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Preface
Contributors
1 Cardiopulmonary Arrest 2
2 Shock 8
3 Multiple Trauma 14
4 The Management of Pain 23
5 Abdominal Pain 34
6 Constipation 43
7 Diarrhea 52
8 Hematemesis 60
9 The Jaundiced Patient 68
10 Nausea and Vomiting 74
11 Dysphagia 83
12 Blood in Stool 96
13 Chest Pain 106
14 Cyanosis 115
15 Palpitations 123
16 Syncope 130
17 Clinical Evaluation of Pacemaker Malfunction 137
18 Hypertensive Emergencies 145
19 Skin Eruptions or "Rash" 156
20 Wound Care - Lacerations 164
21 Wound Care - Burns 177
22 Human and Animal Bites 186
23 Anaphylaxis 194
24 Urticaria/Angioedema 202
25 Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome 210
26 Fever 222
27 Needlestick and other Exposures 229
28 Poisonings and Overdoses 238
29 Hypothermia 248
30 Hyperthermia 259
31 The Near Drowning Victim 266
32 Electrical Injuries 271
33 Hazardous Materials: Radiation Injuries 277
34 Arthropod Sting or Bite 288
35 Envenomation by Snakebite 297
36 Lymphadenopathy 306
37 Abnormal Bleeding 317
38 Sickle Cell Anemia 328
39 Complications of Diabetes 338
40 Dehydration 348
41 Tetany (Hypocalcemia) 356
42 Weight Loss 364
43 Otalgia 374
44 Epistaxis 384
45 Torticollis 392
46 Stridor 399
47 Dysphonia 411
48 Facial Pain 420
49 Dental Disorders 429
50 Sore Throat 438
51 Acute Loss of Vision 447
52 The Red and Painful Eye 455
53 Immunizations 462
54 The Irritable, Crying Infant 472
55 Febrile Seizures 480
56 Soft Tissue/Bony Injuries of the Extremities 488
57 Joint Pain 509
58 Low Back Pain 518
59 Altered Mental Status - Depressed Level of Consciousness 528
60 Vertigo and Dizziness 537
61 Headache 548
62 Seizures 557
63 Strokes and TIAs 564
64 Head Trauma 577
65 Spinal Cord Injury and Cord Syndromes 589
66 Suicide Evaluation 602
67 Acute Upper Airway Obstruction 608
68 The Patient with Dyspnea 620
69 Hemoptysis 627
70 Hyperventilation 632
71 Hiccups 639
72 Wheezing 648
73 Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding 660
74 Vaginal Discharge/Vaginitis 667
75 Hematuria 673
76 Dysuria 681
77 Urinary Retention 690
78 Acute Pelvic Pain 695
79 Sexual Assault 703
80 Trauma in Pregnancy 710
81 Penile Discharge 722
82 Testicular Pain 730
83 Administration of the Emergency Department 738
84 Emergency Medical Services 748
85 Acute Grief Reactions Due to Death in the Emergency Department 760
Index 769