Emergency Medicine 2/e

Emergency Medicine,2/e


Emergency Medicine, 2nd Edition delivers all the relevant clinical core concepts you need for practice and
certification, all in a comprehensive, easy-to-absorb, and highly visual format. This well-regarded emergency medicine
reference offers fast-access diagnosis and treatment guidelines that quickly provide the pearls and secrets of your
field, helping you optimize safety, efficiency, and quality in the ED as well as study for the boards.








1 Airway Management






2 Advanced Airway Techniques






3 Mechanical Ventilation






4 Shock






5 Cardiac Emergency Ultrasound: Evaluation for Pericardial Effusion ; Cardiac Activity






6 Ultrasound-Guided Vascular Access






7 Cardiac Arrest Management and the Post-Cardiac Arrest Syndrome






8 Trauma Resuscitation






9 Sonography for Trauma






10 Procedural Sedation






11 Resuscitation in Pregnancy






12 Newborn Resuscitation






13 Pediatric Resuscitation






14 General Approach to the Pediatric Patient






15 Emergencies in the First Weeks of Life






16 Emergencies in Infants and Toddlers






17 Child with a Fever






18 Approach to the Pediatric Patient with Rashes






19 Pediatric Cardiac Disorders






20 Pediatric Genitourinary and Renal Disorders






21 Pediatric Gynecological Disorders






22 Pediatric Abdominal Disorders






23 Pediatric Trauma






24 Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury






25 Pediatric Orthopedic Emergencies






26 Eye Emergencies






27 Ear Emergencies






28 Dental Emergencies






29 Pharynx and Throat Emergencies






30 Maxillofacial Disorders






31 Esophageal Disorders






32 Diseases of the Stomach






33 Gastrointestinal Bleeding






34 Mesenteric Ischemia






35 Diverticulitis






36 Inflammatory Bowel Disease






37 Constipation






38 Hernias






39 Appendicitis






40 Bowel Obstructions






41 Anorectal Disorders






42 Liver Disorders






43 Pancreatic Disorders






44 Biliary Tract Disorders






45 Emergency Biliary Ultrasonography






46 Gastrointestinal Devices, Procedures, and Imaging






47 Bariatric Surgery Complications






48 Asthma






49 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease






50 Lung Infections






51 Pneumothorax






52 Pleural Effusion






53 Lung Transplant Complications






54 Chest Pain






55 Acute Coronary Syndrome






56 Cardiac Imaging and Stress Testing






57 Congestive Heart Failure






58 Bradyarrhythmias






59 Tacharrhythmias






60 Pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade, and Myocarditis






61 Cardiac Valvular Disorders






62 Endocarditis






63 Implanted Cardiac Devices and Cardiac Transplant Emergencies






64 Syncope






65 Aortic Dissection






66 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm






67 Aortic Ultrasound






68 Peripheral Arterial Disease






69 Hypertensive Crisis






70 Pulmonary Embolism






71 Venous Thrombosis






72 Lower Extremity Venous Ultrasonography






73 Traumatic Brain Injury (Adult)






74 CNS Imaging






75 Spine Trauma and Spinal Cord Injury






76 Facial Trauma






77 Penetrating Neck Trauma






78 Thoracic Trauma






79 Blunt Abdominal Trauma






80 Penetrating Abdominal Trauma






81 Pelvic Fractures






82 Genitourinary Trauma






83 Hip and Femur Injuries






84 Knee and Lower Leg Injuries






85 Foot and Ankle Injuries






86 Tendinitis and Bursitis






87 Injuries to the Shoulder Girdle






88 Forearm Fractures






89 Hand and Wrist Injuries






90 Arterial and Venous Trauma and Great Vessel Injuries






91 Acute Compartment Syndromes (CS)






92 Low Back Pain






93 Intimate Partner Violence






94 Altered Mental Status and Coma






95 Cranial Nerve Disorders






96 Vertigo






97 Peripheral Nerve Disorders






98 Demyelinating Disorders






99 Seizures






100 Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke






101 Headache






102 Intracranial and Other Central Nervous System Lesions






103 Intracranial Hemorrhages






104 Delirium and Dementia






105 Neurologic Procedures






106 Allergic Disorders






107 Joint Disorders






108 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus






109 Connective Tissue and Inflammatory Disorders






110 Vasculitis Disorders






111 Male Genitourinary Emergencies






112 Nephrolithiasis






113 Hematuria






114 Renal Failure






115 Emergency Renal Ultrasonography






116 Dialysis-Related Emergencies






117 Renal Transplant Complications






118 The Healthy Pregnancy






119 Disorders of Early Pregnancy






120 First Trimester Ultrasonography






121 Third Trimester Pregnancy Emergencies






122 Emergency Delivery and Peripartum Emergencies






123 Postpartum Emergencies






124 Gynecologic Pain and Vaginal Bleeding






125 Complications of Gynecologic Procedures, Abortion, and Assisted Reproductive Technology






126 Gynecologic Infections






127 Breast Disorders






128 Sexual Assault






129 Emergency Contraception






130 Heat-Related Emergencies






131 Hypothermia and Frostbite






132 Lightning and Electrical Injuries






133 Dysbarism, Dive Injuries, and Decompression Illness






134 Submersion Injuries






135 Acute Radiation Emergencies






136 Smoke Inhalation






137 Chemical and Nuclear Agents






138 Mammalian Bites






139 Venomous Snakebites in North America






140 Arthropod Bites and Stings






141 Non-Snake Reptile Bites






142 Marine Envenomaton and Injuries






143 General Approach to the Poisoned Patient






144 Acetaminophen, Aspirin, and NSAIDs






145 Anticholinergics






146 Insecticides, Herbicides, and Rodenticides






147 Antidepressants and Antipsychotics






148 Cardiovascular Drugs






149 Sympathomimetics






150 Hallucinogens and Drugs of Abuse






151 Toxic Alcohols






152 Hydrocarbons






153 Inhaled Toxins






154 Ethanol and Opioid Intoxication and Withdrawal






155 Sedative-Hypnotic Agents






156 Hypoglycemic Agent Overdose






157 Over-the-Counter Medications






158 Pediatric Overdoses






159 Fluid Management






160 Acid-Base Disorders






161 Alcoholic Ketoacidosis






162 Diabetes and Hyperglycemia






163 Hypoglycemia






164 Sodium and Water Balance






165 Potassium






166 Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus






167 Thyroid Disorders






168 Adrenal Crisis






169 Rhabdomyolysis






170 Pituitary Apoplexy






171 Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Brain Abscess






172 Sepsis






173 Infections in the Immunocompromised Host






174 Viral Infections






175 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection






176 Fungal Infections






177 Helminths, Lice, and Scabies Infections






178 Tetanus






179 Rabies






180 Tick-Borne Diseases






181 Tuberculosis






182 Epidemic Infections in Bioterrorism






183 Food and Water-Borne Infections






184 Skin and soft tissue infections






185 Antibiotic Recommendations






186 Wound Repair






187 Soft Tissue Injury






188 Local and Regional Anesthesia






189 Thermal Burns






190 Chemical Burns






191 Approach to the Adult Rash






192 Rash in the Severely Ill Patient






193 The Emergency Psychiatric Assessment






194 Psychosis and Psychotropic Medication






195 The Violent Patient






196 Self-Harm and Danger to Others






197 Anxiety and Panic Disorders






198 Conversion Disorder, Psychosomatic Illness, and Malingering






199 Addiction






200 Anorexia Nervosa and Bulemia Nervosa






201 Introduction to Oncologic Emergencies






202 Cardiovascular and Neurologic Oncologic Emergencies






203 White Blood Cell Disorders






204 Emergency Management Of Red Blood Cell Disorders






205 Platelet Disorders






206 Clotting Disorders/Hemophilia






207 Leadership and Emergency Medicine






208 Quality; Safety






209 C