approach to Chest Pain	1	(4)
Jeremy L. Cooke
Approach to Syncope	5	(5)
Robert H. McCurren IV
Acute Coronary Syndromes	10	(6)
Jim Edward Weber
Thomas E. VanHecke
Congestive Heart Failure	16	(4)
David E. Newcomb
Aortic Dissection	20	(3)
Christopher R. H. Newton
Atrial Fibrillation	23	(5)
Jeremy L. Cooke
Tachydysrhythmias and Cardioversion	28	(5)
Matthew J. Greenberg
Infective Endocarditis	33	(3)
Stacey K. Noel
Acute Myocarditis and Acute Pericarditis	36	(5)
Stacey K. Noel
Hypertensive Emergencies	41	(4)
Thomas G. Greidanus
Christopher R. H. Newton
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	45	(3)
Brad J. Uren
Christopher R. H. Newton
Acute Arterial Occlusion	48	(3)
David E. Newcomb
Deep Venous Thrombosis	51	(5)
Diamond Vrocher III
Stephanie Hollingsworth
II. RESUSCITATION
Approach to Airway Management	56	(10)
Eugene Kenny
Michael Lutes
Approach to Shock	66	(4)
Holly Weymouth
Laura Roff Hopson
Anaphylaxis	70	(4)
Scott A. Kelley
Laura Roff Hopson
Advanced Cardiac Life Support	74	(5)
Matthew J. Greenberg
Approach to Death in the Emergency Department	79	(4)
Constance J. Doyle
Kirsten G. Engel
III. RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES
Approach to Dyspnea	83	(3)
Keith E. Kocher
Approach to Hemoptysis	86	(4)
Erich C. Kickland
James Mattimore
Asthma	90	(3)
Jeffrey Callard
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	93	(3)
Elke G. Marksteiner
Pneumonia	96	(4)
Amer Z. Aldeen
Rahul K. Khare
Pneumothorax	100	(4)
Ann Hess
Pulmonary Embolism	104	(3)
Christopher R. H. Newton
Tuberculosis	107	(4)
Rahul Rastogi
IV. GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCIES
Approach to Abdominal Pain	111	(3)
John Kahler
Approach to Diarrhea	114	(4)
John Kahler
Matthew K. Hysell
Approach to Jaundice	118	(3)
Steven Schmidt
Appendicitis	121	(3)
Elke G. Marksteiner
Pancreatitis	124	(4)
Diann M. Krywko
Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis	128	(4)
Scott Ferguson
Laura Roff Hopson
Diverticulitis	132	(3)
Nathaniel S. Bowler
Bowel Obstruction	135	(5)
Carol H. Schultz
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	140	(4)
David E. Newcomb
Rahul K. Khare
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia	144	(3)
Andrew R. Barnosky
Gastrointestinal Bleeding	147	(4)
Matthew K. Hysell
Hepatitis	151	(6)
Cemal B. Sozener
Esophageal Emergencies	157	(4)
Nathaniel S. Bowler
Anorectal Emergencies	161	(3)
Michael Mikhail
V. GENITOURINARY EMERGENCIES
Approach to Hematuria	164	(3)
Rahul K. Khare
Christopher R. H. Newton
Urinary Tract Infections and Pyelonephritis	167	(3)
David Renken
Acute Renal Failure	170	(4)
Colin F. Greineder
Common Complications of Chronic Renal Failure	174	(4)
Neal Chawla
Nephrolithiasis	178	(4)
Neal Chawla
Testicular Emergencies	182	(5)
Marquita N. Hicks
Priapism	187	(3)
Marquita N. Hicks
VI. NEUROLOGIC EMERGENCIES
Robert Silbergleit
Approach to Altered Mental Status	190	(6)
Sara Chakel
Approach to Headache	196	(3)
Christopher R. Schmelzer
Christopher R. H. Newton
Approach to Seizures	199	(6)
Manya Faith Newton
Ischemic Stroke	205	(7)
Phillip A. Scott
Transient Ischemic Attack	212	(3)
Phillip A. Scott
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	215	(4)
Thomas G. Greidanus
Meningitis	219	(5)
Colin F. Greineder
Bell's Palsy	224	(3)
Robert F. McCurdy
VII. OBSTETRIC AND GYNECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
Approach to Vaginal Bleeding---Nonpregnant	227	(4)
Lisa M. Schweigler
Approach to Vaginal Bleeding---Pregnant	231	(4)
Lisa M. Schweigler
Ectopic Pregnancy	235	(4)
Nathaniel S. Bowler
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease	239	(3)
Geetika Gupta
Complications in Late Pregnancy	242	(5)
Geetika Gupta
Mastitis	247	(2)
Ellen C. Walkling
Sexual Assault	249	(3)
Marquita N. Hicks
VIII. PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES
Rachel Stanley
Approach to Pediatric Fever	252	(4)
Hadar Tucker
Approach to Pediatric Dehydration	256	(3)
Amy Shirk
Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections	259	(4)
Thomas J. Deegan
Otitis Media	263	(3)
Michele Nypaver
Bronchiolitis	266	(2)
Hadar Tucker
Neonatal Jaundice	268	(4)
Michelle Macy
Metabolic Disorders in Children	272	(4)
Rachel Stanley
Child Abuse	276	(3)
Elaine Pomeranz
Pharyngitis	279	(2)
Athina Sikavitsas
Pediatric Viral Exanthems	281	(8)
Nicole S. Sroufe
Pediatric Bacterial Exanthems	289	(5)
Nicole S. Sroufe
Pediatric Fractures	294	(5)
Thomas J. Deegan
Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia	299	(4)
Heather S. McLean
IX. TRAUMATIC EMERGENCIES
Approach to the Trauma Patient	303	(5)
Terry Kowalenko
Gregory Kowalenko
Cardiac Arrest in Trauma	308	(2)
Steven Schmidt
Head Injury	310	(6)
Sara Chakel
Maxillofacial Trauma	316	(4)
J. Jeff Downie
Stephen P. R. MacLeod
Neck Trauma	320	(4)
Nathan Goymerac
Rahul K. Khare
Cervical Spine Injury	324	(3)
Robert M. Domeier
Spinal Cord Injury	327	(3)
J. Jeremy Thomas
Diamond Vrocher III
Thoracic Trauma	330	(4)
Nathan Goymerac
Abdominal Trauma	334	(4)
Victoria L. Hogan
Diamond Vrocher III
Genitourinary Trauma	338	(3)
Sanjeev Malik
Thermal Burns and Smoke Inhalation	341	(5)
Erich C. Kickland
James Mattimore
Chemical, Electrical, and Lightning Injuries	346	(5)
Erich C. Kickland
James Mattimore
X. TOXICOLOGIC EMERGENCIES
Brian D. McBeth
Approach to Toxic Ingestion	351	(6)
Daniel R. Wachter
Laura Roff Hopson
Acetaminophen	357	(5)
David Moyer-Diener
Salicylates	362	(4)
David Moyer-Diener
Digoxin	366	(4)
Jacques W. Kobersy
Carbon Monoxide	370	(3)
Brian D. McBeth
Tricyclic Antidepressants	373	(4)
James C. Mitchiner
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)	377	(3)
Brian D. McBeth
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)	380	(3)
Brian D. McBeth
Lithium	383	(4)
James C. Mitchiner
Barbiturates	387	(3)
Swagata Mandal
Benzodiazepines	390	(4)
Elke G. Marksteiner
Opioids	394	(4)
Joshua A. Small
Brian D. McBeth
Cocaine	398	(3)
Brian D. McBeth
Marijuana	401	(3)
Brian D. McBeth
Amphetamines	404	(3)
Jonathan Shenk
Ecstasy	407	(3)
Amer Z. Aldeen
Hallucinogens	410	(5)
Brian D. McBeth
Anticholinergics	415	(4)
John P. Erpelding
Organophosphates	419	(4)
Victor S. Roth
Ethanol	423	(5)
Rebecca M. Cunningham
Toxic Alcohols	428	(6)
Amit R. Trivedi
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)	434	(3)
Joshua A. Small
Brian D. McBeth
Beta-Blockers	437	(5)
James Pribble
Calcium Channel Blockers	442	(4)
James Pribble
Clonidine	446	(3)
John P. Erpelding
Caustic Ingestions	449	(4)
Dominic A. Borgialli
Hydrocarbons	453	(3)
Constance J. Doyle
Heavy Metals	456	(7)
Troy Christian Sims
Cyanide	463	(4)
Troy Christian Sims
XI. ENDOCRINE EMERGENCIES
Hypoglycemia	467	(3)
Scott Ferguson
Christopher R. H. Newton
Diabetic Ketoacidosis	470	(4)
George M. Elliott
Christopher R. H. Newton
Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome	474	(3)
Nima Afshar
Thyroid Storm	477	(3)
Jacques W. Kobersy
Myxedema Coma	480	(2)
Jacques W. Kobersy
Adrenal Insufficiency	482	(3)
Jacques W. Kobersy
XII. ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCIES
Hypothermia	485	(4)
Steven Schmidt
Local Cold Injury	489	(3)
Candice A. Sobanski
Heat Stroke	492	(4)
Michael Baker
Hymenoptera Envenomation	496	(4)
Edward Walton
Venomous Arachnids/Spider and Scorpion Bites	500	(5)
Stuart A. Bradin
Snake Bites	505	(4)
Troy Christian Sims
Marine Envenomations	509	(6)
Troy Christian Sims
High-Altitude Illness	515	(2)
Christopher R. Schmelzer
Christopher R. H. Newton
Diving Emergencies	517	(3)
Christopher R. Schmelzer
Christopher R. H. Newton
Radiation Injury	520	(3)
William E Lew
Tick-Borne Diseases	523	(5)
Clifford W. Robins
Scabies and Pediculosis	528	(3)
Jacob MacKenzie
XIII. Orthopedic Emergencies
Hand Injuries	531	(6)
James Pribble
Hand Infections	537	(4)
Joseph H. Hartmann
Wrist Injuries	541	(4)
Colin F. Greineder
Shoulder Injuries	545	(5)
Matthew K. Hysell
Pelvic Fractures	550	(3)
Matthew J. Greenberg
Hip and Femur Fractures	553	(4)
Sanjeev Malik
Knee Pain	557	(4)
Rahul K. Khare
Ankle Injuries	561	(4)
George M. Elliott
The Painful Joint	565	(4)
Candice A. Sobanski
Compartment Syndrome	569	(4)
Jolie C. Holschen
Low Back Pain	573	(6)
Jacob MacKenzie
XIV. PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES
Approach to Psychiatric Emergencies	579	(4)
Marc Olson
Sara Chakel
Depression	583	(3)
Allen C. Walking
Anxiety Disorders	586	(3)
Mare Olson
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome	589	(2)
William E Lew
Eating Disorders	591	(3)
Manya Faith Newton
XV. OPHTHALMOLOGY EMERGENCIES
Conjunctivitis	594	(3)
Richard G. Taylor
Corneal Disorders	597	(5)
Joanne Torres
Ocular Trauma	602	(5)
Richard G. Taylor
Vision Loss	607	(7)
Joanne Torres
Christopher R. H. Newton
Periorbital and Orbital Cellulitis	614	(2)
Richard G. Taylor
XVI. OTOLARYNGOLOGY EMERGENCIES
Otitis Externa	616	(3)
Marc Olson
Disorders of the Salivary Glands	619	(3)
David Renken
Adult Epiglottitis	622	(3)
Trac Xuan Nghiem
Peritonsillar Abscess	625	(3)
Paige W. Archey
Retropharyngeal and Parapharyngeal Abscess	628	(3)
Paige W. Archey
Ludwig's Angina	631	(2)
George M. Elliott
Epistaxis	633	(3)
Kerry L. Kikuchi
Sinusitis	636	(3)
Kerry L. Kikuchi
Periodontal Disease	639	(3)
J. Jeff Downie
Stephen P. R. MacLeod
Dental Trauma	642	(3)
Rahul Rastogi
XVII. MISCELLANEOUS
Approach to the Solid Organ Transplant Patient	645	(4)
James A. Freer
Approach to Bleeding Disorders	649	(7)
Swagata Mandai
Sickle Cell Anemia	656	(5)
Jonathan Shenk
Oncologic Emergencies	661	(5)
Rahul K. Khare
HIV/AIDS Emergencies	666	(9)
Keith E. Kocher
Electrolyte Disturbances	675	(8)
Matthew J. Greenberg
Wound Care and Tetanus	683	(5)
Joseph H. Hartmann
Wound Care: Special Considerations	688	(6)
Joseph H. Hartmann
Regional Anesthesia	694	(3)
Brad J. Uren
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia	697	(4)
Michael Lutes
Ari Leib
Chronic Pain and Addiction	701	(2)
Stefanie Simmons
Samuel A. McLean
Conventional Explosives and Blast Injuries	703	(4)
Dan B. Avstreih
Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Terrorism	707	(6)
Dan B. Avstreih
EMTALA	713	(3)
Brad J. Uren
Billing and Reimbursement	716	(5)
Lynn Nutting
Bibliography	721	(2)
Index	723